The Repair Shop
Season 13 Episode 5 of 25
Jay Blades hosts as Leigh brings in a 40-year-old armchair that he bought with the love of his life back in 1986 just three years before his partner Greg died during the AIDS crisis. Sian from Northampton brings in a silver bangle given to her by her parents when she graduated university in 1998 that fell under the wheels of a taxi. Jon from Swansea presents the remains of a small wooden carousel to skilled engineer David Burville in hopes he can repair the model made by his father in the 1950s. Catherine from Northern Ireland is hoping instrument expert Pete Woods can restore her late brother Seamus' homemade bodhran drum
The Repair Shop airs on Quest at 9:00 PM, Sunday 9 August. (Subtitles.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Handicraft
Jay Blades
Contributor
Bill Paterson
Narrator
Sonnaz Nooranvary
Contributor