George Clarke’s Homes in the Wild
Architect extraordinaire George Clarke can’t get enough of Kiwi living. He embarks upon an epic journey to some of the hundreds of islands dotted around New Zealand’s coastline and Australia’s eastern seaboard on a quest to explore some of the countries’ wildest homes. While meeting an array of colourful characters and navigating rugged terrain, George will discover just what it takes to reside and thrive in an offshore island home.
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Ep 1Great Barrier Island, New Zealand
On New Zealand's weather-beaten Great Barrier Island, George Clarke explores three remarkable homes that push the boundaries of design in extreme conditions.
Ep 2Rakino Island, New Zealand
George visits one of the Hauraki Gulf's best-kept secrets - Rakino Island. He explores a one-of-a-kind tiny home, a house perched right on the ocean, and the cottage of a Rakino Island legend.
Ep 3Lord Howe Island, Australia
George Clarke travels to the breathtakingly remote Lord Howe Island, a tiny Pacific gem off Australia's west coast. George visits a home built on sweat, ingenuity, and a moving family legacy.
Ep 4Kawau Island, New Zealand
George visits Kawau Island, a boatie's paradise where life is lived by the tides. There, he sees a home crafted around a love of timber, a one-of-a-kind yurt, and a Kiwi bach with a difference.
Ep 5Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
George Clarke heads deep into the Marlborough Sounds in search of wild homes. George ventures to a dangerous to a dangerously remote barn conversion and climbs aboard a replica pirate ship.
Ep 6Bruny Island, Australia
George travels to the windswept shores of Bruny Island, off Tasmania's coast. There, he explores a science fiction-inspired dome that feels like a home from another planet.
Channel 4
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