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'Origami' was a Yorkshire TV series featuring Robert Harbin folding paper. Episodes were broadcast weekly on Thursday afternoons between 9th April 1970 and 23rd March 1972. This page only records details of the 39 episodes broadcast during 1970.

The library of the British Origami Society contains copies of these episodes.

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Episodes broadcast during 1970

In each episode Robert Harbin demonstrated the folding of one design and taught viewers how to fold at least one other. These featured designs are listed below in the format 'designs demonstrated / designs taught'. Other, more complex, designs were shown on a turntable at the beginning and the end of each episode.

Episode 1 - Apr 9, 1970 - The Flapping Bird / Table and Water Lily Decoration by Okimasa Uchiyama - Full episode online here.

Episode 2 - Apr 16, 1970 -

Episode 3 - Apr 23, 1970 -

Episode 4 - Apr 30, 1970 -

Episode 5 - 7th May 1970 -

Episode 6 - 14th May 1970 -

Episode 7 - 21st May 1970 -

Episode 8 - 28th May 1970 -

Episode 9 - 4th June 1970 -

Episode 10 - 11th June 1970 -

Episode 11 - 18th June 1970 -

Episode 12 - 25th June 1970 -

Episode 13 - 2nd July 1970 -

Episode 14 - 9th July 1970 -

Episode 15 - 16th July 1970 -

Episode 16 - 23rd July 1970 -

Episode 17 - 30th July 1970 -

Episode 18 - 6th August 1970 -

Episode 19 - 13th August 1970 -

Episode 20 - 20th August 1970 -

Episode 21 - 27th August 1970 -

Episode 22 - 3rd September 1970 -

Episode 23 - 10th September 1970 -

Episode 24 - 17th September 1970 -

Episode 25 - 24th September 1970 -

Episode 26 - 1st October 1970 -

Episode 27 - 8th October 1970 -

Episode 28 - 15th October 1970 -

Episode 29 - 22nd October 1970 -

Episode 30 - 29th October 1970 -

Episode 31 - 5th November 1970 -

Episode 32 - 12th November 1970 -

Episode 33 - 19th November 1970 -

Episode 34 - 26th November 1970 -

Episode 35 - 3rd December 1970 -

Episode 36 - 10th December 1970 -

Episode 37 - 17th December 1970 -

Episode 38 - 24th December 1970 -

Episode 39 - 31st December 1970 -

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