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 2025. A total of 46 episodes have been broadcast, most recently in July 2026.
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The Repair Shop
Julyan utilises his skills to fix a piece of folk history belonging to a celebrated musician, and a pair of childhood chairs that hold memories of the Tanzanian wild are restored.
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The team revive a powered football wheelchair, some meticulously handcrafted jewellery, a bagatelle board, and a speedway flag that tells a remarkable Glaswegian love story.
Series 14
Horologist Steve Fletcher takes on a cleverly designed accessory with a unique purpose, while Mark tackles a vintage projector holding long-buried family memories of life in Uganda.
Series 16
Charlotte fixes a little Range Rover that represents a big globetrotting adventure, Chris takes on a historic scrapbook, and Dean restores a trailblazing ballerina’s pointe shoes.
Series 14
The team restore a unique pair of cowboy boots, a piece of plaster holding a loved one's message, a puppet that has lost its limbs and a pioneering film-maker's award.
Series 15
The team restore a ceremonial Chinese lion dance costume, a set of well-loved traditional beer pumps and two beautiful ceramic maquettes.
Series 14
Painting conservator Lucia tackles a crumbling 175-year-old portrait that’s been cut in two, and a pair of baby shoes holding precious memories of wartime heroism are restored.
Series 16
The Bear Ladies fix an iconic mascot from the 1966 World Cup, Suzie repairs a well-travelled leather hat, and Pete and Sonnaz bring the music back to a battered old washboard.
Series 14
Ceramics expert Kirsten revives a very unusual piece of family history relating to a prisoner of war, and a father’s unfinished project holding precious childhood memories gets completed.
The Bear Ladies harness their skills to transform a life-sized horse, and a classic chair that holds memories of a daring escape from Paris during World War II is restored.
Series 16
The team revive a cherished rocking horse, a spectacular set of conga drums, and a logbook that played a key role in British LGBTQ+ history.
It’s a family affair as Steve Fletcher fixes a model watermill while son Fred brings a cherished clock back to life. The team also fix a stunning Notting Hill Carnival headpiece.
Suzie fixes a football from a Scottish Cup final, Chris repairs a magazine from a Japanese POW camp, Geoff restores a pachinko machine, and Rebecca fixes a beautiful Cretan lyra.
Series 15
Dean restores a pair of shoes with a surprising past, Mark revives a retro recording device, and Sonnaz and Angelina pair up to salvage a battered survivor of heady days in London.
Tim tackles a battered unicycle, Mark fixes an iconic 80s gadget, Brenton takes on an Edwardian plate camera, and David repairs a model of a virus that changed medical history.
The team's restorations include an exquisite Guyanese bangle, an electric guitar with a past, a leather tallit bag and a family's rediscovered set of Kent peg tiles.
The Bear Ladies revive a 1960s teddy with a rock ’n’ roll past, Pierro Pozella fixes a camera that saw action in World War II, and Will Kirk restores a garden bench that honours a lost husband.
David restores a keyboard that once belonged to The Stranglers, Dean brings a pair of platforms back for a boogie, and Chris repairs a precious family cookbook of Indian delights.
Dom and Sonnaz team up to fix a vintage salon hairdryer, David repairs some intricately carved Nigerian figurines, and Rebecca takes on a rugby flag with a remarkable history.
Narrator Bill Paterson looks back at four favourite sporting fixes from the past, including a 120-year-old rugby league cap given to a Yorkshireman who played for his country.