DIY SOS is a British DIY television series made for the BBC, presented by Nick Knowles. The first episode was broadcast on 7 October 1999 and the show is still aired today. Series 23 is expected to be broadcast from January 2012. Launched in 1999, after audience figures showed interest in other home make-over shows such as Changing Rooms, DIY SOS is a weekly full builder and designer level renovation of a section of a viewers home, taken on by a team of professionals after a viewers DIY project has gone wrong and not been finished. It is the longest running show of its format having been... shown for over 10 years. Some believe it has cult status and even has an active dedicated forum. Launched with presenter Nick Knowles, the format consisted of a main project, and a small project initially headed by Lowri Turner , and a viewer call-in vote format voting for one of three families who have made short video pitches for their projects to be addressed in the following programme.
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| On the air: | October 7, 1999 |