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Default Barry Bucknall: the Father of DIY

On 23/11/14 20:55, cd wrote:
The bloke that started it all! I think that was his name.
Anyone remember Barry on the telly in the early 70s with his hardboard,
Formica and Evo-Stick?


No - the beginning of DIY was when Ug decided a couple of finger
paintings of him standing victorious on a mammoth would look cool in his
cave

Then later, DIY was what you did when the roof leaked on your mediaeval
hovel.