Episode
The Repair Shop: Episode 19
Overview
A former professional goalkeeper brings in a 1970s football programme signed by Pele. And a broken guitar that helped a teenager through lockdown is revived.
Details
- Series
- The Repair Shop
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 2023-09-13
- Runtime
- 57 min
Episode context
Episode 19 is Episode 19 in Series 12 of The Repair Shop. It aired on 2023-09-13. The runtime is 57 min.
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Episode 18: Series 11, Episode 30
The barn’s team of crafters is entrusted to transform a worn-out suitcase from Ukraine, a seized up silver locket and a cherished baby doll who’s lost her sheen.
Episode 20
The team fix a 100-year-old handwritten Qur’an passed down four generations of women, and a fun-loving nonagenarian prepares to take his family’s old scooter for a spin.
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Episode 16: Series 11, Episode 28
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Episode 22: Series 11, Episode 31
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Episode 15: Series 11, Episode 27
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Episode 23: Series 11, Episode 32
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Episode 14: Series 11, Episode 26
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Episode 24: Series 11, Episode 33
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Episode 13: Series 11, Episode 25
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Episode 25: Series 11, Episode 34
The experts revive an unusual necklace telling the story of love and loss. And a simple cap must have its dents and creases preserved.