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Back up to: The Repair Shop
17/25 To celebrate 80 years since VE Day, the team repair four very special war-related items.
16/25 Painting conservator Lucia tackles a crumbling 175-year-old portrait that was cut in two.
15/25 Julyan utilises his skills to fix a piece of folk history belonging to a musical legend.
14/25 The Bear Ladies harness their skills to transform a life-sized model horse.
13/25 Ceramics expert Kirsten revives a very unusual piece of family history relating to a POW.
12/25 Horologist Steve Fletcher takes on a cleverly designed accessory with a unique purpose.
11/25 No stone is left unturned in restoring an onyx ring back to its former glory.
10/25 The team forces to revive a suit of armour that belonged to actor Joss Ackland.
9/25 The team restores a zoetrope, a groundbreaking form of Victorian entertainment.
8/25 The team resurrect a village sign from Broome in Norfolk and a WWI handmade organ.
7/25 The team takes on a task with strings attached – an elephant puppet that survived a fire.
6/25 Childhood memories are restored alongside items such as a book made by loving parents.
5/25 The team revives a lace dress that provided creative inspiration for a talented artist.
4/25 The team salvage a professional rugby shirt that has undergone a laundry disaster.
3/25 A blind photographer’s cosy and comforting boots are restored to their former glory.
2/25 The team revive a jacket belonging to a search dog involved in the Lockerbie disaster.
1/25 The experts forces to triage a Syrian rocking horse that survived a war zone.