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If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 10:02:15 GMT

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Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Apr 2, 2021 10:02:15 GMT

You will probably enjoy the ‘Saved and Remade’ programmes that are on BBC 2 at the moment. Unlike the repair shop the articles are repurposed but have elements of the original thing. I have watched 3 now and have been enjoying it much more than that awful programme Keith Lemon did on Channel 4 ( The Fantastical Factory Of Curious Craft). One of the remades was turning a trombone into a flaming sculpture.

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lily Full Member Posts: 16,717	If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 10:51:57 GMT Yorko, Nellie, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by lily on Apr 2, 2021 10:51:57 GMT Pity they didn't turn Keith Lemon into something useful ...

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If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 11:06:26 GMT

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Apr 2, 2021 10:59:52 GMT Nellie said:

Apr 2, 2021 10:51:57 GMT lily said:

Pity they didn't turn Keith Lemon into something useful ...

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They have made him a Craft Ambassador on Create & Craft- one of the demoers Carla, was on his ghastly show, so I bet it was her idea.

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Nellie Full Member Posts: 30,467	If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 11:08:48 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nellie on Apr 2, 2021 11:08:48 GMT
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Liv Full Member TRAVIS FIMMEL- Australian Actor and Former Model Posts: 14,338	If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 11:13:48 GMT Berry McPaper-cuts and lily like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Liv on Apr 2, 2021 11:13:48 GMT Apr 2, 2021 10:51:57 GMT lily said: Pity they didn't turn Keith Lemon into something useful ... You are asking for a miracle Edit: 'Tis the season mind
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Berry McPaper-cuts Full Member Posts: 26,597 Mood: FP Swim	If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 11:25:05 GMT Frazz likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Apr 2, 2021 11:25:05 GMT The difference with this programme is that the owner of the object wants to keep it , hasn’t taken it to the tip, andso at the reveal partthey get it back and seem delighted.
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If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 13:01:02 GMT Yorko, Berry McPaper-cuts, and 2 more like this

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Post by cassandra on Apr 2, 2021 13:01:02 GMT

We stopped watching Repair Shop. Loved the first series but then it descended into too much sentimentality and we found ourselves constantly fast forwarding. Knowing how many times they shoot each ‘take’ and the encouragement there is to wring every drop of pathos from the reveal...well....This is not to denigrate the fine work of the restorers, of course.
We like saved and remade so far, like the 30 minute format and the fact that the end result is practical. The owners are appreciative without too much schmaltz . Maybe I’m just a cynical old biddy. The treasured trombone being turned into an amazing garden torch was great TV.

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It's a great pity the right of free speech isn't based on the obligation to say something sensible.

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If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 15:20:02 GMT Nellie and Diamond Diva like this

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Apr 2, 2021 14:41:12 GMT Nellie said:

I said this to Mr Nell only last night.

Far too much sentimentality and, call me cynical, but if the treasured object is of so much importantance to the family, why does everything look like it's been abandoned at the back of a shed under a heap of old, rusty junk for over 30 years?

...because a great deal of it has but the lure of getting it repaired for free and being on TV may be hard to resist for some.

It's a great pity the right of free speech isn't based on the obligation to say something sensible.

Yorko Administrator Posts: 33,530 Mood: Y	If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 15:42:22 GMT lily likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Yorko on Apr 2, 2021 15:42:22 GMT piling 20 year olds into a Mediterranean villa and encouraging them to shag anything with a pulse 1ED667D8-31D3-4CB2-A63C-702C16D44F02

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If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 15:42:43 GMT Yorko likes this

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Post by Frazz on Apr 2, 2021 15:42:43 GMT

I'm going to be honest and say I'm finding the constant pandemic sadness and heartstring wrenching very wearing at the moment. So many personal stories of loss and despair in the news, specific programs, videos etc. I'm afraid I switch over now.

It is all so tragic and sad, and I feel deeply for those involved, but as I have said recently about The Repair Stop, I'm fed up being an emotional wreck by the end. That said, there was an inspiring war story yesterday about a boy who survived a mass firing squad of young boys from a village in Poland, he escaped and with other events along the way, eventually made his way to England.

I do like the Hearts Wall gradually appearing outside St Thomas's Hospital as a memorial to covid victims. It seems a fitting tribute, there is something of the Tower of London poppies about it.

Berry McPaper-cuts Full Member Posts: 26,597 Mood: FP Swim	If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 16:50:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Berry McPaper-cuts on Apr 2, 2021 16:50:50 GMT As Frazz does not like Impossible Rick’s tight suits your suggestion might not work for her Nellie.
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Frazz Full Member Posts: 19,780	If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 18:59:34 GMT Yorko likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Frazz on Apr 2, 2021 18:59:34 GMT My spirits are fine as long as I minimise watching/reading constant covid gloom and doom. I don't think men spinning their genitals would be top of the list as cure for anything for me personally lol!
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Nellie Full Member Posts: 30,467	If you are a fan of The Repair Shop... Apr 2, 2021 19:01:45 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by Nellie on Apr 2, 2021 19:01:45 GMT
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