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The Repair Shop leaves fans in tears after as emotional first episode shares the incredible story of a pair of tiny cowboy boots connected to Elton John


In the barn, a little pair of children's cowboy boots, an instrument named a saz and a lamp were beautifully restored.

I didn’t get a lump in my throat when we heard Elton John had paid tribute to his dear musician friend by singing ‘Don’t let the Sun go Down on Me.’ Who am I kidding? The latest series will also feature on of the show's biggest ever challenges they as attempt to save an armchair which tells a poignant story from the 1980's AIDS crisis. Some of the most memorable fixes over the years have included the rocking horse, a Jewish Prayer Book that survived Theresienstadt concentration camp, a grip that was used to travel over on the Windrush ships, and a 2,000-year-old Chinese statue.

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