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View from the Couch: A review of Alan Cumming's Paradise Homes

The winner of a BAFTA Award, two Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and an Olivier Award travels the world visiting stunning, self-built homes and finding out more about the people who live in them.
Donald Combe
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Alan Cumming with Mark, the owner of a cave house in Sicily, in the Britbox series 'Alan Cumming's Paradise Homes'.Supplied - Velux

In Alan Cumming's Paradise Homes (Britbox, 2024), the “cheeky” Scotsman takes great joy in travelling to homes that challenge conventionality. All of the homes he visits are the result of thinking outside the box, both by the designers and the owners. There's Rob and Jackie's woodhouse in the rugged Canadian wilderness, Mark's cave house in Sicily and Caroline and Laurent's luxury Mediterranean villa, among others. As host, Cumming does his own thing and seems happiest being with like minded creative spirits.  This is a must see series