Episode
The Repair Shop: Grandfather Clock
Overview
The team tackle a radio that survived the evacuation from Dunkirk, a battered leather gaming case and a grandfather clock with a poignant history.
Details
- Series
- The Repair Shop
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2019-04-22
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Grandfather Clock is Episode 16 in Series 4 of The Repair Shop. It aired on 2019-04-22. The runtime is 44 min.
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