25 episodesFirst aired 8 January 2025
E1Jan 202558m
The experts join forces on a much-loved Syrian rocking horse left behind by a family unable to visit their war-torn country. And a dilapidated ice cream trailer is revived.
E2Jan 202558m
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.
E3Jan 202557m
A blind photographer’s cosy and comforting boots are restored to their former glory, and a school clock gifted by Florence Nightingale is revived, including a full facelift.
E4Jan 202557m
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.
E5Feb 202557m
The team revives a torn, nicotine-stained, lace dress that provided creative inspiration for a talented artist and a battered drum that was once the heartbeat of a Cornish festival.
E6Feb 202557m
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.
E7Feb 202557m
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.
E8Mar 202557m
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.
E9Mar 202557m
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.
E10Mar 202557m
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.
E11Mar 202557m
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.
E12Apr 202558m
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.
E13Apr 202558m
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.
E14Apr 202558m
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.
E15Apr 202557m
Julyan utilises his skills to fix a piece of folk history belonging to a celebrated musician, and a pair of childhood chairs that hold memories of the Tanzanian wild are restored.
E16Apr 202557m
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.
E17May 202559m
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.
E18Jul 202557m
The team take on four more cherished items, including a pair of battered seats from Arsenal’s Highbury stadium and a crumbling relic from a much-loved Somerset model village.
E19Aug 202557m
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.
E20Aug 202557m
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.
E21Aug 202557m
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.
E22Aug 202558m
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.
E23Sept 202557m
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.
E24Oct 202557m
The team restores a photo of President Kennedy’s children with their English nanny, a tiny drum kit clock, a melted wax statuette and a traditional Venezuelan stringed instrument.
E25Oct 202557m
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.