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 Burville. Cathy Hodd has brought in a remote-control model battleship built from scratch for her by her grandfather. Cathy and her brother, who also had his own boat, would spend hours sailing their unique creations with their loving grandad. He was an engineer by trade and created this intricate model using scraps of wood and other remnants from his workshop. However, after an accidental fall, the ship is now badly damaged. The hull and deck are cracked, the propeller won’t turn and several parts have been lost. David must think like its creator and get resourceful to ensure this model can go to sea once again.\n\nLaura Sayers and her daughter Emma arrive with a piece of electrical family history that is charged with bittersweet memories. This electrical multi-meter was indispensable to Laura’s late husband, Ray. He was a well-respected electrical engineer but died very young when Emma was just a baby. Emma has followed in her father’s footsteps to work with electrics and would very much like to use this practical memento on her projects. Laura and Emma are pinning their hopes on electrical whizz Mark Stuckey being able to resurrect this faithful workhorse with a little help from leather expert Suzie Fletcher.\n\nFinally, another piece of family history is brought to barn, in the form of a Victorian rose-watering syringe. Sandy Norris is very attached to this curious contraption, which her parents used for years to water the flowers in their garden. She fondly remembers how she and her sisters got up to high jinx having water fights with the syringe, and it symbolises endless summers of fun. Silversmith Brenton West is quite taken with the tool and goes to great lengths to replace missing pieces and buff the tarnish away.
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Series 10: Episode 9
Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMei-Mei Heryet is the first to arrive at the barn, with an ornately c ...
27-03-2024
BBC 2
Series 10: Episode 8
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMaster cobbler Dean Westmoreland is put through his paces when Neil ...
20-03-2024
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Series 10: Episode 5
Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life. \n \nFirst to arrive today is a musical challenge for the barn’s i ...
13-03-2024
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Series 4 (shortened Versions): Episode 11
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMetal worker Dom Chinea takes on the challenge of restoring a batter ...
08-03-2024
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Series 11: Episode 38
It’s silversmith Brenton West’s time to shine as he is called upon to give a worn and bent brass key ring a new lease of life. The treasured trinket was made for Nei ...
01-03-2024
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Series 11: Episode 37
First into the barn is Marion with a diabolo dating back to the 1890s for the attention of woodwork expert Will Kirk. Originally gifted to Marion’s grandfather, Thomas, wh ...
29-02-2024
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Series 11: Episode 36
Sisters Katie and Anna bring a chrome calendar ornament that reminds them of their lovely nanny, Pat. However, it’s fallen foul of the dreaded rust. Fearing its days might ...
28-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 35
Woodwork conservator Will Kirk is presented with a kitchen curiosity and, without doubt, a first for the barn. The coconut scraper has been in Fausta’s family for over 100 ...
27-02-2024
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Series 11: Episode 34
An unusual necklace telling the story of love and loss is brought back to life in time for a wedding. And a camera dating back to the 1940s is given a new lease of life for a yo ...
26-02-2024
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Series 11: Episode 33
There is a chance for woodwork expert Will Kirk to showcase his impressive carving skills when Wilma from Bristol arrives with her late mother’s occasional table. Wilma&rs ...
23-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 10: Episode 8
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMaster cobbler Dean Westmoreland is put through his paces when Neil ...
20-03-2024
BBC 2
Series 10: Episode 9
Jay Blades and the team bring four treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nMei-Mei Heryet is the first to arrive at the barn, with an ornately c ...
27-03-2024
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 29
New dad Will Kirk is entrusted with the restoration of a cherished family crib belonging to solo mum Nikki. Both Nikki and her two older brothers slept in the 1970s crib as babi ...
19-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 11: Episode 23
A teddy bear that has lost its sparkle is revamped in memory of a beloved father. Sisters Lauren and Claire bring in Timmy, a well-worn toy that was their dad Brian’s chil ...
09-02-2024
BBC 2
Series 3: Episode 7
Today in the Repair Shop, Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nSoft toy restorers Amanda Middleditch and ...
19-12-2019
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Series 9: Episode 30
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nBicycle restorer Tim Gunn is the first to receive his project - a tr ...
09-11-2023
BBC 2
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 ...
28-11-2022
BBC 2
Series 4 (shortened Versions): Episode 20
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.\n\nSusie Fletcher and Brenton West team up for the repair of two leathe ...
04-03-2022
BBC 2
Series 5: Episode 2
Metal worker Dominic Chinea takes on a former fairground family’s water can. The can represents owner David’s childhood travelling around the country, but large sect ...
01-12-2020
BBC 2