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 47 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2024.
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The Repair Shop
Jay Blades and the team restore a miner’s lamp that saved its owner's life, a mysterious rug-covered armchair and an antique music machine that hasn’t played in years.
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On the work sheet today, a wooden wall clock that’s journeyed from rural Serbia, a dog-chewed policeman’s helmet and a fragile angel crafted from stained glass.
Jay Blades and the team restore a pair of roller skates, a record player, a toy fire engine and a freedom fighter’s wallet.
Jay Blades and the team restore a record turntable, a chair made for King George VI’s coronation, a code breaker’s leather writing case and a mechanical toy clown.
Jay Blades and the team restore a pair of speedway racing boots, a 1960s electric organ, a handmade grandfather clock and a diary and writing slate.
Jay Blades and the team restore a barber’s chair, an Iranian musical instrument, a roulette machine and a carousel horse.
It is sequins galore for Jay and Rebecca as they welcome a dress from one of Britain’s most famous drag icons that’s in need of a nip and tuck. And a 1990s BMX rides again!
Jay Blades and the team restore a significant seascape painting, a doll belonging to a refugee child from Bosnia, a farmer’s vintage seed-sower and a Parisian plate.
Jay Blades and the team restore a handmade kite, a child’s pedal train, a plate that once belonged to agony aunt Claire Rayner, and an intricate painting that is fading away.
Jay Blades and the team restore a beloved doll, a metal guitar, a symbolic sculpture and a suitcase that accompanied an army officer as he journeyed through Africa.
The team take on a drum kit with magical memories, a painted German toy box and the oldest ever item to enter the barn.
A poignant reminder of the Aids crisis that killed so many young men in the 80s as Sonnaz helps Leigh honour his partner, Greg, who was lost.
The team tackle a rare historic painting, a vintage sewing machine and a Beatles souvenir from the Swinging Sixties.
Bookbinder Chris Shaw restores a notebook containing codebreaking secrets that helped the Enigma team in Bletchley Park. And it's all hands on deck as a 250-year-old fire pump roars back to life.
Jay Blades and the team restore a variety act’s unicycle, a battered Bible, a water-damaged wooden table and a colourful ring symbolising enduring love.
Brenton’s on a special mission to save a gold-plated car from The Spy Who Loved Me. Richard is stunned as he transforms a locket that has been buried for over a century.
The team tackle a rusty old toy pedal car, a bronze statue by a leading French artist, and a 1940s card table with memories of a much-loved Grandad.
The pressure is on for Will as a garden gate from Roald Dahl’s mother’s house arrives in pieces. Rebecca and Jay get a spring in their step as a dancing dress needs saving.
June 2024
Jay Blades and the team restore a very special sporran, an ingenious artist’s tool and a much-loved toy seal.