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  2. Kevin McCloud, MBE (born 8 May 1959) is a British designer, writer, and television presenter. He has presented the Channel 4 series Grand Designs since its debut in April 1999.

  3. 3 days ago · Grand Design's presenter Kevin McCloud has shared how different the show is now (Image: Channel 4) Read More Related Articles. Grand Designs 'saddest house ever's' owner reveals biggest regret

    • Twenty Years of Grand Designs, Can You Believe It?
    • Tell Us How Your Passion For Home Building, Architecture and Design began.
    • Did You Have A Mentor Or Someone Who Inspired You?
    • Did You Take to The Idea of Grand Designs from The outset?

    ‘Nope. I thought it would be a bit of an outcast when we started in the late 1990s. Instead, it’s become a family pet – the family being the team who have involved themselves with the series for so long. People like Tony Etwell, our director of photography, Guy on jib and Andrew Marchant, our sound recordist, who between them have clocked up 57 yea...

    ‘I put together a PowerPoint explaining just this in order to bore audiences around the country. Slides include pictures of a slim book on architecture I was given when I was eight; a second-hand Hornby locomotive I painted pink; Olivier Mourgue’s groovy furniture from 2001: A Space Odyssey; the Post Office Tower; my father – a rocket engineer; and...

    ‘There are many people who’ve given me a leg up. From the first job, to the first book I wrote, to the first programme I made, every new venture came about because somebody took a bet. I’m still inspired by great architecture and their authors. And if you ask me which presenter I most admire and want to emulate, that would be Keith Floyd, a radical...

    ‘I’m not sure anyone fully did. The secret to its success was the open-ended way it was made over that first series. Daisy Goodwin, the producer, had sold the idea to Channel 4, who suggested it might be an hour long, not 30 minutes. At the time, in 1997, an hour-long programme of its kind was rare. John Silver, the series producer, and I were sent...

  4. Sep 24, 2024 · And for the Channel 4 show’s presenter Kevin McCloud, who’s guided us through intrepid homeowners’ attempts to create showstopping and quirky homes for the last 25 years, it’s a story that’s become part of his own. “It’s become me, and I’ve become it,” declares McCloud, 65.

  5. Nov 17, 2021 · Kevin McCloud was born in Bedfordshire, England on 8 May 1959, meaning he recently turned 62 years old. His love for architecture began at a young age and he was inspired by the period...

  6. Sep 25, 2024 · Kevin, who studied at Cambridge, is a father to four adult children, with the eldest two both employed in the industry - son Hugo is an architect and Grace is a design journalist.

  7. Oct 2, 2024 · Channel 4's Grand Designs celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2024 and at the helm over all those years, through all those series has been legendary TV presenter Kevin McCloud.

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