Dom and Will are off on a road trip across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland fixing historical treasures and precious objects that can’t be brought to the barn.



Season 1 - Episode 14 - North East - Victorian Stage Machinery Gets an Update







In this episode, the experts lend their skills to a community project, hear the story behind a new treasure to be repaired and visit a local crafting hero.



We head off to north east England, where Will and Suzie unearth a true hidden gem, one of the few theatres in the country to have retained its original Victorian stage machinery. After a devastating fire, this decades-long restoration project is nearing completion, so our resident master carpenter is going to lend a hand getting the various traps and lifts under the stage ready for their big debut.



In Northumberland, Suzie meets Anoop to pick up a backpack she will take down to the barn to restore. It’s not just any bag, though - it’s an emotionally charged reminder of his mother, who sent it to him as a gift after he had to flee apartheid South Africa. Anoop has travelled the world with this special bag, and it's starting to show its age - so will Suzie’s repairs to the lining and new straps make it fit to travel once again?



While in the north, woodworker Will stops by to get some tips and training from marquetry artist and restorer Victoria Walpole. It’s delicate and sometimes dangerous work that involves small slivers of wood and an extremely sharp saw or scalpel, but in the hands of a master like Victoria, it can yield stunning results.



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