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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19218 Location: Cheshire

For anyone interested there is a new series of 40 programmes beginning Monday 18th Nov at 4.30pm BBC1

We record the whole series then watch when there isn't anything else on. All of the workmanship is fantastic considering the state of some of the items.

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88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!

I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005

becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6728

I caught one of these programmes by accident,Helen - it was a delight to watch.

Haven't caught up with any since - just don't seem to have the time.

Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19218 Location: Cheshire

I know what you mean Becky! We tend to watch them mid evening and sometimes stop and go back an hour later if there is something we WANT to watch! We still have half a dozen or so from the last series to watch but they are timeless.

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88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!

I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005

becky sharp · Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Posts: 6728

Caught this programme today and was transfixed with the repairs to the boxing gloves,the egg and the Laurel and Hardy bike + the stories that went with them.

Lovely,lovely programme.

oldraver · Joined: 18 Dec 2006 Posts: 1147 Location: London

I love The Repair Shop, H. Only discovered it by chance, earlier in the year. It's wonderful television, isn't it. Really feelgood stuff. I thought I was the only one, until a couple of well known people who I've forgotten tweeted about it. I think Ken Bruce was one.

My eldest daughter is a fan as well. I'm just a bit sad that I didn't know about it until series 4 or 5. However, I noticed today, that Quest are showing some older ones, so watched two this morning. The format has changed slightly, - in these ones, they don't save all the repaired items until the end, but the magic is still there.
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Fog on the Tyne · Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 1088

I watch this programme with a smile on my face throughout, it's a wonderful show without any foolish gimmicks just a gentle glow of achievement
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Helen May · Joined: 10 Dec 2006 Posts: 19218 Location: Cheshire

As I mentioned earlier I think we came to it in series 2 then recorded a whole batch last Spring. There must have been quite a break between the filming as Kirsten (the talented china restorer) had short hair in the first ones and it was shoulder length in the later ones!

We watched a really good one last night but I'm not sure which series it was from.

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88 - 91 FM this is Radio 2 from the BBC!

I said it live on air in the studio with Jeremy Vine on 10/3/2005

Red Baron · Joined: 30 Mar 2007 Posts: 119

We love it as well.

Angela W · Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 7156 Location: North Yorkshire

We love it too.
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