The workshop of dreams, where cherished possessions are returned to their former glory. Nestled deep in the British countryside is The Repair Shop, where broken and battered beloved artefacts, antiques, and curios are brought back to life. Led by furniture restorer Jay Blades, The Repair Shop is an extraordinary workspace featuring a dedicated team of skilled and passionate craftspeople – everybody from horologists and ceramicists to upholsterers. Every object tells a unique story and each episode is packed with engaging tales, a social history of where these objects came from, and what it means to their owners to see them lovingly repaired and restored. Ultimately, the series provides the perfect antidote to modern throwaway culture and shines a light on the wonderful treasures to be found in homes across the country.
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➤ Subscribe ➤ http://bit.ly/RepairShopYT At the Repair Shop today the team resurrect a piece of kit from the 1970s owned by a pioneering music producer and a large ceramic statue of a German Shepherd for a retired police dog handler. Elsewhere in the barn there's some painstaking restoration of a doctor's diploma. First through the barn doors is music producer Neal Fraser, aka The Mad Professor. Neal is credited for his pioneering work establishing a music genre in the 70s and 80s known as 'dub' and he's brought the very machine he created that distinctive sound with. The electronic sound effect machine or 'phaser' was last working back in 1984 and Neal would love to make music with it again. This request proves to be quite the challenge for electrical expert Mark Stucky, who must fathom how it works, what's gone awry and most importantly how to fix it! Much head scratching ensues. Ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay greets John from Surrey and his faithful friend, an almost life size statue of a German Shepherd dog, named after his last canine partner Belka. John was a police dog handler for over 25 years and this effigy symbolises all four of his police dogs throughout his career. John loved his job and feels a real kinship for the intelligent breed. John's wife bought the statue as a surprise back in 1972 and it has sat loyally in their home ever since, until one fateful day. An overloaded coat stand toppled over smashing into Belka, knocking off the muzzle section of the face and although John's son did his best to patch Belka up, the dog is not the same. Kirsten makes is her mission to return the dog to his owner looking tip top. Lastly, the specialist skills of paper conservator Louise Drover are next to be put to the test when Sidra arrives from London with a laminated diploma in a terrible state. The university medical diploma was awarded to her father in 1977. He worked as an orthopaedic surgeon all over the world and tragically lost his life to covid while working in a hospital in the middle east at the peak of the pandemic. Sidra and her family were bereft. She found the certificate when she collected his belongings and, knowing what a dedicated doctor her father was, she'd like to display it in her home as a reminder of her brave and dedicated dad. The document was laminated to protect it as it accompanied her father to each hospital he worked in and was split in two where it was stamped inside to officiate it. The certificate is now in tatters. Louise must somehow remove the multiple layers of dry and peeling laminate without sacrificing Sidra's father's hand written signature or tearing the paper…nerve wrecking stuff. If you love The Repair Shop, check out The Bidding Room 📺 https://bit.ly/TheBiddingRoomYT 🎟️ The Repair Shop is going on tour across the UK! Tickets can be purchased at: https://bit.ly/4d5TL6l Nestled deep in the British countryside is The Repair Shop, where a team of Britain's most skilled and caring craftspeople rescue and resurrect items their owners thought were beyond saving. Together they transform priceless pieces of family history and bring loved, but broken treasures, and the memories they hold back to life. If you have a treasured item that's seen better days and you think our experts can help, please get in touch now! 👉 http://bit.ly/TakePartTRS