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Doncaster - Fixing a Grand Old Clock at the School for the Deaf
A historic clock at Doncaster School for the Deaf ticks again, a family’s 1950s coffee machine is reborn, and Will learns marionette making – an endangered craft.
Steve enlists Will and Cindy’s help to fix a 19th-century grandfather clock that once kept everything ticking over at Doncaster School for the Deaf. In Birmingham, Dom battles rust and pressure to bring a classic coffee machine back to life for a family honouring their father’s legacy. And Will discovers the delicate craft of marionette making, an art whose future is hanging by a thread.
Last on
Fri 13 Mar 2026
07:15
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Narrator | Bill Paterson |
| Expert | Dominic Chinea |
| Expert | Will Kirk |
| Expert | Steven Fletcher |
| Expert | Cindy Welland |
| Executive Producer | Rob Butterfield |
| Executive Producer | Hannah Lamb |
| Executive Producer | Sandy Watson |
| Production Company | Ricochet Ltd |
Broadcasts
- Thu 12 Mar 2026 15:45
- Fri 13 Mar 2026 07:15