Over the past 6 or 7 years, home improvement and D.I.Y related programming
on UK TV has really kicked off - there are now a whole host or programs
geared towards the keen DIY er, and there is a small haven on digital and
satellite television for the discerning home woodworker...
Discovery
Home & Leisure offers a number of programs
for us UK woodworkers, and it seems that they are picking up on it pretty
sharply. Woodworking TV was basically started in the USA, when in the late
80's/Early 90's a series called "The
New Yankee Workshop" was released, presented by Master Carpenter
Norm Abram - It really has set high standards, as we watch him in the dream
workshop whittle up some very attractive furniture.
So here are some of the most recent offerings from this side of the pond,
and what I think of them...