The Repair Shop praised for ‘impossible’ restoration of late son’s instrument
The BBC One show took on the challenge to repair a Cretan lyra belonging to Emma MacLennan’s late son.
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‘It was deliberately and monstrously broken’ - the heartbreaking story behind Helen Mirren’s wartime instrument on The Repair Shop at Christmas
The actress brings an instrument to the workshop that hasn't been played in 80 years - and it has a devastating backstory
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Helen Mirren hails restoration of Second World War cello that was ‘cruelly’ broken by Nazis
The cello belongs to Denville Hall, a north London care home for entertainment industry professionals
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