Station:
Yesterday (GB)
Status:
Running
Start:
2023-07-18
Rating:
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A new UKTV Original series for Yesterday about the dying art of repairing electronics, fronted by super-fixer Rob Howard, one of the UK's last remaining full-time repair men of retro-electronic products.At one time, Britain had an electronics repairer on every street corner. From the 1930s to the 1980s, electronic gadgets were built to be repaired and to last a lifetime. Whether it's a classic American jukebox, a retro pinball machine, a boombox or a vintage radio, super-fixer Rob Howard and his network of experts, including Matt, are ready to find, fix, restore and revive "anything old with a plug on it".Shamil and his dad T have a wealth of knowledge about vintage electronics and find design classics ripe for restoration and re-sell.
There is no Next Episode of Retro Electro Workshop planned.
S1E8 - Scalextric
Shamil relives his childhood memories with a classic Scalextric, Rob lends a hand at a charity workshop and Matt repairs a late 80s Panasonic cassette player.
Air Date: 05 Sep 2023 15:00 (CDT)
S1E9 - Radiogram
Shamil hunts down a battered 1940s Marconi Radiogram that has seen better days, Rob is tasked with getting a 50's TV working again by the family who made them and Matt works on an electro-mechanical Burger toy.
Air Date: 12 Sep 2023 15:00 (CDT)
S1E10 - Technics
Shamil buys an 80s Technics deck for Rob to restore. Rob is on a call out to a museum where a Marconi set needs repair and Matt is working on a hostess trolley that has special memories for its owner.
Air Date: 19 Sep 2023 15:00 (CDT)