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Series 1 (Reversions): A Celestial Projector is Brought Back to Life

The experts lend their skills to a community project, hear the story behind a new treasure to be repaired and visit a local crafting hero.\n\nDominic Chinea and Mark Stuckey are up in the Black Country on the lookout for a big red bus. After being used as a mobile shelter by a homelessness charity for a few years, the combination of a leaking roof and outdated electrics have kept it off the road. It is a huge fix to take on, in every sense, and the team will need the help of vintage vehicle restorer Mark Owen if they are to get it back into service.\n\nIn Coventry, Pauline has a curious astrological artefact in need of some repair. It is a celestial projector, once owned by her husband, avid stargazer Alan. Now, the light has stopped working and many of the constellations have worn away, so a little Mark Stuckey magic is required if it’s to light up Pauline’s life once again.\n\nIn Poole, Will Kirk meets Ronnie, who has a musical instrument that was most popular in the 1920s and 1930s, which he’d like fixed. It’s a banjolele that his father, part of the Windrush generation, brought from Jamaica to England. Most famously associated with George Formby, Ronnie’s mixture of banjo and ukulele is struggling to play a tune now, suffering from damage to the frets and a loose drum head. They will need to be fixed before luthier Julyan Wallis can even think about starting the cosmetic work required to the veneer.\n\nOne of the great joys of leaving the barn is the chance for our experts to meet some of the passionate makers around the country keeping heritage crafts alive. And few are as passionate as Chris, who is buzzing to teach Will all about the traditional ways of making skeps - surprisingly strong traditional beehives made out of willow.\n\nStill buzzing from the bees, Will gets a crash course in traditional globe making from a man of many talents, Jonathan Wright. Blending cartography, carpentry and several other heritage skills, he both restores antique examples and creates brand new globes on commission, making him the perfect teacher to show Will what goes into this delicate work.

Source: BBC 1