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Retro Electro Workshop

Retro Electro Workshop

July 18, 2023
→ September 19, 2023
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1 Season
10 Episodes
RealityDocumentary
IMDb

Overview

Series 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.

Episodes

Atari
Episode 1July 18, 2023

Atari

44min

Shamil buys an 80s Atari which causes Rob a headache. Rob is called out to a 1930s radio, and Matt has a Pinocchio puppet to fix for a couple who have fostered over 100 children.

Sinclair C5
Episode 2July 25, 2023

Sinclair C5

44min

Shamil buys a Sinclair C5 for Rob to repair. Rob has a mayday call from Radio Caroline, and Matt tackles a Casio keyboard that's been used by a song writer for over 40 years.

Jukebox
Episode 3August 1, 2023

Jukebox

44min

Shamil buys a 70s jukebox for Rob to repair. Rob gets a call out to a vehicle museum to work on an old bus, and Matt has his work cut out with a collectable Kit Cat clock.

Commodore 64
Episode 4August 8, 2023

Commodore 64

44min

Shamil and Rob pick up a Commodore 64 and Spectrum ZX for repair. Rob gets his hands on a century old toy in need of attention, and Matt meets a customer with a Raleigh Vektar bike that might get the better of him.

Boombox
Episode 5August 15, 2023

Boombox

44min

Shamil buys a Boombox for Rob to repair. Rob visits a collector of wartime memorabilia with a radio that doesn't work, and Matt gets smoked out of his workshop by a Food Mixer.

Weltron
Episode 6August 22, 2023

Weltron

44min

Shamil buys an iconic Weltron Space Helmet radio for Rob to repair. Rob picks up a 1950s Ferguson TV, and Matt fixes an Elna sewing machine that no longer stitches.

Pinball Machine
Episode 7August 29, 2023

Pinball Machine

44min

Shamil buys a vintage pinball machine for Rob to repair. Rob goes to an auction of old radios and makes a rare find. Matt re-wires an Edwardian lamp that is a family heirloom.

Scalextric
Episode 8September 5, 2023

Scalextric

44min

Shamil relives his childhood memories with a classic Scalextric that he wants Rob to repair so they can sell it on. It's a new challenge for Rob who has neither owned one as a child nor fixed one.

Radiogram
Episode 9September 12, 2023

Radiogram

44min

Shamil acquires a 1940s Radiogram for Rob to restore in the hope of making some cash. Rob is tasked with getting a 50s TV working again by the family who made them, and Matt works on an electro-mechanical Burger toy.

Technics Deck
Episode 10September 19, 2023

Technics Deck

44min

Shamil buys an 80s Technics deck for Rob to restore. Rob is on a call out to a museum to repair a Marconi set. Matt is working on a hostess trolley.

Cast

Karl Collins

Karl Collins

Self - Narrator (voice)