All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Childhood Toys

    • July 6, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades narrates a spin-off show delving deeper into three repairs to show how the heirlooms help shaped modern life, beginning with the story of toys.

  • S01E02 Home Front - WWII

    • July 7, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades narrates a look at three unique items from the home front during Second World War - a doll, a music box, and a homemade telescope built by an air raid warden.

  • S01E03 Mid-Century Furniture

    • July 8, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades tells the story of how mid 20th-century furniture continues to influence the modern-day home by revealing the history behind three classic pieces repaired in the barn.

  • S01E04 Immigration

    • July 9, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades delves deeper into the stories of three previous fixes to show how immigration has shaped the UK, remembering the restoration of a pump organ from the Caribbean, a barber's pole with Cypriot links and an Iraqi samovar.

  • S01E05 Rural Life

    • July 10, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades recalls three barn fixes - a butter churn, a spinning wheel and a set of ploughing trophies - to trace the changing face of rural life in the UK.

  • S01E06 Espionage

    • July 13, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades investigates the UK's espionage history through three items restored on the programme, including a bike and teapot linked to undercover operatives.

  • S01E07 Maritime History

    • July 14, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades narrates an insight into the maritime history of three items restored on programme - a precious box, a book of cuttings about Captain Scott, and a handmade teddy bear.

  • S01E08 Clockwork

    • July 15, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades investigates three items restored by horologist Steve Fletcher that demonstrate how the invention of clockwork continues to influence our lives to this day.

  • S01E09 Musical Instruments

    • July 16, 2020
    • BBC One

    The importance of music in people's lives, through the restoration of a pump organ, an accordion and a bass guitar owned by a member of 1970s disco group Hot Chocolate.

  • S01E10 WWI Restorations

    • July 17, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades explores the legacy of the First World War in the UK by delving deeper into three restorations: some bagpipes, a soldier’s wire cutters and two RAF mascots.

  • S01E11 Film & Video

    • July 20, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades revisits three amazing inventions that have had a profound influence on the development of the film and video technology we take for granted today.

  • S01E12 Modern Music

    • July 21, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades revisits three repairs – a polyphon, a gramophone and a transistor radio – to show how modern music has been influenced by vintage music players.

  • S01E13 Heroic WWII Stories

    • July 22, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades revisits three repairs - a watch, a swagger stick and a belt - that tell heroic stories from the Second World War that still resonate today.

  • S01E14 Pre-Digital Age

    • July 23, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades revists three repairs – a cash register, a camera and a calculator - to show how they helped shape the modern digital world we enjoy today.

  • S01E15 Transportation

    • July 24, 2020
    • BBC One

    Jay Blades examines the evolution of modern transport through archive footage and three Repair Shop restorations: a penny-farthing bicycle, a tram seat and a speedometer.