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Charles II Portrait

Episode number: 1

Overview: Jay Blades and the team tackle a historic portrait, an engagement ring, an ornate chest from Oman and a toy donkey that links a twin with the brother she lost aged 21.

Seized-up Roundabout

Episode number: 2

Overview: Jay Blades and the team restore a sit-on roundabout, a Texan side saddle, a WWI dominoes box and a mechanical teddy gifted to an adopted girl on arrival in the UK.

Mantle Clock

Episode number: 3

Overview: Jay Blades and the team restore a ship-shaped clock, a ceramic night light, a 1960s skateboard and a teddy that accompanied a young man through life-changing surgery.

Grandma's Running Shoes

Episode number: 4

Overview: Jay Blades and the team takes on a pair of running shoes used in Hitler’s 1936 Berlin Olympics, a photograph of an ANC activist, a cherished clarinet and a push-along donkey.

Painting of Queen Henrietta Maria

Episode number: 5

Overview: Jay Blades and the team tackle a rare historic painting, a vintage sewing machine, a Beatles souvenir from the Swinging Sixties and a splintered stained-glass window.

Dolls Amy and David

Episode number: 6

Overview: Jay Blades and the team restore two very well-loved dolls, a drum kit with magical memories, a painted German toy box and the oldest item ever to enter the barn.

Diana the Doll

Episode number: 7

Overview: Jay Blades and the team restore a beloved doll, a metal guitar, a symbolic sculpture and a suitcase that accompanied an army officer as he journeyed through Africa.

Symbolic Seascape

Episode number: 8

Overview: Jay Blades and the team restore a significant seascape painting, a doll belonging to a refugee child from Bosnia, a farmer’s vintage seed-sower and a Parisian plate.

Stone Bird Bath

Episode number: 9

Overview: Jay Blades and the team restore a crumbling bird bath, a harmonium in need of a tune up, a document belonging to a survivor of the Titanic and a 1950s bear in need of TLC.

Barber's Chair

Episode number: 10

Overview: Jay Blades and the team restore a barber’s chair, an Iranian musical instrument, a roulette machine and a carousel horse.

Speedway Racing Boots

Episode number: 11

Overview: Jay Blades and the team restore a pair of speedway racing boots, a 1960s electric organ, a handmade grandfather clock and a diary and writing slate.

Record Turntable

Episode number: 12

Overview: Jay Blades and the team restore a record turntable, a chair made for King George VI’s coronation, a code breaker’s leather writing case and a mechanical toy clown.

Miniature Replica House

Episode number: 13

Overview: Jay Blades and the team restore a miniature house, a Bakelite radio, a fairground game and an Indian painting.

Danish Egg Chair

Episode number: 14

Overview: Jay Blades and the team restore an iconic 1960s armchair, a Victorian electrostatic generator, a WWII sailor’s hat and the most extraordinary bicycle.