The Repair Shop
Favourite Fixes
Episode 2 of 7
Bill Paterson narrates a look back at favourite restorations related to the Second World War, including a doll believed to have been made by a woman who joined the Land Army at the age of 18. Other items include a metal bookend given to a soldier when he was in the SAS, and a battered and beaten writing case given to a woman sent to work at Bletchley Park, the top-secret home of Britain's wartime codebreakers.
The Repair Shop airs on BBC One South West at 8:00 PM, Wednesday 6 November. (Subtitles, new, audio description.)
Topics
Leisure hobbies
Antiques ➝ Collectibles
General
Bill Paterson
Narrator
Rich Merritt
Director
Ben Borland
Director