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Jay Blades on how The Repair Shop ‘fixed’ him after difficult childhood

Jay Blades has said The Repair Shop team “fixed” him by bringing him into another family after a difficult childhood which saw him experience neglect, racism and violence. The furniture restorer and host of the popular BBC One show has reflected on ...

25 Sept 2022 at 18:22

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‘The world has lost a genius’ – worlds of music and film mourn composer Vangelis

The worlds of music and film have hailed electronic composer Vangelis as a “genius” who “created music of extraordinary originality and power”. The Greece-born musician who wrote the Academy Award-winning score for the film Chariots Of Fire and ...

19 May 2022 at 22:31

Jay Blades appointed first chancellor of Buckinghamshire New University

Jay Blades said he is “proud and honoured” to have been appointed the first chancellor of a university that shares his “passionate belief in the power of education to transform lives”. The Repair Shop host, 52, was a student at Buckinghamshire ...

20 May 2022 at 17:54

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders spoof The Repair Shop in Red Nose Day sketch

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders poke fun at The Repair Shop host Jay Blades in a comedy sketch for Red Nose Day. The duo reprise their roles as The Extras – two perpetually overacting film extras – from their BBC sketch show in a bid to get ...

18 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders announce Repair Shop sketch for Comic Relief

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders have reunited for Comic Relief and will reprise their popular characters ‘The Extras’ for a sketch set in The Repair Shop. The charity edition of the heart-warming show will see French and Saunders playing a ...

08 Mar 2022 at 01:25

French and Saunders destroy Judi Dench’s doll in Red Nose Day sketch

Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders smashed the head of a doll owned by Dame Judi Dench in a Repair Shop comedy sketch for Red Nose Day. The duo reprised their roles as The Extras – two perpetually overacting film extras – from their BBC ...

18 Mar 2022 at 22:55

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Catalan family drama Alcarras wins Berlin’s Golden Bear award

The Catalan family drama Alcarras has won the Golden Bear award for best movie at the Berlin International Film Festival. Director Carla Simon’s film was picked from a field of 18 by a seven-member jury under American filmmaker M ...

16 Feb 2022 at 21:55

Brave survivor of ‘evil’ domestic violence urges women to speak out

A woman who survived “evil” domestic abuse has urged others suffering to speak out after her tormentor was jailed for 25 years. The abuse Angela Wright suffered, as one of Steven Blades’ three victims, began in the 1980s, a ...

30 Dec 2021 at 17:55

Jay Blades reveals motivation behind learning to read

The Repair Shop host Jay Blades said he started learning to read in the hope he could read his teenage daughter a bedtime story for the first time. The TV star’s learning journey is to be documented in a one-off BBC One ...

25 Jan 2022 at 21:25

Kate Garraway: NTA nomination for documentary on husband Derek is ‘bittersweet’

Kate Garraway has said being nominated for a National Television Award for her documentary about her family life as her husband battles the long-term effects of Covid is “bittersweet”. The Good Morning Britain ...

14 Oct 2022 at 00:06

Jay Blades recalls ‘unbelievable’ experience of meeting the King ahead of NTAs

Jay Blades has described the “really unbelievable” experience of meeting the King in an upcoming special episode of his BBC show The Repair Shop. The presenter was one of multiple famous faces to appear on ...

14 Oct 2022 at 00:39

Dame Judi Dench emotional after late husband’s watch restored by The Repair Shop

Dame Judi Dench has said having her late husband’s pocketwatch repaired and engraved with his initials by The Repair Shop team was “more than she could possibly hope for”. The veteran actress had the ...

24 Aug 2022 at 22:26

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