Hobby Workshop | |
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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 |
Release | |
Original network | CBC Television |
Original release | 19 October 1953 – 31 June 1955 |
Hobby Workshop is a Canadian instructional television series which aired on CBC Television from 1953 to 1955.
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]
This 15-minute series was broadcast at various times (Eastern) as follows:
Day | Time | Season run |
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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 31 June 1955 |
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