Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMetal worker Dom Chinea takes on the challenge of restoring a battered old barber’s pole that stood proudly outside a London barber shop for decades. Harry’s barber shop opened in Holborn in 1968 and established itself – and Harry – as a local legend, with the iconic pole a permanent fixture until it closed its doors 35 years later. Now Harry’s son Caner has brought the empty metal casing to the barn, hoping Dom can bring it whirring back to life. But lacking not just a motor, but also the iconic red and white pole itself, Dom finds himself with a bigger than expected job on his hands - and to make matters worse, the repair gets off to the worst possible start.\n\nFine art conservator Lucia Scalisi takes on the restoration of a significant early work by eminent Nigerian artist Ben Enwonwu. The colourful artwork has faded over time, and the 75-year-old varnish is yellowing badly, but it’s the tear down the middle of the painting that is in most dire need of repair. Lucia brings all her skills to bear on the fix, and owner Norma can barely believe her eyes when she sees the finished result.\n\nAnd Will Kirk undertakes the dramatic transformation of a wooden writing case that had lain hidden and undiscovered in the eaves of the family attic for several decades. Cracked and charred it may be, but the case is of huge significance to owner Alan Thompson, thanks to the documents he discovered inside it, which quite literally changed his life.
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Series 14: Episode 11
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Series 14: Episode 9
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17-03-2025
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Series 14: Episode 8
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10-03-2025
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Series 14: Episode 7
Setting bear ladies Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch the first task – with strings attached – Jill Purves and her daughter Vickie, from Biggar in Scotland. Bulb ...
03-03-2025
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Series 14: Episode 6
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17-02-2025
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Series 14: Episode 5
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10-02-2025
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Series 14: Episode 4
First through the barn doors are Lloyd Richards and his wife Karen, with his father’s professional Welsh rugby shirt from his playing days back in the 1960s. When Lloyd's ...
03-02-2025
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Series 14: Episode 3
Arriving first at the barn is Ian with some footwear that has proven essential to his life. He bought what he calls his ‘soldier boots’ 19 years ago and wears them a ...
27-01-2025
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Series 14: Episode 2
Taking on the barn’s first fix are leather worker Suzie Fletcher and textile conservator Rebecca Bissonnet. They are tasked with rescuing a dog’s jacket worn by a fo ...
20-01-2025
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Series 14: Episode 11
First into the barn is Zelda, with her most precious possession, a ring bought by her father on a day out together when she was a teenager. But the ring looks nothing like it or ...
31-03-2025
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Series 5: Episode 5
Master saddler Suzie Fletcher rescues a pair of tired and torn boxing gloves that once belonged to the owner Andy’s uncle, who died tragically as a young man. Andy is keen ...
04-12-2020
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Favourite Fixes: Episode 7
Arriving at the barn with a painting in need of restoration is Gaspare Frazzitta. He’s excited about enlisting the help of the barn’s art conservator, Lucia Scalisi, ...
30-12-2024
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Series 14: Episode 10
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24-03-2025
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Series 3: Episode 4
Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nUpholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary takes on a r ...
16-08-2018
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Series 5: Episode 23
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nFurniture restorer Will Kirk is tasked with repairing a writing bure ...
07-10-2020
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Series 14: Episode 4
First through the barn doors are Lloyd Richards and his wife Karen, with his father’s professional Welsh rugby shirt from his playing days back in the 1960s. When Lloyd's ...
03-02-2025
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Series 9: Episode 12
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nFirst through the barn doors today is Claus the Bear, accompanied by ...
14-08-2024
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Series 9: Episode 39
Jay Blades and the team work their magic on three cherished possessions, returning them to delighted owners.\n\nThe first visitor of the day is Vicky Oakes. She’s brought ...
22-11-2023
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Series 4: Episode 1
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01-04-2019
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