Hobby Workshop

Hobby Workshop
Genreinstructional
Presented byTom Martin
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
Production
ProducersJoanne Hughes
Peggy Nairn
Running time15 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release19 October 1953 (1953-10-19) –
31 June 1955 (1955-06-31)

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 31 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.