The Repair Shop

March 22, 2023

The team restores a Ukrainian painting which survived a WWII labour camp and a 1960s bookings calendar from Liverpool's Cavern Club, which records an early Beatles performance.

March 29, 2023

The team breathe new life into a bugle belonging to a blind veteran, a five-foot matchstick replica of Big Ben and a worn-out pair of toddler’s shoes that tell a tale of resilience.

April 5, 2023

The team set to work reviving a painting from Bermuda, a crumpled terrarium damaged in transit, a precious clay keepsake of a baby’s footprints, and an arctic thermometer.

April 12, 2023

The team repair a microscope that belonged to a pioneering scientist, a pair of boots that protected a prisoner of war during WWII and a bench that needs a complete overhaul.

June 7, 2023

Poet Laureate Simon Armitage brings his treasured harmonium, holding memories of his late father, to be revived. And an early sculpture by an eminent Czech artist is restored.

June 14, 2023

A seized-up ventriloquist’s dummy with no strings attached gets a much-needed makeover, and a Roman-style leather chair undergoes a triumphant transformation.

June 21, 2023

Marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush to the UK, the barn fixes four items that celebrate the contribution of the Windrush generation and their descendants.

June 28, 2023

The team celebrates 75 years of the NHS by reviving items that include a hospital food trolley and a patient diary belonging to writer Michael Rosen.

September 13, 2023

A former professional goalkeeper brings in a 1970s football programme signed by Pele. And a broken guitar that helped a teenager through lockdown is revived.

September 20, 2023

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.

September 27, 2023

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.

December 27, 2023

The team set to work resurrecting an electronic sound processor, a life-size earthenware dog, a medical school certificate and a pair of child’s rugby boots.

January 3, 2024

A portable 1960s record player and a flamboyant pair of 1970s boots are revived. Also lovingly restored, a painting by Helene de Beauvoir, sister of French philosopher Simone.

January 10, 2024

The experts rejuvenate a 1950s hot towel machine for a family of Cypriot barbers, and a ceramic poppy created for the WW1 centenary art installation at the Tower of London.