To the rescue!

Nick Knowles on the joys of transforming people’s homes, communities and lives…

- JO LEWIS, NATASHA HOLT, VICTORIA WILSON

DIY SOS: THE BIG BUILD

Tuesday, 8pm, BBC1 Factual

Q What can you tell us about this week’s first Big Build?

A In the summer of 2021, ex-military man Shaun and wife Lindsey began renovating their home but, just months after starting the build, Shaun was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer and tragically died last November. With their house a building site, Lindsey and their four children had to move in with her mum. So they’re going through a bereavement but they can’t grieve properly because they don’t have anywhere to live. So