The Repair Shop
United States
The Repair Shop is a television channel available in the United States that focuses on the restoration and preservation of objects. Programming centers on the process of repairing furniture, electronics, mechanical devices, and other household or personal items. The channel features content that follows craftspeople and technicians as they assess damage, source materials, and carry out detailed restoration work. Viewers can expect to see a range of items being brought back to functional or aesthetic condition, from vintage clocks and worn leather goods to antique toys and broken ceramics. The emphasis is on the practical skills and problem-solving involved in each repair.
The channel’s content is presented in English and is directed at an audience interested in craftsmanship, DIY techniques, and material culture. Broadcasts are available through cable and satellite providers across the country. Some programming may also be accessible via on-demand streaming platforms that carry the channel. The Repair Shop does not produce news, sports, or children’s content, and its schedule is built around documentary-style segments and workshop-based series. Television listings for the channel can be found through standard program guides and provider websites.
Schedule
00:07 - 00:42
The Repair Shop
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Furniture restorers Jay Blades and Will Kirk work on a hundred-year-old Nordic rocking chair that owner Nina Tucknott's grandparents were given on their wedding day.
00:42 - 01:16
The Repair Shop
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Horologist Steven Fletcher gets a Victorian cuckoo clock singing again; ceramics conservator Kirsten Ramsay attempts a seamless repair on a seventies bowl; furniture restorer Will Kirk navigates a 200-year-old sea chest.
01:16 - 01:50
The Repair Shop
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Lucia Scalisi is presented with a perforated painting by Fred Appleyard; Will Kirk has a homemade riddle with over 100 pieces; a family heirloom with huge sentimental value needs the prowess of ceramicist Kirsten Ramsay.
01:50 - 02:25
The Repair Shop
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Dominic Chinea has to future-proof an old Cornish museum sign; Steven Fletcher has to steer an old clunker back onto the road; Julie and Amanda start treatment on George, a very special teddy who has lost one of his eyes and his growl.
02:25 - 02:59
The Repair Shop
Toy Boat
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
A customer has a knotty nautical problem that leaves furniture restorer Will Kirk all at sea. Jay Blades and Tim Weeks get a vintage gramophone looking and sounding like new. Soft toy specialists Amanda and Julie take on a young lady suffering the effects of years of love and...
02:59 - 03:35
The Repair Shop
Gramophone, Lucy Doll, Sail Boat
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
A customer has a knotty nautical problem for furniture restorer Will Kirk; Jay Blades and Tim Weeks get a gramophone looking and sounding like new; soft-toy specialists Amanda and Julie work on a lady suffering the effects of years of affection.
03:35 - 04:27
The Repair Shop
Violin, Plate Camera and Alvar Aalto Screen
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Jay Blades and the team bring three treasured family heirlooms, and the memories they hold, back to life.
04:27 - 05:13
The Repair Shop
Les Arc Chairs, Boat Stained Glass Window and Toy Steamroller
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Clock restorer Steve Fletcher tries to fix up a toy steam roller from the 1930s that hasn't been used in forty years.
05:13 - 05:21
The Repair Shop
Blitz Music Box, Fire Tongs and Lamb Soft Toy
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Musical box expert Stephen Kember and furniture restorer Will Kirk join forces to tackle a very special music box damaged by a bomb during the Blitz.
05:21 - 07:05
The Repair Shop
Porcelain Hand Mirror, Thames Painting and Bracket Clock
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
A broken hand mirror containing the portrait of a mysterious French lady; a murky painting of fog on the River Thames; a prestigious eighteenth-century timepiece that has suffered a supernatural accident.
07:05 - 07:58
The Repair Shop
Gramophone, Blue Pitcher and Meerschaum Pipe
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Clockmaker Steve Fletcher turns his talents to restoring an ornate antique pipe; Gramophone guru Tim Weeks takes on the restoration of an early twentieth-century record player and radio.
07:58 - 08:52
The Repair Shop
Battleship, Panda and Rosewood Table
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Furniture restorer Will Kirk takes on a rickety, water-damaged rosewood table; resident clockmaker Steve Fletcher turns his hand to getting an antique French steamboat shipshape again after it was found buried on a beach over fifty years ago.
08:52 - 09:46
The Repair Shop
Fire Engine, Imari Bowl and Village Sign
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Former firefighter Steve Fletcher jumps at the opportunity to restore a toy replica of a Dennis fire engine, while ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay tries to rescue a beautiful Japanese Imari bowl.
09:46 - 10:40
The Repair Shop
Theater Stained Glass Window, Propeller Clock and Shoe Stretcher
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Stained-glass expert Matthew Nickels tries to recreate a window; horologist Steve Fletcher works on restoring a clock fashioned from the propeller of a World War I plane downed in France; a shoe stretcher loosens up.
10:40 - 11:34
The Repair Shop
Georgian Desk, Boulle Clock and Elephant on Wheels
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Clockmaker Steve gets busy restoring an intricate Boulle-work clock that hasn't ticked for 15 years, while soft toy repairers Julie and Amanda attempt to bring a threadbare elephant back to life.
11:34 - 12:26
The Repair Shop
Treasure Chest, Life Guard Helmet and Rabbit Toy
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Matthew Boultwood attempts to restore a piece of British military history; a ceremonial helmet hailing from the Life Guards' regiment.
12:26 - 13:19
The Repair Shop
Peter Pan Gramophone, Child's Rocking Chair and Cash Register
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Gramophone expert Tim Weeks works on restoring a portable Peter Pan gramophone; Sonnaz and Will work in a child's rocking chair; Steve tries to fix a broken vintage cash register that has been in a family business for generations.
13:19 - 14:13
The Repair Shop
Big Ted and Little Ted, Victorian Lamp Post and Steam Car
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Amanda and Julie take two well-worn teddy bears under their wing to preserve memories from a lifetime of love; Dominic works his magic when restoring a rusted Victorian lamp that bore witness to over 50 years of happy family events.
14:13 - 15:09
The Repair Shop
Caputo Painting, Tricycle and Barometer Clock
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Steven Fletcher and William Kirk combine their expert knowledge of clocks and woodwork to repair a broken barometer.
15:09 - 16:03
The Repair Shop
Pub Sign, Spaceship Toy and Majolica Vase
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay gets to work on a stunning Majolica Vase, which has fallen victim to more than one accident over the years, including a broken lid.
16:03 - 16:55
The Repair Shop
Art Nouveau Mirror, Phonograph and Writing Case
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Tim Weeks recalls many happy memories as he repairs an Edison model phonograph that hasn't played for years.
16:55 - 17:49
The Repair Shop
Pocket Watch
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Clockmaker Steve Fletcher tackles a pocket watch that's come all the way from Holland; metalworker Dominic Chinea and master cooper Alastair Simms fix an ancient butter churn; leather expert Suzie Fletcher restores a trunk made by Louis Vuitton.
17:49 - 18:43
The Repair Shop
How-to, Arts/crafts
Craftsmen pool their talents and resources to restore heirlooms and treasured antiques such as music boxes, vases and clocks to prove that anything can be restored to their former glory.
18:43 - 19:39
The Repair Shop
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Music box expert, Stephen Kember, and furniture restorer Will Kirk come together to work on a music box that is housed in a replica Swiss chalet.
19:39 - 20:31
The Repair Shop
Armchair
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Sonnaz Nooranvary takes on a battered but beloved armchair; Steve and Suzie Fletcher try their hand at restoring a WWI-era military riding crop; Kirsten Ramsay tackles a damaged Hungarian vase.
20:31 - 21:25
The Repair Shop
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Art conservator Lucia Scalisi works on a 1930s portrait of a Japanese martial arts master; upholsterer Sonnaz Nooranvary restores a Victorian chair; horologist Steve Fletcher and ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay restore an ornate porcelain clock.
21:25 - 22:19
The Repair Shop
Art Deco Lamp
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Resident horologist Steve Fletcher and ceramics restorer Kirsten Ramsay work to fix an art deco lamp; stained-glass expert Matthew Nickels completely overhauls a precious painted window.
22:19 - 23:11
The Repair Shop
Teddy Bear
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Soft toy restorers Amanda Middleditch and Julie Tatchell work their magic on an old teddy called Fred; silver smith Brenton West comes to the rescue of a pair of Art Deco statuettes that miraculously survived the Blitz.
23:11 - 00:05
The Repair Shop
Wall Clock, Piano Make-up Compact, Cradle
Series, How-to, Arts/crafts
Resident clock expert Steve Fletcher restores an 18th century wall clock; Caner Rachael South restores a beautiful wicker cradle that has been in use for generations; Brenton West fixes a much loved powder compact, made in the shape of a piano.