All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Episode 1

    • October 21, 2021
    • Channel 4

    The woodworkers build a bed of dreams that may become the stuff of nightmares for some, and celebrate the fine skill of hand carving in the surprise skills challenge

  • S01E02 Episode 2

    • October 28, 2021
    • Channel 4

    The woodworkers make intricate dolls' houses and face a seemingly impossible skills challenge that pushes their joinery skills to the limit

  • S01E03 Episode 3

    • November 4, 2021
    • Channel 4

    The woodworkers create chairs that could become design classics, and try to whittle their way to victory in the skills challenge. And the judges have a surprise in store.

  • S01E04 Episode 4

    • November 11, 2021
    • Channel 4

    The woodworkers build animal sculptures and take a step back to Viking times

  • S01E05 Episode 5

    • November 18, 2021
    • Channel 4

    The semi-final finds the final four woodworkers getting tipsy and glamorous with drinks cabinets inspired by a specific decade. They have to craft sliding doors and complicated mechanisms in a bid to make it through to the final. However, judges Alex de Rijke and Helen Welch aren't letting up, as they set a steamy surprise challenge that may bend the woodworkers out of shape.

  • S01E06 Episode 6

    • November 25, 2021
    • Channel 4

    Mel Giedroyc welcomes the three finalists back to the workshop nestled in ancient woodland on Wales' Glanusk Estate to make their biggest build yet - towering garden buildings. With just two days to build huge creations that would take professionals weeks to make, the woodworkers must give this final build everything they've got. Only one competitor can win, and it's up to judges Alex de Rijke and Helen Welch to decide who is Britain's best woodworker.

Season 2

  • S02E01 Episode 1

    • September 21, 2022
    • Channel 4

    Mel Giedroyc returns with the carpentry contest, which sees 10 woodworking enthusiasts fight hammer and nail as they create various projects that combine epic scale with fine craftsmanship and cutting-edge design. To remain in the competition they have to impress the judges, entrepreneur and woodworking expert Sophie Sellu and design academic Tom Dyckhoff, while a series of surprise challenges keep them on their toes - and give them the chance to win a lifeline

  • S02E02 Episode 2

    • September 28, 2022
    • Channel 4

    The carpentry enthusiasts are challenged to make a beautiful, freestanding, handcrafted clock inspired by an important time in their life. But as time ticks by, little goes to plan, and the woodworkers are tested to their limits. However, an opportunity to win immunity comes in the form of the skills challenge, where they must reproduce a bunch of realistic roses from delicate pieces of wood planed from a block of ash. Presented by Mel Giedroyc

  • S02E03 Episode 3

    • October 5, 2022
    • Channel 4

    Mel Giedroyc welcomes the eight remaining woodworkers back, and awaiting them this time is literally child's play, as they craft a high-quality toy inspired by their own childhood. The woodworkers are tasked with carving a modern take on the traditional Welsh love spoon, but who will sweep judges Sophie Sellu and Tom Dyckhoff off their feet with their love token, and who will be dumped from the competition?

  • S02E04 Episode 4

    • October 12, 2022
    • Channel 4

    The carpentry enthusiasts are challenged to make bespoke day beds inspired by a design movement, ensuring it is strong, practical and comfortable. As ever, an opportunity to win immunity comes in the form of the skills challenge, which this week sees them burning an image onto wood. Presented by Mel Giedroyc

  • S02E05 Episode 5

    • October 19, 2022
    • Channel 4

    The woodworkers get more creative than ever as they make a sea-inspired sculpture from a fallen tree trunk. Using a mix of brute strength and fine detailing, they have just two days to chisel, saw and carve a work of art beautiful enough to impress judges Tom Dyckhoff and Sophie Sellu. As usual, the strugglers have an opportunity to win immunity in the skills challenge, which this week sees them turning a perfectly proportioned spinning top on a traditional pole lathe. Presented by Mel Giedroyc

  • S02E06 Episode 6

    • October 26, 2022
    • Channel 4

    The woodworkers are challenged to make a stylish rocking chair with a modern twist - and with a place in the semi-final at stake, the pressure is on. As ever, there is a chance to secure immunity in the skills challenge, for which judges Tom Dyckhoff and Sophie Sellu have them building a birdbox. Presented by Mel Giedroyc

  • S02E07 Episode 7

    • November 2, 2022
    • Channel 4

    It's the semi-final and the woodworkers carve a bespoke desk and wooden vase for a place in the final. Who will have a good day at the office, and who will be working from home?

  • S02E08 Episode 8

    • November 9, 2022
    • Channel 4

    It's the final, and the woodworkers build a home bar complete with a sign, before happy hour starts for the winner of Britain's Best Woodworker

Season 3

  • S03E01 Episode 1

    • October 8, 2023
    • Channel 4

    The new stack of woodworkers make a bench for the garden of their dreams and a wooden greetings card. Who'll carve out their place in the next round, and who won't make the cut?

  • S03E02 Episode 2

    • October 15, 2023
    • Channel 4

    The remaining woodworkers throw all their energy into creating two freestanding lamps. Who will stay in the spotlight and who will be left in the dark?

  • S03E03 Episode 3

    • October 22, 2023
    • Channel 4

    The woodworkers create a beautiful coffee table and perfect, matching wooden dice. Whose winning streak will guarantee them a place in the next round?

  • S03E04 Episode 4

    • October 29, 2023
    • Channel 4

    The woodworkers turn fiction into fact by making a freestanding bookshelf. But whose wooden candelabra will light their way to the next round?

  • S03E05 Episode 5

    • November 5, 2023
    • Channel 4

    The woodworkers make a supersize creepy crawly and use all their canine cunning to build a house for a four-legged friend. Who will the judges think is top dog?

  • S03E06 Episode 6

    • November 12, 2023
    • Channel 4

    The five remaining woodworkers make a beautiful four-poster bed and carve an Indian block print. But will their skills be the stuff of dreams or a living nightmare?

  • S03E07 Episode 7

    • November 19, 2023
    • Channel 4

    It's the semi-final, and it all hangs in the balance as the woodworkers create a hanging chair and master the pole lathe. Who'll be sitting pretty in pole position for the final?

  • S03E08 Episode 8

    • November 26, 2023
    • Channel 4

    The three finalists build a kitchen island and an accessory to compliment it. Who will be left stranded, and who has the recipe for success to be crowned the series winner?