Joel Bird was the first winner of Channel 4's Amazing Spaces Shed of the Year competition in 2014, and has appeared as a judge on every series since then. His other TV and media appearances include Alan Titchmarsh's Love Your Garden; Eating Well with Hemsley and Hemsley; The Chris Evans Breakfast Show, BBC R2; Grand Designs Live; Manspace Magazine; and Completely London. He is an architect, artist, designer, and shed builder, and has professionally designed and built small-scale timber sheds and extensions around South-East England for more than 10 years.