Hobby Workshop

Hobby Workshop
Genre	instructional
Presented by	Tom Martin
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
Production
Producers	Joanne Hughes Peggy Nairn
Running time	15 minutes
Original release
Network	CBC Television
Release	19 October 1953 (1953-10-19) – 30 June 1955 (1955-06-30)

Hobby Workshop is a Canadian instructional television series which aired on CBC Television from 1953 to 1955.

Premise

This how-to series demonstrated how to make various objects with basic tools. Host Tom Martin was an art supervisor in Toronto's school system. ^[1]

Scheduling

This 15-minute series was broadcast at various times (Eastern) as follows: ^[2]

Day	Time	Season run
Mondays	5:15 p.m.	19 October 1953 to 26 April 1954
Mondays	5:15 p.m.	3 May to 28 June 1954
Mondays	7:15 p.m.	4 July to 20 September 1954
Thursdays	4:45 p.m.	21 October 1954 to 30 June 1955

References

1. Corcelli, John (February 2005). "Hobby Workshop". The History of Canadian Broadcasting. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
2. Blaine, Allan. "CBC Television Series 1952-1982, Hob-Hym". Queen's University Film and Media Department. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2024.