The Repair Shop
The Repair Shop is a lifestyle program on BBC2. Enter a workshop filled with expert craftspeople, bringing loved pieces of family history and the memories they hold back to life. A heartwarming antidote to throwaway culture. The popular program has been available since 2023. A total of 65 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in September 2024.
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The Repair Shop
A farming family’s butter churn and a fire-damaged teddy bear are given new life, and a guitar amp at the centre of Derry's punk scene in the 1970s is ready to roar again.
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Textile conservator Rebecca must save an Indian ceremonial coat from the 19th century, while a treasured reminder of a childhood lived in the fast lane is a challenge for Dom.
Lilian from Northern Ireland hopes the team can get a tune out of her father’s homemade harp. After learning to make it from a book, he went on to become a world-renowned craftsman.
A broken ring that symbolises great courage in the face of tyranny, and two very heavy pieces of sporting history, require the team’s efforts to be restored to their former glory.
The Willis-Cox family from Northampton hope that Will Kirk can save a treasured family member. Meanwhile, Steve takes on a sketchy job with an iconic toy from the 80s.
A dictaphone containing a recording of a loved one unheard for 80 years challenges Mark, whilst a barber set and a fruit bowl smashed by accident are also on the list.
Series 9
Jay Blades and the team restore a beloved sailor doll, a mid-century camera and a child’s musical chair.
Jay Blades and the team restore a saddler’s stitching stool, a very special reclining armchair and an unusual amphibious clock.
Jay Blades and the team restore a very loyal teddy bear, a wall clock that once hung in a school and a set of vintage golf clubs. The bear has been with owner Wendla since 1934.
Jay Blades and the team restore a small broken statue, a clock all the way from Trinidad and a glamorous painting that has seen better days.
Jay Blades and the team restore a pair of old football boots, a boxing trophy and a vintage globe.
Series 2
Clockmaker Steve tackles a Boulle-work clock, soft toy restorers Julie and Amanda take on a threadbare elephant and woodwork specialist Will tackles a 300-year-old Georgian desk.
Series 12
The team fix a velvet poster of a black panther that symbolises power and resilience to its owner and an unusual pair of wooden sandals from Punjab dating back to the 1800s.
Series 2
Jay Blades and the team repair a World War I plane propeller, a rusted shoe-stretching machine and two badly damaged windows rescued from a Victorian variety theatre.
Jay Blades and the team repair a unique toy replica of a Dennis fire engine, a Japanese Imari bowl that has been smashed to bits, and a weathered piece of Dorset history.
Jay Blades and the team repair a water-damaged rosewood table, an antique French steamboat and a much-loved but threadbare panda bear that holds many cherished memories.
Series 3
Jay Blades and the team repair a broken pipe, a dilapidated gramophone and a huge blue ceramic pitcher that is missing several pieces.
Series 12
The team fix a 100-year-old handwritten Qur’an passed down four generations of women, and a fun-loving nonagenarian prepares to take his family’s old scooter for a spin.
Series 3
The team restores a music box damaged during the Blitz, a threadbare toy lamb and a pair of fire tongs made by the owner's own great-grandfather.
The team takes on a precious hand mirror, a very special clock that may have had a supernatural accident, and a much-loved, but much-damaged, painting.