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.
Apr 21, 2021 - 57m
Jay Blades and the team tackle a historic portrait, an engagement ring, an ornate chest from Oman and a toy donkey that links a twin with the brother she lost aged 21.
Apr 28, 2021 - 57m
Jay Blades and the team restore a sit-on roundabout, a Texan side saddle, a WWI dominoes box and a mechanical teddy gifted to an adopted girl on arrival in the UK.
May 5, 2021 - 57m
Jay Blades and the team restore a ship-shaped clock, a ceramic night light, a 1960s skateboard and a teddy that accompanied a young man through life-changing surgery.
Jul 14, 2021 - 57m
Jay Blades and the team takes on a pair of running shoes used in Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics, a photograph of an ANC activist, a cherished clarinet and a push-along donkey.
Jul 21, 2021 - 57m
Jay Blades and the team tackle a rare historic painting, a vintage sewing machine, a Beatles souvenir from the Swinging Sixties and a splintered stained-glass window.
Sep 29, 2021 - 57m
Jay Blades and the team restore two very well-loved dolls, a drum kit with magical memories, a painted German toy box and the oldest item ever to enter the barn.
Oct 6, 2021 - 57m
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.
Oct 13, 2021 - 57m
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.
Oct 20, 2021 - 57m
Jay Blades and the team restore a crumbling bird bath, a harmonium in need of a tune up, a document belonging to a survivor of the Titanic and a 1950s bear in need of TLC.
Oct 27, 2021 - 57m
Jay Blades and the team restore a barber’s chair, an Iranian musical instrument, a roulette machine and a carousel horse.
Nov 1, 2021 - 44m
Jay Blades and the team restore a Chesterfield armchair, a brass keepsake box and a silver bracelet.
Nov 2, 2021 - 44m
The team restores handmade pottery signs, a wooden horse and cart toy, and a footie trophy.
Nov 3, 2021 - 44m
The team restores a wooden toy yacht, a pre-NHS midwifery bag and a mechanical toy bear.
Nov 4, 2021 - 44m
The team restores some leather saddle bags, a barometer and a stained glass panel.
Nov 5, 2021 - 44m
In the Repair Shop today, the team restores a tuba, a metal mantle clock and a Foo dog pot.
Nov 8, 2021 - 44m
The team restores a lead statue, a Windrush suitcase and a wooden giraffe.
Nov 9, 2021 - 44m
The team restores an Indian dancing doll, a musical menorah and a sewing box.
Nov 10, 2021 - 44m
The team restores a pair of wedding rings, a pantomime horse and a dreadnought guitar.
Nov 11, 2021 - 44m
The team restore a soft toy, a sea cadet’s drum and a wooden church pew.
Nov 12, 2021 - 44m
The team restores a soldier’s trunk, a Persian tea set and a pair of roller skates.
Nov 15, 2021 - 44m
The team restores a leather chair, a vintage letterpress and a mechanical toy plane.
Nov 16, 2021 - 44m
The team restore a treasured childhood puppet, an antique camera and an unusual timepiece.
Nov 17, 2021 - 44m
The team restore a post box, a silver tea set and a leather desk folder.
Nov 18, 2021 - 44m
The team restore a midwifery bag, a cherished painting and a First World War brooch.
Nov 19, 2021 - 44m
The team restore a soft toy, a miniature piano and a work-torn wall clock.
Nov 22, 2021 - 44m
The team restore a Venetian glass goblet, a leather hat and a wooden horse called Toby.
Nov 23, 2021 - 44m
The team restores a child’s chair, a musical wedding album and a children’s ride.
Nov 24, 2021 - 44m
The team restore a whistling wooden statue, a photographer’s timer and an owl inkwell.
Nov 25, 2021 - 44m
The team restore a pair of tap shoes, an ornate silver purse and a magician’s table.
Nov 26, 2021 - 44m
The team restore a silver-plated cornet, a paraffin lamp and an elaborate music box.
Dec 29, 2021 - 49m
The team restores a century-old violin, a toy replica cooker and a leather briefcase.
Jan 5, 2022 - 57m
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.
Jan 12, 2022 - 57m
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.
Jan 19, 2022 - 57m
Jay Blades and the team restore a miniature house, a Bakelite radio, a fairground game and an Indian painting.
Jan 26, 2022 - 57m
Jay Blades and the team restore an iconic 1960s armchair, a Victorian electrostatic generator, a WWII sailor’s hat and the most extraordinary bicycle.
