The Repair Shop is back with an exciting new spin-off series!
If you're a massive fan of The Repair Shop, you won't want to miss this fantastic new spin-off series! The show will star Dominic Chinea and Will Kirk, who are hitting the road to repair delicate and historical items which could never be brought to the barn.
The Repair Shop on the Road will allow viewers to see rare treasures and hear stories that would never make it to the screen in the original version of the show.
The main series of The Repair Shop is filmed in a barn at the Weald and Downland Living Museum in Chichester, Sussex.
The show will be aired in Scotland first, at 8pm on Mondays, then in the rest of the UK later in the year. However, if you can't wait to watch it, you can view the episodes on iPlayer after they've aired.
Viewers were overjoyed to hear about the new series. "The dynamic duo! Can't wait!" said Patricia McDonnell.
The show kicks off in Ayrshire with a literary surprise, as the experts repair a window signed by the legendary Scottish poet Robert Burns. It turns out that Robert was given a diamond-tippped stylus by the Earl of Glencairn, which he used to write on windows as a way to express his gratitude for the hospitality shown to him by his hosts.
The condition of the graffiti has meant that it has been kept in storage by its custodians at Barr Castle in Galston, as it's too fragile to be put out on display. Ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay is on hand to help restore this historic artefact so that it can be shown to the public once more.
The first stop on the new series is Irvine, where the team will lovingly restore a rare three-piece canoe dating back to the 1930s. The canoe was designed to be compact enough to store in the guard's carriage on a train, at a time when few people had access to cars. For its owner Tom, who suffers with achondroplasia, the refurbished canoe will allow him to explore Britain's waterways with his daughter.
The team will also rescue some Polish artwork from WW2 in the Highlands and save a fragile clockwork ship. Along the way, they'll learn the art of making shinty sticks and much more.
A highlight of the series is a visit to Kays in Mauchline, where they've been making curling stones for over 170 years. These stones are made using dense granite quarried from a single Scottish island – and the curling stones made by these skilled artisans are used at the Winter Olympics!
In a deeply moving episode, the team will create a special book to commemorate the victims of the Lockerbie bombing in 1988.
While the first few episodes are set in Scotland, it looks as though there are plans for the show to visit other UK locations, with Dom spotted filming at a country park near Swindon in July last year, according to The Swindon Advertiser.
We'll be keeping an eye out for the latest news and updates from the upcoming series, so watch this space!
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