NaN/100 votesLoading...#1 - Episode 1
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2014
DIY series in which TV personality Donnie MacLeod undertakes home improvements. In this first programme, Donnie starts by demolishing a kitchen wall in his own home.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#2 - Episode 2
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/16/2014
DIY series in which TV personality Donnie MacLeod undertakes home improvements. In this programme, Donnie provides some home insulation tips.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#3 - Episode 3
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/23/2014
DIY series in which TV personality, Donnie MacLeod, undertakes home improvements. In this programme, Donnie gets to grips with different types of plumbing.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#4 - Episode 4
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 1/30/2014
DIY series in which TV personality Donnie MacLeod undertakes home improvements. In this programme, Donnie is tiling, laying new flooring and building a new wall.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#5 - Episode 5
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2014
DIY series in which TV personality Donnie MacLeod undertakes home improvements. In this last programme of the series, previous projects come together in time for the big reveal.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#6 - Episode 1
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/14/2016
Donnie Dotaman MacLeod is back with a new series of DIY. Travelling between Glasgow and Barra, he tackles a number of interesting projects which showcase his talents. In this episode Donnie builds two new gates for Roddy, whose old gates are falling apart. He sorts out a hall radiator which is badly in need of some TLC and he begins a project in his own home which will ultimately transform the family's shower room.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#7 - Episode 2
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/21/2016
Donnie Macleod travels between Glasgow and Barra tackling a number of interesting projects which showcase his many talents. In this episode, he visits Rona's home in Glasgow, where the family are living with a badly finished wall that husband Andy tried to plaster after watching an online tutorial. In no time at all, Donnie shows them how to build a new, smooth plasterboard wall!
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#8 - Episode 3
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/28/2016
In this programme, Donnie is in Barra where he meets Chrissie, whose porch was built thirty years ago. The weather and the years have left their mark on the porch, but Donnie, as usual, has a solution which leaves Chrissie with a warm, dry porch in which to sit and do the crossword.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#9 - Episode 4
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 2/4/2016
In this episode Donnie is in Barra, where Annag is having problems keeping her hens away from the flowerbeds. Donnie builds a wooden fence to keep her plants safe and also fixes some new clothes poles into the ground which will be strong enough to withstand the west coast winter!
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#10 - Episode 5
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 2/11/2016
In this episode, Donnie is surprised to find himself at his sister Margaret's house, where a pile of wood is waiting to be transformed into garden decking. A couple of days and many screws later, Donnie's finished, but what will Margaret make of it?
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#11 - Episode 6
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 2/18/2016
In this programme, Donnie is in Barra supporting Cobhair Bharraigh, a charitable organisation providing care to residents in Barra and Vatersay. The sitting room walls have been damaged where the chairs have been scraping, a new toilet seat is required and one of the kitchen taps needs repairing, but Donnie has a solution to all of these jobs! He also reveals the new shower room in his own home.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#12 - Episode 1
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 2/16/2017
A Belfast sink is waiting to be fitted in the barn at MacAulay College near Stornoway, but he needs the students to help clearing the barn before work can start!
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#13 - Episode 2
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 2/23/2017
In Lewis, amateur meteorologist Eddy Graham needs help after winter storms have battered his weather-vane to the ground. Donnie has to make an iron bracket and then reinstall the weather vane, ensuring it will withstand gales and wild weather. As he's in the garden doing that, Donnie spots a few more improvements which will help Eddy and his wife June.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#14 - Episode 3
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 3/2/2017
Donnie Macleod rejuvenates a garden at Harris House in Tarbert. Although Donnie does not claim to be a gardener, this neglected corner definitely needs his DIY skills! He has his work cut out for him though in an area where dock leaves and thistles abound. With a raised flower bed, decking and a specially built bird-table, the residents can comfortably appreciate the birds and the flowers.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#15 - Episode 4
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 3/9/2017
Donnie sorts out a storage problem in this week's show. There is no room for the car in Donald John's garage because of all the miscellaneous items the family store. He wants to bring some order to the chaos and need Donnie's help. By installing a mezzanine loft able to store the clutter at one end of the building, he might be able to move the car back into the garage. However, a lot of material has to be moved out of the way before work can commence!
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#16 - Episode 5
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 3/16/2017
Donnie Macleod is at the Bethesda Nursing Home and Hospice in Stornoway where a DIY job awaits. The staff want him to renovate a nurses' workstation which has is no longer used and create a linen cupboard. Donnie quickly gets to work, removing the cupboards, worktop and the electrics in the alcove before designing and fitting a linen cupboard with roller doors which will aid the work of the nursing staff. We also see how the house build in Craobh Haven is progressing.
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#17 - Episode 6
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 3/23/2017
In the last programme in the series, Donnie Dotaman Macleod builds a barbecue at Lewis Castle College. After building a base and brick walls, the project is complete. Donnie invites contributors from the series to an afternoon of food and fun at the inaugural barbecue party. Plus the completed new-build in Craobh Haven, Argyll, as Donnie joins the site foreman and the home owner for a guided tour.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#18 - An Dubhlan: Episode 1
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2017
Donnie Macleod and a team of local tradesmen attempt to renovate the community-run Lewis Retirement Centre in Stornoway in five days. With the local workforce giving their time and all of the building materials to this charitable project free of charge, the pressure is on to complete the work on time. Each week, over 1,500 islanders use the centre as a meeting place and recreational space but it's badly in need of updating and more space is required to satisfy the needs of the community organisations. In this programme, under the watchful eye of site manager John Campbell, they get to work. The roof is stripped back to the rafters, walls are knocked through, the old electrical cables are ripped out but the drains running through the back of the centre are a cause for concern and could even jeopardise the work.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#19 - An Dubhlan: Episode 2
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/19/2017
Donnie and the team continue with the project. Work inside is progressing, the roof has been stripped back but bad weather holds things up, and problems with tree roots at the back of the centre continues to hamper drainage work. However, the team find that camaraderie and good humour allows them to continue apace.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#20 - An Dubhlan: Episode 3
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/20/2017
With the local workforce giving their time and all of the building materials to this charitable project free of charge, the pressure is on to complete the work on time. Each week, over fifteen hundred islanders use the centre as a meeting place and recreational space but it's badly in need of updating and more space is required to satisfy the needs of the community organisations. If all goes to plan, Donnie and the team will update this much-loved centre and create the extra space required. In this programme, Donnie and the team continue with the project. Wet weather is still hampering some of the trades but with the plumbers, joiners, electricians and plasterers busy inside and the tarring of the driveway underway outside, Donnie's certain they're on target to complete.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#21 - An Dubhlan: Episode 4
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/21/2017
Donnie and the team are under pressure to complete the work and open the centre on Tuesday afternoon. The rain has stopped and the tradesmen are busy inside and out in order to meet their deadline. The electrical supply is switched back on, the new front of the building is roughcasted, but the painters are struggling to complete all of the internal and external walls. However, team spirit hopes to overcome this with everyone from plumbers to brickies lending a helping hand and joining in the race to the finish!
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#22 - An Dubhlan: Episode 5
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/25/2017
Donnie Macleod and a team of local tradesmen attempt to renovate the community-run Lewis Retirement Centre in Stornoway in five days. With the local workforce giving their time and all of the building materials to this charitable project free of charge, the pressure is on to complete the work on time.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#23 - Season 4: Episode 1
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 2/15/2018
When Mairi V Macinnes asks Donnie to help her renew a building which is over 70 years old, he thinks it might be her own home; but she directs him to the henhouse! Donnie also starts on a job which will keep him busy all series: renewing a kitchen for the Caladh Trust community organisation in Balivanich.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#24 - Season 4: Episode 2
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 2/22/2018
In South Uist, a Lochboisdale football team needs Donnie's help. They have a range of football equipment but no suitable place to house it. Donnie designs and builds a rugged store for footballs, cones and goals, ensuring it will withstand gales and wild weather. As he's building pitchside, Donnie gets an opportunity to show off his footballing prowess. Donnie also visits an unusual home in Castlebay, Barra.
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NaN/100 votesLoading...#25 - Season 4: Episode 3
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 3/1/2018
In South Uist, Donnie tackles mud and bog to create a new roadway to a community polycrub so that those using it can access the agricultural shelter more easily. He also improves the rainwater-harvesting system by installing two tanks which will make watering the plants much easier for the members. Donnie also visits a manse-renovation project in Point, Isle of Lewis.
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The Best Episodes of DIY le Donnie
Every episode of DIY le Donnie ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of DIY le Donnie!
DIY series presented by Donnie 'Dòtaman' MacLeod. Broadcast in Gaelic with English Subtitles
Genre:Documentary
Network:BBC Alba
Best Episodes Summary
"Episode 1" is the best rated episode of "DIY le Donnie". It scored N/A/10 based on 0 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/9/2014. This episode scored NaN points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 2".