Grand Designs Abroad Season 1

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1x01 Malaga, Spain: Modernist Villa aired Sep 08, 2004

Gil Briffa, an architect, and his wife Hilary, from St Albans, Herts, wanted a house they could retire to in southern Spain, but not just any old place would... read more

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1x02 Lot, France: House From Straw aired Sep 15, 2004

Mark and Deborah (Debbie) Sampson and daughter, Tilley, like to practice an ecologically sound way of life. Deborah works as an aromatherapist, while Mark... read more

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1x03 Puglia, Italy: Masseria Impisi - An Artists' Retreat aired Sep 22, 2004

Puglia, in Italy’s deep south, where the country's heel rounds to the foot’s arch, is a land of shimmering heat, olive groves and artists’ dreams. It is a... read more

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1x04 Creuse, France: 19th Century Manor House aired Sep 29, 2004

Denise (Deni) Daniel and Doug Ibbs don't hang around. The couple, in their mid-50's and from Dorset, bought a 19th century manor house in Creuse, Limousin - ... read more

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1x05 Ireland: Church Conversion aired Oct 06, 2004

A chance encounter, childhood memories and a desire to split their time between Dublin and County Mayo was all the inspiration Andrew and Jackie Lohan requir... read more

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1x06 Tuscany, Italy: The Tuscany Castle aired Oct 13, 2004

This week Kevin meets a couple who bought a ruin and moved to Italy in 1999, hoping to start work building their dream home in Tuscany. Since then they've sp... read more

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1x07 Les Gets, France: 300 Year Old Chalet aired Oct 20, 2004

Nicky and James Dobree were raised in France and in a mountainous area respectively. Nicky was raised in France, James in Beirut – both have fond memories of... read more

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1x08 Alicante, Spain: Florida Villa aired Oct 27, 2004

Spain is the first choice of many Britons planning to build a new life abroad, but it is a little more unusual for South Africans to settle on the Iberian Pe... read more

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