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Midlands - A Celestial Projector Is Brought Back to Life

The team help a charity get their iconic bus back on the road, Mark Stuckey reaches for the stars, fixing an unusual projector, and Will is wowed by the lost art of encaustic tiles.

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.

Dom and Mark Stuckey are up in the Black Country, on the lookout for a big red bus. After being used as a mobile shelter by a homelessness charity for a few years, a leaking roof and outdated electrics have combined to keep it off the road. It鈥檚 a huge fix to take on, in every sense, and the team will need all the help vintage vehicle restorer Mark Owen can provide if they鈥檙e to get it back into service.

In Coventry, Pauline has a curious astrological artefact in need of some repair. It鈥檚 a celestial projector, once owned by her husband, avid stargazer Alan. Now the light has stopped working, and many of the constellations have worn away, so a little Mark Stuckey magic will be required if it鈥檚 to light up Pauline鈥檚 life once again.

The siren call of another heritage craft to explore lures Will to a Victorian factory in Ironbridge Gorge. There, encaustic tile expert Chris Cox uses his own secret clay recipe to create hard-wearing works of decorative art that have seen him tasked with restoration work in some of the world鈥檚 greatest historic buildings, including the Palace of Westminster. What can he teach his new apprentice Will, who is more used to carving wood than getting his hands dirty with pottery?

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43 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Expert Dominic Chinea
Expert William Kirk
Expert Mark Stuckey
Expert Cindy Welland
Narrator Bill Paterson
Director Ingo Nyakairu
Executive Producer Rob Butterfield
Executive Producer Hannah Lamb
Series Producer Dave Martin
Producer Tanveer Bari
Production Company Ricochet Ltd

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