
BBC commissioning editor Julie Shaw said: "This is an incredibly special programme which has the magic that Repair Shop viewers have come to know and love. The special episode will be screened later this month as part of celebrations for the BBC's centenary. Prince Charles – as he was then – welcomes The Repair Shop team to Dumfries House (Image: BBC)

READ MORE: The crown that will be used in King Charles' coronation and its fascinating historyĪs well as being tasked with repairing the items from the Dumfries House collection, they also get a tour of the estate and meet students on a Prince's Foundation programme teaching traditional skills like blacksmithing, stonemasonry and wood carving.īlades, who received his MBE from the King in May, said: "You've got someone from a council estate and someone from a royal estate that have the same interests about apprenticeships and heritage crafts and it is unbelievable to see that two people from so far apart, from different ends of the spectrum, actually have the same interests." The monarch chose a vintage clock and a piece of Wemyss Ware pottery made for Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee in 1897 to be restored by the show's team of experts.ĭuring the episode – filmed between August 2021 and March 2022 – host Jay Blades, the ceramics expert Kirsten Ramsay, horologist Steve Fletcher and furniture restorer Will Kirk visit Scotland.

Some Twitter users have filmed themselves looking attentive and used that as their Zoom background, allowing the real-life them to slip out of the frame and have a snooze.King Charles is to set to feature in a special episode of The Repair Shop filmed at Dumfries House, the Ayrshire mansion his charity saved for the nation. You can also create your own background on Canva, which has a selection of funny images. Want to be the centre of attention in your Zoom call? Distract your colleagues with these (sometimes bizarre) backgrounds from Russian Zoom.įrom carpeted walls to ‘cozy balconies’ the backgrounds will leave everyone wondering where you are. Now you know how to change your background, the next step is to find a good one. Funny Zoom backgrounds – from celebrity houses to Hogwarts The feature works best with a green screen and uniform lighting but a good old white background against natural light should do the trick.

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