Phoenix is rising again

GREAT news! Guy Phoenix is back on the telly! How exciting is that?) — Guy, in case you’ve forgotten, which I suppose you might have done because so had I, is the maverick property developer who's been “pushing the boundaries of opulence for more than 20 years”.

- Mike Ward

And he’s back because Channel 4 is bringing us a second series of BUILDING BRITAIN’S SUPERHOMES (10pm), the show that casts a spotlight on this larger-than-life character (by which I mean either you'll love him or he'll get on your wick) and the swanky gaffs he builds. This time Guy has purchased a plot of land in rural Nottinghamshire, for which he has grand ambitions (hence he forked out £200,000 above the asking price).

It’s already got a house on it, but that’s an ugly old Sixties thing (he particularly dislikes its “putrid” yellow bathroom; I can’t say I blame him) and he'll be getting it knocked down ASAP.