Episode
The Repair Shop: Episode 3
Overview
The team set to work reviving a painting from Bermuda, a crumpled terrarium damaged in transit, a precious clay keepsake of a baby’s footprints, and an arctic thermometer.
Details
- Series
- The Repair Shop
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 2023-04-05
- Runtime
- 57 min
Episode context
Episode 3 is Episode 3 in Series 12 of The Repair Shop. It aired on 2023-04-05. The runtime is 57 min.
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Episode 2
The team breathe new life into a bugle belonging to a blind veteran, a five-foot matchstick replica of Big Ben and a worn-out pair of toddler’s shoes that tell a tale of resilience.
Episode 4
The team repair a microscope that belonged to a pioneering scientist, a pair of boots that protected a prisoner of war during WWII and a bench that needs a complete overhaul.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1
The team restores a Ukrainian painting which survived a WWII labour camp and a 1960s bookings calendar from Liverpool's Cavern Club, which records an early Beatles performance.
Episode 5
Poet Laureate Simon Armitage brings his treasured harmonium, holding memories of his late father, to be revived. And an early sculpture by an eminent Czech artist is restored.
Episode 6
A seized-up ventriloquist’s dummy with no strings attached gets a much-needed makeover, and a Roman-style leather chair undergoes a triumphant transformation.
Episode 7: Windrush Special
Marking the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush to the UK, the barn fixes four items that celebrate the contribution of the Windrush generation and their descendants.
Episode 8: NHS Special
The team celebrates 75 years of the NHS by reviving items that include a hospital food trolley and a patient diary belonging to writer Michael Rosen.
Episode 9: Series 11, Episode 21
A handbag repair for a 1960s typist who played a part in trying to make Britain better, and a toy tractor that belonged to a farmer who died in a tragic accident at work.
Episode 10: Series 11, Episode 22
The experts revive a beloved but rickety old ironing board and a badly broken cupboard that was originally made for a young European couple for their marriage.
Episode 11: Series 11, Episode 23
A small timepiece bought by a mum for her disabled daughter is lovingly restored, while a teddy that has lost its sparkle is revamped in memory of a beloved father.
Episode 12: Series 11, Episode 24
The experts revive a 100-year-old shipping log charting the bravery of a seafarer during World War II. And a tiny table with rickety legs is put back on its feet.
Episode 13: Series 11, Episode 25
A prankster postman’s brass horn is revived along with a historic 1920s tiny teddy bear that doubles up as a perfume bottle.