Yesterday commissions Retro Electro Workshop

21st February 2023 - UKTVs factual channel Yesterday has commissioned a new UKTV original series, Retro Electro Workshop (10X60), a new and informative documentary series about the dying art of repairing electronics, fronted by super-fixer Rob Howard, one of the UKs last remaining full-time repair men of retro-electronic products. The series is produced by Hall of Mirrors, which also produced Myleene Klass: Miscarriage & Me for UKTV, and executive producer is Tim Green.

At one time, Britain had an electronics repairer on every street corner. From the 1930s to the 1980s, electronic gadgets were built to be repaired and to last a lifetime. Whether its a classic American jukebox, a retro pinball machine, a boombox or a vintage radio, super-fixer Rob Howard and his network of experts and enthusiasts are ready to find, fix, restore and revive anything old with a plug on it. Shamil and his dad T run a vintage electronics store and are always on the lookout for design classics to invest in and send to Rob for restoration and re-sell.

Retro Electro Workshop is commissioned for UKTV by Emile Nawagamuwa, commissioning executive, with Hilary Rosen, director of commissioning, and ordered by Gerald Casey, channel director for Yesterday.

Yesterdays channel director, Gerald Casey, said,

Were delighted to bring Retro Electro Workshop to Yesterday. Im sure our viewers will be fascinated to see Rob and his team bringing these timeless electronic machines back to life.

Emile Nawagamuwa, UKTV commissioning executive, said,

Retro Electro Workshop opens the door into a forgotten world full of nostalgia, technical ingenuity and design innovation. Nobody is better equipped to guide us down this rabbit-hole than master repairer Rob Howard. We are hugely excited to work once again with Hall of Mirrors on this original series.

Tim Green, CEO, Hall of Mirrors said,

Rob is an inspiration and its great to be working with UKTV on a series that takes us into the world of retro electronics. We hope everyone will fall in love with these ingenious gadgets and the art of fixing things.

Retro Electro Workshop will air in 2023 on UKTVs Yesterday channel, joining a slate of new original programming recently announced including Classic Car Garage, Hornby: A Model World (S2), Bangers & Cash: Restoring Classics and The Architecture the Railways Built (S4). Retro Electro Workshop will also be available on UKTV Play.

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For further information please contact:

Neelam Rhodes, UKTV Publicist

Notes to Editors:

Retro Electro Workshop image: HERE

About Yesterday

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TV for curious minds, revealing fascinating factual stories from the world around us. Yesterday showcases original series such as Abandoned Engineering, The Architecture The Railways Built and Secrets of the London Underground as well as new and exclusive observational documentaries, including Bangers & Cash and Hornby: A Model World.

About UKTV

UKTV has been at the forefront of branded television for over 30 years, entertaining the nation with programmes they love. Its leading brands - Dave, Gold, W, Drama, Alibi, Eden and Yesterday - span comedy, entertainment, natural history, factual and drama, and are delivered to audiences through UKTV Play, Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, BT, TalkTalk, YouView, Freesat and Amazon Fire. The broadcaster is a significant investor in British creativity and is committed to working with new and established writers, directors and programme-makers.

UKTV is part of BBC Studios, the UKs most-awarded production company, a world-class distributor with international branded services, and a commercial subsidiary of the worlds leading public service broadcaster, the BBC.

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About Hall of Mirrors

https://www.hallofmirrors.tv

Founded in 2018 by former BBC commissioner Tim Green, Hall of Mirrors is an independent television production company based in Cardiff. Prizing excellent storytelling and innovative use of technology to realise ambitious projects, the team has made films and series all over the world, delivering adventure, specialist factual, popular factual, drama-documentaries, access documentaries, history and childrens series.

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