Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nPrecious metals expert Brenton West tackles a pewter chess set representing the American War of Independence, complete with 32 figures of British and American soldiers. The prized set belonged to Carl McKeating’s father, a keen chess player who taught Carl and his brothers to play. But Carl would often use the figures as toy soldiers, inflicting extensive war wounds from broken legs and arms to missing rifles and cannons. In his father's final years, Carl vowed to have it repaired, and now, after his father’s death, Carl is hoping Brenton can help him fulfil his promise.\n\nLesley Kellard from London is hoping toy restorers Julie Tatchell and Amanda Middleditch can get a very old friend back on his feet. Ted means an awful lot to Lesley - he was one of the first toys given to her by adoptive parents Mary and John Wood. Born in 1946, Lesley didn’t have the most conventional start to life. When she was four months old, she was left in a carrier bag on the doorstep of Mary and John’s house in King’s Cross. The childless couple instantly fell in love and adopted Lesley just a few months later. Little Ted has been very much loved over the years. He’s lost his growler, and Lesley’s attempt to tidy him up backfired: when she sat him in front of the fire to dry, she accidently burnt his paws! The bear-repair pair roll up their sleeves and get to work.\n\nNext into the barn is Wendy Smith from Leicester, accompanied by her husband Fred. They are hoping musical instrument restorer Pete Woods can give a family heirloom back its pluck. They have brought in an old favourite of the music hall, a 1920s banjulele – a four-stringed musical instrument that is a hybrid of banjo and a ukulele. The instrument originally belonged to Wendy’s mother Phyllis, a music hall entertainer. Sadly it’s now missing its strings and bridge, and it needs a new skin. It’s all in a day's work for drum maker Pete, who has to handcraft every single part himself to restore this vintage item.\n\nFinally, a century-old tea caddy, repurposed over the years by the Thame family to become a secure depository for treasured family possessions. Will Kirk is on hand to revive this precious box of memories and ensure it continues serve the family for generations to come.
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): Episode 23
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nJonathan Owen from Sussex arrives at the barn bearing a small item w ...
20-05-2022
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Series 10: Episode 2
Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. \n \nToday’s first arrival at the barn is a not just a cherished f ...
18-05-2022
BBC 2
Series 4 (shortened Versions): Episode 22
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\n93-year old D-Day veteran Thomas Hassell has brought along a treasur ...
13-05-2022
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Series 10: Episode 1
Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n \nThe first arrival at the barn is a unique challenge for horologist S ...
11-05-2022
BBC 2
Series 7: Episode 20
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nSilversmith Brenton West is tasked with reviving a worn-down singing ...
15-04-2022
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Series 7: Episode 19
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nCamera restorer Brenton West tackles a vintage pocket camera, believ ...
14-04-2022
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Series 7: Episode 18
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nSilversmith Brenton West takes on the repair of a salt and pepper mu ...
13-04-2022
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Series 7: Episode 17
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMetal maestro Dominic Chinea is blown away by a prewar ride-on toy a ...
12-04-2022
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Series 7: Episode 16
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nFirst to arrive is a dilapidated nursing chair dating back over 100 ...
11-04-2022
BBC 2
Series 9: Episode 1 (extended Version)
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. \n \nFirst to arrive are Nick Clare and his daughter Vicky, delivering ...
08-04-2022
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Series 5: Episode 7
The first item is a charming 1950s scrapbook that tells the tale of an incredible incident involving an escaped circus bear and a plucky policeman. The policeman's granddau ...
03-01-2022
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Series 9: Episode 6
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nFirst to arrive at the barn are Mashuk and husband Paul, with a docu ...
21-03-2022
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 9
Upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary revamps a family treasure with an intriguing history. This threadbare theatre chair once played host to thousands of theatre-goers and bingo player ...
22-04-2021
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Series 9: Episode 5
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nThe first order of the day is a real test for model expert David Bur ...
21-03-2022
BBC 2
Series 2: Episode 8
Resident horologist Steve Fletcher works on a clock that was fashioned from the propeller of a plane that crash-landed in France during World War I. Passed down through the inju ...
10-02-2021
BBC 2
Series 5 (extended Versions): Episode 19
Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMaster Saddler Suzie Fletcher has her work cut out with a treasured l ...
01-12-2021
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): Episode 9
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nVintage bike restorer Tim Gunn faces a huge challenge when 80-year-o ...
07-01-2022
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Series 9: Episode 11
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nFirst into the barn, for the attention of silversmith Brenton West, ...
29-03-2022
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 4
93-year old D-Day veteran Thomas Hassell has brought along a treasured item with a proud history: a smart military ‘swagger stick’ awarded to him while on army servi ...
09-10-2020
BBC 2
Series 4: Episode 1
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nResident clockmaker Steven Fletcher rescues a very special skeleton ...
01-04-2019
BBC 2