Electrically it wasn't too bad and had clearly been just about working in the not too distant past. Various capacitors were replaced and the volume control given a squirt of switch cleaner. There was some deliberation over the chassis mounted 2-pin mains plug. Eventually opted to keep it in the interests of originality (with a mental note to write a will before any future servicing activity).

The most satisfying bit, of course, was re-assembly. A shiny new piece of expanded metal was bought from a stand at the NVCF (inexplicably supplied in a sort of 12" record sleeve!) and carefully "domed" into place. With a gingerly cleaned dial and toothbrush-polished knobs the phoenix was resurrected!

It now occupies the top of one of the speakers in our dining room (hides the plant-pot mark a treat!) where it alternates with the Wartime Utility Set as the "Gardeners Question Time" radio.