The Repair Shop: LIFE IN THE BARN: The Inside Stories from the Experts

The Repair Shop: LIFE IN THE BARN: The Inside Stories from the Experts

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  • Create Date:2022-12-05 16:16:39
  • Update Date:2025-09-24
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  • Author:Jay Blades
  • ISBN:1914239644
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Summary

A third book from the BBC’s Top Rated Hit The Repair Shop

In today’s throwaway culture, there’s a counter movement growing that urges us to "make do and mend"。 The Repair Shop has brought this waste-conscious message to an even wider audience, cementing itself as a BBC classic of the likes of Antiques Roadshow

The third book concentrates on the show’s much-loved experts, including woodworker and furniture restorer Will Kirk, clockmaker and mechanical wizard Steve Fletcher, silversmith Brenton West, saddler/leatherworker Suzie Fletcher, upholsterer Sonnaz, and seamstresses Julie Tatchell & Amanda Middleditch – aka The Teddy Bear Ladies, with each sharing why they love their craft, followed by a narrative on two specific objects and their restoration journeys。 These narratives  capture the ethos of the programme by being almost Aesop’s Fables-esque – e。g。 The Woodworker and the Broken Toy Chest – with quotes from the recipients of restored objects dotted around。 

With the focus on the artisans themselves, readers will feel as though they’re stepping straight into the ‘workshop of dreams’。

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Reviews

Odette Lattimer

Thank you for the advanced copy。 I love The Repair Shop, it's such a fantastic programme and this book feels like a dream come true getting to know them and look more at them than items they repair。 I hope eventually this is made into a programme。 Highly recommended Thank you for the advanced copy。 I love The Repair Shop, it's such a fantastic programme and this book feels like a dream come true getting to know them and look more at them than items they repair。 I hope eventually this is made into a programme。 Highly recommended 。。。more

Mark Fallon

A wonderful insight to the people who make The Repair Shop a magical place - the masters of their crafts。 A brief biography of each expert, how they found their way to their profession - and The Repair Shop, plus some lovely stories of projects。 When reading the project stories, I gave the voice of Bill Paterson - one of the narrators - to the text。 If you love the show, you'll love this book。 A wonderful insight to the people who make The Repair Shop a magical place - the masters of their crafts。 A brief biography of each expert, how they found their way to their profession - and The Repair Shop, plus some lovely stories of projects。 When reading the project stories, I gave the voice of Bill Paterson - one of the narrators - to the text。 If you love the show, you'll love this book。 。。。more

Caroline

An easy feel-good read - it rained all day the day it came out so I just lay around reading it。 It's interesting to read the stories of how the craftspeople came to be experts in their field, and that's the main thing I was hoping for from the book。 The segments on specific items they repaired are very much like the show itself, and like the show it leaves me wanting to know some more about the details of how the work was done。 Someone get this show back on in the US, ok? Whatever service will s An easy feel-good read - it rained all day the day it came out so I just lay around reading it。 It's interesting to read the stories of how the craftspeople came to be experts in their field, and that's the main thing I was hoping for from the book。 The segments on specific items they repaired are very much like the show itself, and like the show it leaves me wanting to know some more about the details of how the work was done。 Someone get this show back on in the US, ok? Whatever service will show it, a lot of people will immediately subscribe。 。。。more