Retro Electro Workshop
2023 · Reality, Documentary · 1 Season · 10 Episodes ·
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
1. AtariShamil 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.
2. Sinclair C5Shamil 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.
3. JukeboxShamil 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.
4. Commodore 64Shamil 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.
5. BoomboxShamil 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.
6. WeltronShamil 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.
7. Pinball MachineShamil 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.
8. ScalextricShamil 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.
9. RadiogramShamil 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.
10. Technics DeckShamil 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.
