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. Show more
Saturday Live
Christopher Biggins
1 hour, 28 minutes
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW
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Actor and TV personality Christopher Biggins joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev Richard Coles, along with retired rugby flanker Maggie Alphonsi and Russell Kane's Inheritance Tracks. Show more
Jay Blades and the team transform a mother-of-pearl coin purse, a flamenco guitar and a 1950s London black cab taxi meter. Show more
Three highly sentimental heirlooms are thrown a lifeline, including an old fishing reel and a quirky leather footstool shaped like a pig. Show more
Jay Blades and the team restore a set of bells that once noisily warned people of a horse’s arrival, a 1930s toy car that comforted a wartime evacuee, and a mid-century chair. Show more
The Repair Shop is the current destination for some globetrotting items, including a 200-year-old guitar from Vienna, a trunk that has toured Africa and a vintage pinball machine. Show more
A small timepiece bought by a mum for her disabled daughter is lovingly restored, while a teddy that has lost its sparkle is revamped in memory of a beloved father. Show more
A prankster postman’s brass horn is revived along with a historic 1920s tiny teddy bear that doubles up as a perfume bottle. Show more
The team restores a century-old violin, a toy replica cooker and a leather briefcase. Show more
Jay Blades and the team restore a small broken statue, a clock all the way from Trinidad and a glamorous painting that has seen better days. Show more
The team mends a toy carriage that takes its owner back to childhood, two platinum records given to a guitarist in Paul McCartney’s band, and a clock. Show more
Jay Blades and the team set to work restoring a precious sitar, a Second World War pilot’s jacket and a toy bird that has lost its tweet. Show more
Jay Blades and the team restore an antique penny arcade game, a motorcycle accessory and an art deco ornament featuring mirrors held aloft by a pair of silver ladies. Show more
Jay Blades and the team take on a retro chandelier, an ornate mother-of-pearl table and a treasured toy that serves as a memento of a lost childhood in Iraq. Show more
Jay Blades and the team tackle a salt and pepper set, a talking doll who has lost her voice and a hat worn by a WWII prisoner of war as he worked on the Death Railway. Show more
Jay Blades and the team restore a prewar metal pedal plane, a make-do-and-mend cigar box ukulele and a collection of badly broken zoo animals made from wood pulp. Show more
The team restores a dearly loved but dilapidated leather chair, a vintage letterpress and a mechanical toy plane that’s been grounded for 50 years. Show more
The team restores a wooden toy yacht that belonged to a much-missed brother, a pre-NHS midwifery bag and a mechanical toy bear that pours and drinks milk. Show more
In the Repair Shop today, the team restores a tuba, a metal mantle clock and a Foo dog pot. Show more
Jay Blades and the team restore a treasured childhood puppet, an antique camera and an unusual timepiece. Show more