It was originally titled, kevin mccloud s escape to the wild, with kevin mccloud as the presenter who follows british families who have given up their urban lives in the uk for a new one in remote destinations around the world. About the author studied art and architecture at cambridge, trained as a theatre designer, then set up his own design, lighting and manufacturing business. A grand investment idea from kevin mccloud, but its not without its risks the tv presenter is behind a minibond launch seeking backing for social and environmental housing schemes published. Kevin mccloud shows us how to experience the highs and the lows of a grand tour through france, germany, italy, greece and turkey. This fourpart series sees the everpopular kevin mccloud grand designs following in the footsteps of the most notorious british aristocrats, artists and architects of the grand tour. If no channel is shown there may be no upcoming episodes of kevin mccloud s escape to the wild on australian free to air tv in your area in the next 7 days or you may have disabled the corresponding channel in your icetv account. This fourpart series sees the everpopular kevin mccloud following in the footsteps of the most notorious british aristocrats, artists and architects of the. Kevin mccloud is best known as presenter of channel 4s baftanominated grand designs, now in its tenth series. Kevin mcclouds travelled to the worlds biggest slum, dharavi in mumbai, and followed hot on the heels of slumdog millionaire, 2008s oscarwinning film set in the same shanty town focused on. Grand designs presenter kevin mccloud reveals this would put him off buying a house grand designs is currently in its 17th series, and presenter kevin mccloud has.
I wouldnt say i did it exactly how the grand tourists. Kevin mcclouds grand tour of europe by kevin mccloud. Watch kevin mcclouds grand tour season 1, episode 1 france and northern italy. Sep 20, 2009 the television series kevin mcclouds grand tour follows kevin as he takes a tour through europe. The program, as you would expect with kevin mccloud focuses on the architecture these travellers would have been exposed to and how it has formed the english landscape of today. Kevin mccloud s grand design for the great british housing problem kevin mccloud, the presenter of grand designs, has set himself up as an enlightened property developer.
Kevin mcclouds grand tour online full episodes of season 1. Kevin mccloud s grand tour season 1 episode 4 greece. Loosely following in the footsteps of the most notorious grand tourists kevin clambers in, on and amongst the greatest buildings, ruins and cities in europe and also veers drastically off the official path to visit the brothels, bathhouses and drinking dens. Brewster mccloud 1 hour s and 45 minutes movie 1971 brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the houston astrodome. Theres a bit of scaffolding around in kevin mcclouds new channel 4 programme, but very few builders and none of those sequences when he.
Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Kevin mcclouds grand tour of europe tv series 2009 imdb. Grand designs presenter kevin mccloud on fear, bravery and. The best of grand designs by kevin mccloud hardcover. Brewster mccloud 1 hours and 45 minutes movie 1971 brewster is an owlish, intellectual boy who lives in a fallout shelter of the houston astrodome. He has presented the channel 4 series grand designs since its debut in april. No one has written a summary for rome, naples, and pompeii. Our editoratlarge shares his love of the weird and wonderful, from edgy postwar architecture to smartphone games for kids.
Kevin mccloud s grand tour of europe kevin mccloud on. The viewer will get to see some of the greatest building. Kevin mccloud retraces the grand tour destinations of early british aristocrats from genoa all the way to rome. This series was fun to watch, informative, interesting, and very entertaining. Kevin mcclouds grand tour of europe tv series 2009. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film. Skip to sections navigation skip to content skip to footer. Channel 4s kevin mccloud shows us how to experience the highs and the lows of a grand tour through france, italy, greece and turkey. Clambering in, on and amongst the greatest buildings, ruins and cities in europe, kevin uncovers the dark underbelly of the tour in the shady alleys and drinking dens along its route, and explores the tours. Kevin mcclouds escape to the wild dvd planet store. Then ruled by the turks, it was a fierce and inhospitable. Kevin mccloud presented kevin mccloud s grand tour on channel 4 in 2009 with mccloud retracing the tours of british architects. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Its taken us about six months to film it, all around europe.
The fourpart series saw mccloud retracing the popular tour of european cities and sites of classical antiquity undertaken over the last four centuries by upper class, primarily british, young men of means, and describing their subsequent. No one has written a summary for france and northern italy. Kevin mccloud s grand tour of europe tv series 2009 on imdb. As grand designs celebrates 20 years on tv, our editoratlarge, kevin mccloud talks proud moments and the shows broad appeal image.
In kevin mcclouds grand tour, channel 4s resident building buff is retracing the steps of the young aristocrats who went on historys equivalent of the gap year and he is in rhapsodic mood. Usually i design the buildings i build but on continue reading. Watch kevin mccloud s grand tour season 1, episode 1 france and northern italy. Nathan burton is a freelance designer and illustrator working primarily in publishing, designing covers and illustrated books for a variety of clients in the.
Kevin mcclouds shed, kevin mcclouds man made home, design notes for the self builder wholewoods kevin is the most experienced client that ive worked with and its been very interesting collaborating on the design with him. Becoming somewhat of an arbiter on design, he has written several books on the subject. Clambering in, on and amongst the greatest buildings, ruins and cities in europe, kevin uncovers the dark underbelly of the tour in. The viewer will get to see some of the greatest building designs as well as ancient ruins. Host kevin mccloud presents people who take selfbuilding houses to a new level, following every step of their ambitious plans from beginning to end. Sep 06, 2011 kevin mcclouds grand tour of europe kevin mccloud on. Kevin mccloud s escape to the wild number of seasons. Clambering in, on and amongst the greatest buildings, ruins and cities in europe, kevin uncovers the dark underbelly of the tour in the shady alleys and. Like reality star jeff lewis, he has made a career out of home design. Sep 20, 2017 grand designs presenter kevin mccloud reveals this would put him off buying a house grand designs is currently in its 17th series, and presenter kevin mccloud has become wellknown in the uk for. Now, in a slight departure from his usual format, hes off rummaging around europe, following in the footsteps of the grand tourists for a new fourpart series aptly titled kevin mccloud s grand.
Dec 03, 2012 kevin mcclouds travelled to the worlds biggest slum, dharavi in mumbai, and followed hot on the heels of slumdog millionaire, 2008s oscarwinning film set in the same shanty town focused on. Kevin travels to different cities to show viewers these breathtaking buildings. The television series kevin mcclouds grand tour follows kevin as he takes a tour through europe. He follows in the footsteps of some of the most celebrated and notorious aristocrats, artists and architects of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, who. Set mainly in venice, it portrayed the grand tour as a rite of passage.
Find showtimes, watch trailers, browse photos, track your watchlist and rate your favorite movies and tv shows on your phone or tablet. Kevin mcclouds grand tour of europe by kevin mccloud channel kevin mccloud shows us how to experience the highs and the lows of a grand tour through france, italy, greece and turkey. His most well known book, kevin mccloud s decorating book, was translated into five languages. Kevin mccloud travels the globe, meeting people who have relocated to the most surprising and unlikely places in pursuit of a pared down existence, offgrid. This series follows in the foot steps of the first grand tourists exploring europe. Kevin mccloud talks housing markets grand designs magazine.
The author proves himself a masterly companion as he follows in the footsteps of notorious travelers to. Based on a fourpart television series, kevin mccloud s grand tour of europe is a behindthestairs tour of europe s high spots. During the runup to the last uk general election, 14 per cent of people polled by mori said that housing was the most important agenda item for the forthcoming government. Based on a fourpart television series, kevin mcclouds grand tour of europe is a behindthestairs tour of europe s high spots.
Kevin mccloud s grand tour of europe 2009 episode list. Kevin mccloud was born on may 8, 1959 in bedfordshire, england. Kevin mcclouds grand tour of europe kevin mccloud embarks on a major journey across europe to explore the lasting legacy of the grand tour on todays britain in a new fourpart series. He writes books and articles about decoration, design, lighting and colour, and is editoratlarge of grand designs magazine. Recently i went to visit a project weve been running for a couple of years one that has exercised my director and editor for more than twelve months. In kevin mccloud s grand tour, channel 4 s resident building buff is retracing the steps of the young aristocrats who went on history s equivalent of the gap year and he is in rhapsodic mood. Our editoratlarge, kevin mccloud talks housing markets and compares the inflated uk with affordable australia.
Kevin mcclouds favourite grand designs houses of all time find out which grand designs tv homes have made kevin mcclouds shortlist from a water tower to a fairytale wooden cottage, from homes made with straw bales to those dug out of the ground, these ten selfbuilds are the very best of grand designs. Not a lot of people know that i am a trained as a singer grand designs presenter kevin, 56, lives in somerset. Watch kevin mcclouds grand tour season 1, episode 3 rome, naples, and pompeii. He travels to different remote destination to see how others have built their lives and dwellings against the odds. Kevin mcclouds grand tour of europe, wednesday, may 18.
He had four children with his longtime wife zani mccloud. Mccloud presented kevin mcclouds grand tour on channel 4 during the late summer and. With cities becoming more crowded, and our lives very stressful, kevin mccloud attempts to discover whether a simpler life out in the wild could make us happier. In 2009, the grand tour featured prominently in a bbcpbs miniseries based on little dorrit by charles dickens. Kevin mcclouds grand design for the great british housing problem kevin mccloud, the presenter of grand designs, has set himself up as an enlightened property developer. He is a writer, known for grand designs 1999, kevin mcclouds grand tour of europe 2009 and grand designs. This landmark 4 part series will see the ever popular kevin mccloud following in the footsteps of the most notorious aristocrats, artists and architects of the grand tour. Kevin mcclouds favourite grand designs houses of all time.
Mccloud presented kevin mccloud s grand tour on channel 4 during the late summer and early autumn of 2009. Kevin mccloud on his love of the weird and wonderful grand. To set recordings for the show when it airs click the schedule new recording link above. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows.
Kevin mccloud follows in the footsteps of some of the most notorious aristocrats, artists and architects of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, as he explores the lasting legacy of the grand tour. Based on a fourpart television series, kevin mcclouds grand tour of europe is a behindthestairs tour of europe s high spots with some rather spicy detours into continental lowlife. Kevin mcclouds grand tour france and northern italy. Escape to the wild is a british television series produced by optomen television and broadcast on channel 4.
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