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This Morning loses its daytime crown to The Repair Shop at the NTAs

It comes as the ITV morning programme continues to face backlash amid the furore of the Phillip Schofield affair.

The Independent UK

Leigh-Anne Pinnock receives honorary doctorate from BNU for racial equality campaigning

The Little Mix star was also surprised with a flashmob who danced to her debut solo single Don’t Say Love

Evening Standard

OPINION - Anti-tank e-bikers and snipers downing drones: what the Army is learning from Ukraine

Under a curtain of wintry rain last Friday, the Army put on a bravura performance of the lessons and tricks it has picked up from 18 months of war in Ukraine. Their spirit of make-over and make-do seemed to owe more to the spirit of Jay Blades and The Repair…

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TV tonight: Ellie Simmonds’s deeply moving search for her birth mother

The swimmer reveals how she was given up for adoption shortly after she was born. Plus: an investigation into the costs of renewable energy. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Our highlights for Thursday, July 6

Finding My Secret Family is just one of the gems on TV tonight.

WhatToWatch

TV tonight: Our highlights for Thursday, June 29

Who Do You Think You Are? is just one of the gems on TV tonight. is just one of the gems on TV tonight.

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TV tonight: Our highlights for Tuesday, June 27

Waterloo Road is just one of the gems on TV tonight.

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A birdsong app, an allergy cure and a cool glass of gavi: Alan Carr, Mary Berry, Maya Jama and others on the thing that makes their summer

From a slice of cucumber to a sticky cuddle, celebrities reveal their essential companion for a blue-sky day

The Guardian - UK

Repair Shop's Jay Blades' life from rock bottom during darkest days to unlikely TV star

Jay Blades has become well known for helping fix things for others on The Repair Shop, but he's had a lot of heartbreak in his personal life to mend as well over the years

Daily Mirror

Sir David Jason teams with Repair Shop star for new series

Only Fools and Horses legend Sir David Jason has teamed up with The Repair Shop's Jay Blades for a new BBC Two series.

WhatToWatch

Only Fools and Horses legend Sir David Jason makes TV career change with new BBC series

Actor Sir David Jason has built a stellar career in TV since he began acting in the 1960s, but his latest programme for the BBC sees the star move into a new role as a TV presenter

Daily Mirror

Repair Shop viewers in tears at grandson's story of why grandad could no longer play his beloved cornet

'It almost felt like he lost a bit of himself and then it became a big part of our lives then, making sure that he heard it, especially during the later stages'

Wales Online

Jay Blades’ rise to fame, wife and net worth

Jay hosts a new Channel 5 documentary series about the East End of London called Jay Blades' East End Through Time

Wales Online

EXCLUSIVE: Jay Blades on unearthing 'unbelievable surprises' for new show East End Through Time

What To Watch talks to Jay Blades about his experiences making his latest series, Jay Blades: East End Through Time.

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Jay Blades: East End Through Time: release date and everything we know

Jay Blades: East End Through Time is The Repair Shop star's latest docuseries. Here's what we know about his new journey through London's history.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the young creatives giving Africa a cultural shake-up

Afua Hirsch travels to Morocco in the opener of Africa Rising. Plus: Jay Blades delves into East End history and Bridget Everett’s gorgeous Somebody Somewhere. Here’s what to watch this evening

Manchester Evening News

BBC The Repair Shop's Jay Blades says he hit 'rock bottom' and saw 'no future' during darkest moments

The 53-year-old discussed his previous mental health struggles on a new podcast

The Independent UK

Jay Blades believes he has ‘loads more siblings who don’t want to be found’

The ‘Repair Shop’ presenter spoke candidly about ‘the man who contributed towards my birth’

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Daily Record

The Repair Shop's Jay Blades makes shocking discovery that he has 27 siblings

Jay discovered that his biological father Trevor had 27 children.

Daily Mirror

The Repair Shop's Jay Blades discovers he has 27 brothers and sisters

The Repair Shop star Jay Blades has revealed his TV fame has led to him finding out he has two more siblings – taking his total to 27 with others he is yet to identify abroad

Wales Online

Jay Blades talks about suicidal thought as he 'saw no future'

The Repair Shop host, 53, said he had “fallen down” and hit “rock bottom”

Daily Mirror

The Repair Shop expert pays tribute to co-star with emotional farewell after show exit

The Repair Shop has waved goodbye to one members of its team as an expert wished their co-star all the best for the future on Instagram

Daily Record

Scottish BAFTA TV winners 2023 as The Traitors and Slow Horses actor bag gongs

Reality competition series The Traitors based in Scotland were one of the programmes that scooped top gongs at the TV awards

The Guardian - UK

Meera Syal calls for more diversity in TV industry as she wins Bafta award

Star of Goodness Gracious Me thanked Bafta for ‘seeing us’ as she accepted lifetime achievement award

Wales Online

King Charles' appearance on The Repair Shop wins Bafta TV award

The one-off special saw Jay Blades and The Repair Shop team fix a bracket clock and a piece made for Queen Victoria's Jubilee.

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