Synopsis
Today, three unique items help tell the story of how Brits kept the home fires burning during the Second World War.
- Programme: The Repair Shop: Fixing Britain
- Episode: 2
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2020
- History
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Episode 5 | The Repair Shop: Fixing Britain
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Episode 6 | The Repair Shop: Fixing Britain
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Episode 14 | The Repair Shop: Fixing Britain
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Episode 15 | The Repair Shop: Fixing Britain
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