The Repair Shop
The Repair Shop: Season 8

Air Date

April 21, 2021

Episodes

14 episodes

The Repair Shop

Season 8

Episodes

Charles II Portrait

1. Charles II Portrait

April 21, 2021
57 min

Jay Blades and the team tackle a historic portrait, an engagement ring, an ornate chest from Oman and a toy donkey that links a twin with the brother she lost aged 21.

Seized-up Roundabout

2. Seized-up Roundabout

April 28, 2021
57 min

Jay Blades and the team restore a sit-on roundabout, a Texan side saddle, a WWI dominoes box and a mechanical teddy gifted to an adopted girl on arrival in the UK.

Mantle Clock

3. Mantle Clock

May 5, 2021
57 min

Jay Blades and the team restore a ship-shaped clock, a ceramic night light, a 1960s skateboard and a teddy that accompanied a young man through life-changing surgery.

Grandma's Running Shoes

4. Grandma's Running Shoes

July 14, 2021
57 min

Jay Blades and the team takes on a pair of running shoes used in Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics, a photograph of an ANC activist, a cherished clarinet and a push-along donkey.

Painting of Queen Henrietta Maria

5. Painting of Queen Henrietta Maria

July 21, 2021
57 min

Jay Blades and the team tackle a rare historic painting, a vintage sewing machine, a Beatles souvenir from the Swinging Sixties and a splintered stained-glass window.

Dolls Amy and David

6. Dolls Amy and David

September 29, 2021
57 min

Jay Blades and the team restore two very well-loved dolls, a drum kit with magical memories, a painted German toy box and the oldest item ever to enter the barn.

Diana the Doll

7. Diana the Doll

October 6, 2021
57 min

Jay Blades and the team restore a beloved doll, a metal guitar, a symbolic sculpture and a suitcase that accompanied an army officer as he journeyed through Africa.

Symbolic Seascape

8. Symbolic Seascape

October 13, 2021
57 min

Jay Blades and the team restore a significant seascape painting, a doll belonging to a refugee child from Bosnia, a farmer’s vintage seed-sower and a Parisian plate.

Stone Bird Bath

9. Stone Bird Bath

October 20, 2021
57 min

Jay Blades and the team restore a crumbling bird bath, a harmonium in need of a tune up, a document belonging to a survivor of the Titanic and a 1950s bear in need of TLC.

Barber's Chair

10. Barber's Chair

October 27, 2021
57 min

Jay Blades and the team restore a barber’s chair, an Iranian musical instrument, a roulette machine and a carousel horse.

Speedway Racing Boots

11. Speedway Racing Boots

January 5, 2022
57 min

Jay Blades and the team restore a pair of speedway racing boots, a 1960s electric organ, a handmade grandfather clock and a diary and writing slate.

Record Turntable

12. Record Turntable

January 12, 2022
57 min

Jay Blades and the team restore a record turntable, a chair made for King George VI’s coronation, a code breaker’s leather writing case and a mechanical toy clown.

Miniature Replica House

13. Miniature Replica House

January 19, 2022
57 min

Jay Blades and the team restore a miniature house, a Bakelite radio, a fairground game and an Indian painting.

Danish Egg Chair

14. Danish Egg Chair

January 26, 2022
57 min

Jay Blades and the team restore an iconic 1960s armchair, a Victorian electrostatic generator, a WWII sailor’s hat and the most extraordinary bicycle.