The Repair Shop Season 10, Episode 28: Cherished Violin

1

One-of-a-Kind Clock

The team restores a one-of-a-kind clock, an iconic pedal car, a very unusual ceramic canine and a devoted football fan’s lucky mascot.

57 min

2

Prayer Book

Jay Blades and the team restore a remarkable prayer book, a stylish mid-century chair, a radio that rowed the Atlantic and a vintage horse-racing game.

59 min

3

Musical Jewellery Box

Jay Blades and the team restore two Olympic medals, a musical jewellery box, a toy dragon and a hammer that helped make a home.

58 min

4

Jubilee Special

Jay Blades and the team mark the Queen’s platinum jubilee by bringing four treasured heirlooms with a royal connection back to life.

59 min

5

Precious Cornet

Jay Blades and the team restore a well-loved musical instrument, a rocking motorbike, a precious toy monkey and a historical record of the British suffragette movement.

57 min

6

Victorian Diorama

Jay Blades and the team restore a family’s kitchen table, a pair of clown shoes, a Victoria diorama of a horse racing scene and a beloved blue bear.

57 min

7

Beekeeping Equipment

The team restore a telescope, beekeeping equipment, a 1950s radio and a leather elephant.

57 min

8

Running Shoes

The team repair a pair of running shoes, a drinks table a portrait and a barrel organ.

60 min

9

Victorian Table

The team restore a swivel ball chair, a fruit machine and a mechanical toy dog.

60 min

10

1960s Radiogram

Jay Blades and the team restore a pair of roller skates, a record player, a toy fire engine and a freedom fighter’s wallet.

60 min

11

Stuffed Toy Cat

The team restores an Olympic torch, a beloved stuffed toy cat, a broken jukebox and an enormous colourful sign salvaged by a local community in Scotland.

60 min

12

Elderly Teddy Bear

Jay Blades and the team restore a wartime radio hidden inside a book, a leather satchel, a pair of vintage scissors and an elderly teddy bear.

60 min

13

Battered Bible

Jay Blades and the team restore a variety act’s unicycle, a battered Bible, a water-damaged wooden table and a colourful ring symbolising enduring love.

60 min

14

Child's Pedal Train

Jay Blades and the team restore a handmade kite, a child’s pedal train, a plate that once belonged to agony aunt Claire Rayner, and an intricate painting that is fading away.

59 min

15

RAF Dress Boots

Jay Blades and the team revive an African-Caribbean doll, a pair of RAF dress boots and a ring crafted from steel by a German prisoner of war.

45 min

16

One-Legged Teddy Bear

Jay Blades and the team restore a 1970s electric go-kart, a wooden puzzle box and a much-loved old teddy bear with a missing leg.

45 min

17

Silver Jubilee Hobby Horse

Jay Blades and the team restore a German-English dictionary that belonged to a Jewish refugee nurse, a motorbike helmet and goggles, and a silver jubilee hobby horse.

45 min

18

Red Ballet Shoes

Jay blades and the team restore a dilapidated and rusty tricycle, a silver and turquoise bracelet and a cherished pair of red ballet shoes.

45 min

19

Stained-Glass Window

Jay Blades and the team restore a silver saxophone, a stained-glass window panel depicting the Blackpool Tower, and a music box shaped like a grand piano.

45 min

20

Wooden Writing Box

Jay Blades and the team breathe new life into two bespoke rings, an old-fashioned penny slot machine and a wooden writing box.

45 min

21

WWII Pilot's Jacket

Jay Blades and the team revive a rusty rocking toy, a torn pilot’s flying jacket from the Second World War and a bashed-up banjo.

45 min

22

Brass Miniature Kitchen

Jay Blades and the team revive a shamrock brooch, a brass miniature replica kitchen and a vintage table lamp.

45 min

23

Silver Locket

Jay Blades and the team restore a scientist’s notebook, an unfinished wooden model of a ship and a treasured silver locket.

45 min

24

Chinese Porcelain Figurine

Jay Blades and the team restore a trusty yet rusty tricycle, a wedding photograph album and a Chinese porcelain figurine.

45 min

25

Australian Air Force Hat

Jay Blades and the team restore a Royal Australian Air Force hat, a wooden toy giraffe that’s on its last legs and a commemorative silver jubilee cup from the 1930s.

44 min

26

Musical Carousel

Jay Blades and the team restore a homemade radio used in secret during the Second World War, a set of dinner gongs and a musical carousel.

44 min

27

Motorcycle Helmet

Jay Blades and the team restore a pair of ice hockey skates and gloves, a motorcycle helmet known as a ‘corker’ due to its lining, and a favoured boyhood bear called Lummy.

44 min

28

Cherished Violin

Jay Blades and the team restore a miniature silver kettle crafted from a shilling, a cherished violin and a 1950s toy rocket that has lost its spark.

44 min

29

Miniature Shakespeare Library

Jay Blades and the team restore a shattered jewellery box, a toy flying saucer and a miniature library of Shakespeare’s works.

44 min

30

Painted Shop Front Sign

The team works wonders to revive a treasured leather braid bracelet, a painted shop front sign and a stone statue of a dancing bear.

44 min

31

Radio-Controlled Model Yacht

Jay Blades and the team restore a radio-controlled model yacht, a garden urn and a World War I pilot’s hat.

44 min

32

Fireman's Helmet

Jay Blades and the team restore a fireman’s helmet belonging to a much-missed uncle, a 1960s electric guitar and a push-along furry toy called Barney.

44 min

33

Mini Microscope

Jay Blades and the team restore a gold mantle clock, an SAS soldier bookend and a 1920s mini microscope

44 min

34

Navigational Sextant

Jay Blades and the team restore a musical grenadier guard doll, a navigational sextant and a wooden chest from Sri Lanka.

44 min