1Ice Cream Cart, a Pocket Dictionary and a Syrian Ricking Horse
The experts work on a dilapidated ice cream trailer, a much-loved Syrian rocking horse left behind by a family unable to visit their war-torn country, a pocket dictionary heirloom that got accidentally left in a muddy car park, and a tired town crier bell.
2Search Dog's Jacket from Pepper, a Table to prepare Food on and a Pair of Women's Rugby Boots
The team rescue a jacket worn by a beloved search dog involved in the Lockerbie disaster, as well as tackle a pair of rugby boots that helped England win the Women’s World Cup.
3A pair of Blind Photographer's Boots, a Printing Press and a much Loved Teddy Bear called George
A blind photographer’s cosy and comforting boots are restored to their former glory, an 1820s printing press gets a complete strip down, a well-travelled toy needs help, and a school clock gifted by Florence Nightingale is revived.
4Welsh Rugby Shirt, a Large Caribbean Food Plate and an Irish Accordion
The team salvages a vintage rugby shirt worn by a Welsh professional in the 1960s, whose daughter-in-law had tried to freshen it up before framing it but had a laundry disaster.
5Nicotine-Stained Lace Dress, a Battered Cornish Drum and a Clocking-in Clock
The team revives a torn, nicotine-stained, lace dress that provided creative inspiration for a talented artist, a battered drum that was once the heartbeat of a Cornish festival, a clocking-in clock from an old family business, and a polo bike and mallet from a sadly-departed son and brother.
6A Handmade Book, a Camping Stove and a Thai Table
Childhood memories are restored alongside items such as a storybook made by two loving parents and a tweed flat cap that belonged to a bricklaying father who died far too young.
7Elephant Puppet, Lancaster Bomber Pilot's Watch and a Broken Northern Irish Hurling Stick
Enter a workshop filled with expert craftspeople, bringing loved pieces of family history and the memories they hold back to life. A heartwarming antidote to throwaway culture.
8An Old Village Sign of Broome, a Shop Till, and a Handmade Cardboard Organ
The team revives a dilapidated carved village sign that has stood pride of place in Broome, Norfolk since the turn of the millennium, along with a handmade organ crafted in Basra during World War I.
9A Zoetrope, a Pair of designer Ercol Chairs, and a pair of Chelsea Step Dancers Boots.
The team restores a zoetrope - a groundbreaking form of Victorian entertainment and a precursor to moving film – along with a pair of dilapidated designer chairs.
10A Suit of Armour, an Old Corona Typewriter and a Piece of Stained Glass
The team joins forces to revive a suit of armour that belonged to actor Joss Ackland. And the restoration of a pair of line dancing boots sees the experts’ rhythm put to the test.
11A rare Onyx Ring, a 1920's Banner and a Wooden Whirligig
No stone is left unturned in restoring an Onyx ring back to its former glory, and a vintage mechanical doll, seemingly beyond repair, is brought back from the brink.
12A Braille Watch, a 1898's Great-Great Grandmother's Fire Screen and a Battered Leather Dart Case
Steve, Cindy, and Richard take on a Braille watch, Mark tackles a vintage projector, Will and Rebecca repair a Victorian fire screen, and Suzie works on Ralph McTell's leather toy Kenny the Kangaroo.
13An Electric Model Jeep, a Dutch Doll with Wooden Shoes and an Egyptian Fez
The team completes a father’s unfinished project holding precious childhood memories, the Bear Ladies work on a treasured doll with a history from the Troubles in Northern Ireland, Jayesh restores a moth-eaten fez for a Tommy Cooper fan, and ceramics expert Kirsten revives a very unusual piece of family history relating to a prisoner-of-war.
14A Life-Sized Model Horse, a War-Torn Chair and an Unusual Clock
The Bear Ladies harness their skills to transform a life-sized horse, Sonnaz restores a classic chair that holds memories of a daring escape from Paris during World War II, Steve tackles a unique 1930s clock, and Suzie repairs a treasured darts case.
15A Mandriola, a Tanzanian Children's Chairs, and an Airline Captains Hat.
A piece of folk history belonging to a celebrated musician is fixed, a pair of childhood chairs that hold memories of the Tanzanian wild are restored, an airline captain's hat needs a makeover, and a beloved American pinball machine gets lit up.
16A Portable Drum Kit, a Family Crumbling Painting cut in two from the 1850's and a Pair of Baby Shoes
Painting conservator Lucia tackles a crumbling 175-year-old portrait that’s been cut in two, and a pair of baby shoes holding precious memories of a wartime heroism are restored.
17VE Day Special
To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, the team take on four items with an extraordinary wartime story behind them, including a cockpit clock owned by a 101-year-old veteran.
18Arsenal stadium seats, a broken locket, a shop's ledger book & a model chapel
The team take on a pair of battered seats from Arsenal’s Highbury stadium, a broken locket that once belonged to some wartime sweethearts, a 120-year-old family-run shop ledger, and a crumbling relic from a much-loved Somerset model village.
19A weather-worn concrete portrait, a silver statuette of a paratrooper, a leather baby hammock and a battered flight case for a guitar,
The team restore a silver statuette that survived a shipwreck, a traditional Iranian baby hammock, a remarkable concrete portrait and a flight case once owned by a rock legend.
20Wwii Channel Islands Occupstion Diary, a Rust-Covered Railway Lantern, a Cub Scout Pack's Ceremonial Wolf's Head and A 1980's Doll's House
The team take on four more precious items, including a remarkable wartime diary from Nazi-occupied Guernsey, a rusted station lamp and a beloved 1980s dolls’ house.
21Elvis Presley's hound dog, a treasured clock compendium, a leather shepherd's bag and a sewing machine
The team repair a giant plush hound dog with rock star pedigree, a Cypriot shepherd’s bag and a prizewinning sewing machine from the 1980s.
22Hamish the magician's puppet, a section of kitchen wall with a note from a deceased son, an award to a caving, photographing father and a pair of cowboy boots bought by a beloved mother
The team restore a puppet who has lost his limbs, a piece of plaster holding a loved one's message, a pioneering film-maker's award, and a unique pair of cowboy boots.
23An A.T.S. leather jerkin, an old cine projector, an 1879 physiology textbook and a well-worn Indian harmonium are all in for repair..
Electronics expert Mark Stuckey hopes to unlock memories from the past by restoring a broken cine projector that hasn’t been used for over 40 years.
24A miniature drum kit, a photo from the English nanny of JFK's children, a monument to Victorian children of London buried in unmarked graves and a cuatro (a traditional four-stringed instrument from Venezuela)
The team restores a tiny drum kit clock, a photo of President Kennedy’s children with their English nanny, a melted wax statuette, and a traditional Venezuelan stringed instrument.
25A model circus tent that was a wedding cake topper, Jenny Hanley brings a toy used to focus the attention of Princesses Elizabeth & Margaret Rose, a regulator clock and a WWII helmet
The Bear Ladies restore a stuffed monkey that turned royal heads. The team also fix a cake topper emblematic of a circus childhood and a Second World War helmet that survived the Blitz.
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A Polo Bike, a Ceramic Buddha Statue and some Old Cinema Seats
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A Cockpit Clock , a Hippo called Abbo and a Gottlieb's Pinball Machine