A Date with Mister Maker Himself—And The Shapes

The man behind Mister Maker, Phil Gallagher, chatted to Hope 103.2’s Katrina Roe this week, saying it was a lifelong dream come true to have his own TV show dedicated to art and craft.

“From a very young age I’ve always loved making things and also wanted to be a kids’ TV presenter from when I was really young,” he said. “So now to be doing both things as a job is literally a dream come true.”

After studying at university he started his career in radio before moving into TV. He joked that splicing tapes was practise for his current role as a master craft-man.

“I absolutely loved radio,” he said. “I walked around with a huge tape machine recording interviews and I’d have to splice pieces of tape and literally sticky tape them together.

“All of that experience eventually led to me becoming Mister Maker.”

Famous for the term Doodle Drawers – drawers of craft material kept aside for a rainy day – Phil said that he loves hearing that children and adults are inspired by the show.

“We hear from grownups as well, who say that watching Mister Maker with their child gave them the confidence to be creative and make something, and that before they watched our show they didn’t think they were particularly arty or have the confidence to do it,” he said. “It makes us really proud.”

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