About this season
Narrator Bill Paterson reminisces on some favourite fixes.
Episodes (7)
1. Episode 1
Aired 30 October 2024 • 58 min
Narrator Bill Paterson reminisces on four favourite fixes related to childhood, including a toy rabbit belonging to Dick King-Smith, author of the story that became the film, Babe.
2. Episode 2
Aired 13 November 2024 • 58 min
Narrator Bill Paterson reminisces on four favourite musical fixes from the past, including an original marching drum belonging to a Scottish brass band that started out in 1883.
3. Episode 3
Aired 6 November 2024 • 58 min
Narrator Bill Paterson reminisces on favourite fixes related to World War II, including a doll believed to have been made by a young woman who joined the Women's Land Army aged eighteen.
4. Episode 4
Aired 27 November 2024 • 58 min
Narrator Bill Paterson reminisces on four of the barn’s most unusual fixes, including a hovering vacuum cleaner, a Victorian lightning machine, and a giant stuffed animal.
5. Episode 5
Aired 4 December 2024 • 58 min
Narrator Bill Paterson looks back at four favourite sporting fixes from the past, including a 120-year-old rugby league cap given to a Yorkshireman who played for his country.
6. Episode 6
Aired 11 December 2024 • 58 min
Narrator Bill Paterson looks back at some favourite toy fixes, including a cuddly keepsake that’s provided comfort for both a father and son, and a tinplate rocket in need of a boost.
7. Episode 7
Aired 18 December 2024 • 58 min
Narrator Bill Paterson reminisces about four favourite art keepsakes from the past, including a pair of 1970s pop art boots so funky even Elton John grabbed himself a pair.