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Presenter Claire Barratt gives us the low-down on boiler suits, Guinness and being a domestic goddess.

Claire Barratt, 30, is an industrial archaeologist and steam engineer. She trained as a civil engineer but always wanted to work in museums. 'I have worked at the Chiltern Open Air Museum and the Royal Armouries and, when I started on Salvage Squad, was at the British Engineerium in Hove, Sussex.'

Last year was a complete change. As well as filming in her subtly changed role of co-presenter of Salvage Squad, Claire has been working with Ian Clark, the expert who helped restore the Water Mill in the last series. She also completed an MSc in Conservation of Industrial Heritage and won the Association for Industrial Archaeology Student Fieldwork Award. On top of all that, Claire is an enthusiastic member of Subterranea Britannica, which documents and campaigns for the conservation of underground sites.

Salvage Squad has opened Claire's eyes to the joys of restoring old vehicles. 'The programme forced me to look at new areas,' she says. 'When you work on a vehicle like the Model T Ford or the Sentinel Steam Lorry, you end up with something fantastic. It's quite different from fixing your own car outside the house when it won't start!'

Suggs reveals the contents of his suitcase, what he thinks of Claire and the machine he'd really like to salvage.

Madness singer, Graham 'Suggs' McPherson, 43, is more familiar with putting his veteran ska band back together than vintage machinery.

Following the fantastic success of Our House, which last year won the prestigious Laurence Olivier Hilton Award for best musical, Suggs is taking a breather from live performance. He performed in Our House for two months, and says: 'I enjoyed learning to act. At first live performance is terrifying, then, after the first month, it becomes repetitive and it's a challenge to stay focused every night. It's made me appreciate television, where you can do things again if they weren't right first time. In Salvage Squad every day is different.'

Madness are currently recording a new album and, in July, Our House is going on tour to the provinces, so Suggs has a busy and varied year ahead of him.