Episode
The Repair Shop: VE Day Special
Overview
To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the team take on four items with an extraordinary wartime story behind them, including a cockpit clock owned by a 101-year-old veteran.
Details
- Series
- The Repair Shop
- Season
- Season 14
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2025-05-07
- Runtime
- 59 min
Episode context
VE Day Special is Episode 17 in Series 14 of The Repair Shop. It aired on 2025-05-07. The runtime is 59 min.
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Episode 16
Painting conservator Lucia tackles a crumbling 175-year-old portrait that’s been cut in two, and a pair of baby shoes holding precious memories of a wartime heroism are restored.
Episode 18
The team take on four more cherished items, including a pair of battered seats from Arsenal’s Highbury stadium and a crumbling relic from a much-loved Somerset model village.
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Episode 19
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Episode 14
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Episode 20
The team take on four more precious items, including a remarkable wartime diary from Nazi-occupied Guernsey, a rusted station lamp and a beloved 1980s dolls’ house.
Episode 13
The team completes a father’s unfinished project holding precious childhood memories, the Bear Ladies work on a treasured doll with a history from the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Jayesh restores a moth-eaten fez for a Tommy Cooper fan, and ceramics expert Kirsten revives a very unusual piece of family history relating to a prisoner-of-war.
Episode 21
The team repair a giant plush hound dog with rock star pedigree, a Cypriot shepherd’s bag and a prizewinning sewing machine from the 1980s.
Episode 12
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Episode 22
The team restore a unique pair of cowboy boots, a piece of plaster holding a loved one's message, a puppet who has lost his limbs and a pioneering film-maker's award.
Episode 11
No stone is left unturned in restoring an Onyx ring back to its former glory, and a vintage mechanical doll, seemingly beyond repair, is brought back from the brink.
Episode 23
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