Thurs 21st June's "Build a New Life in the Country" programme features the project of an A dot com member (Monterey), 8pm UK time:
"This week, George is in Spain to follow the Vallance family’s two-year battle to convert a 400-year-old palace into a boutique hotel and family home. George travels to the sunny climes of southern Spain to meet a British couple seeking to build an ambitious dream home. Nick and Lesley want a fresh start and a new challenge following the collapse of their business in the UK.
They move to Spain with their two boys to begin renovations on an old Andalucian palace. The project represents a huge risk for the pair, as they have no experience of the hotel business and do not speak a word of Spanish between them. Even Nick’s 20 years as an architect cannot prepare him for what this project throws at them.
George watches on as deadlines come and go, costs spiral and the kids hate the whole experience – but this plucky couple are determined not to give up."
If you watch closely there may even be a cameo appearance by yours truly (unless I was consigned to the editing room floor!)
