The Repair Shop is a workshop of dreams, where broken or damaged cherished family heirlooms are brought back to life. Furniture restorers, horologists, metal workers, ceramicists, upholsterers and all manner of skilled craftsmen and women have been brought together to work in one extraordinary space, restoring much-loved possessions to their former glory.
Showing Season 14 of 15
2025
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2025-01-08
The experts join forces on a much-loved Syrian rocking horse left behind by a family unable to visit their war-torn country. And a dilapidated ice cream trailer is revived.
2025-01-15
The team rescue a jacket worn by a beloved search dog involved in the Lockerbie disaster, as well as tackle a pair of rugby boots that helped England win the Women’s World Cup.
2025-01-22
A blind photographer’s cosy and comforting boots are restored to their former glory, and a school clock gifted by Florence Nightingale is revived, including a full facelift.
2025-01-29
The team salvages a vintage rugby shirt worn by a Welsh professional in the 1960s, whose daughter-in-law had tried to freshen it up before framing it but had a laundry disaster.
2025-02-05
The team revives a torn, nicotine-stained, lace dress that provided creative inspiration for a talented artist and a battered drum that was once the heartbeat of a Cornish festival.
2025-02-12
Childhood memories are restored alongside items such as a storybook made by two loving parents and a tweed flat cap that belonged to a bricklaying father who died far too young.
2025-02-26
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.
2025-03-05
The team revives a dilapidated carved village sign that has stood pride of place in Broome, Norfolk since the turn of the millennium, along with a handmade organ crafted in Basra during World War I.
2025-03-12
The team restores a zoetrope - a groundbreaking form of Victorian entertainment and a precursor to moving film – along with a pair of dilapidated designer chairs.
2025-03-19
The team joins forces to revive a suit of armour that belonged to actor Joss Ackland. And the restoration of a pair of line dancing boots sees the experts’ rhythm put to the test.
2025-03-26
No stone is left unturned in restoring an Onyx ring back to its former glory, and a vintage mechanical doll, seemingly beyond repair, is brought back from the brink.
2025-04-02
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.
2025-04-09
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.
2025-04-16
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.
2025-04-23
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.
2025-04-30
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 a wartime heroism are restored.
2025-05-07
To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the team take on four items with an extraordinary wartime story behind them, including a cockpit clock owned by a 101-year-old veteran.