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Handyman

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Australia
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How it feels

A live TV show from the late 1950s that gave home improvement tips. Hosted first by Jack Easton and then by Colin Burns, it aired short 15 minute episodes on Sundays and later Saturdays.

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What happens

Handyman is an Australian television series which aired on Melbourne station HSV-7 from 1957 to 1958. Originally hosted by Jack Easton, it was later hosted by Colin Burns. It aired live, and consisted of "hints to the home handyman". It aired in a 15-minute time-slot on Sundays, later moved to Saturdays. It is not known if any of these episodes were kinescoped. A different Handyman aired on ABV-2 around the same time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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