Get Inspired to WasteNot

Get Inspired to WasteNot

Need a bit of inspiration for reducing waste? Check out some of these TV programmes.

Get tips for up-cycling, learn about the worth of your keepsakes, watch people’s loved items get a new lease of life and find out how to spot a second hand bargain.

SHOWCHANNELDESCRIPTION
Antiques RoadshowBBC1A team of experts invite members of the public to bring their antiques to be viewed and valued
Bargain HuntBBC1Two teams of amateur collectors have an hour at an antiques fair to acquire the best bargains possible
Flog It!BBC1Paul Martin and his team of experts invite members of the public to bring their antiques to be viewed and valued, with an option to sell at auction
Jay and Dom’s Home FixBBC Jay Blades and Dom Chinea offer DIY tips and tricks that won’t break the bank
Find It, Fix It, Flog ItChannel4
Quest
Henry Cole and Simon O’Brien travel across the UK to find unique items lost in people’s homes and fix them up for a profit. They turn trash into treasure!
Garage GoldQuest
The Garage Brothers clear out cluttered garages, attics and basements free of charge, but they keep everything they remove. Homeowners get a newly emptied space, but will it come at the price of a lost treasure?
Mend It For MoneyChannel4The restoration programme with a twist… Britain’s best restorers compete against each other to give objects a new lease of life with high-end restorations
Money for NothingBBCAt the tip, Sarah Moore saves three things from being dumped, transforms them into bespoke and valuable pieces, then returns the profits back to the people who threw the items away
Restoration WorkshopYesterdayGary Wallis turns tired and unloved items into objects that will turn a large profit
Salvage HuntersQuest Modern day treasure hunter Drew Pritchard travels the length and breadth of the UK in search of weird and wonderful objects
The Repair ShopBBC1Items people have in their homes are given a new lease of life
The Weekend WorkshopHGTVPassionate DIY enthusiast Kate Humble, designer and re-inventor Max McMurdo, and up-cycler Zoe Pocock get stuck into a range of exciting projects. The team repurpose forgotten items and old junk and work their magic on different reinventions