TISWAS has been named one of the best children's TV shows of all time 📺 It came 4th in a poll published by Radio Times. | ITV Central

🤣🎉 TISWAS – The Chaotic Saturday Morning Classic If Swap Shop was for the “posh kids,” then Tiswas was for the rest of us! 😂 From 1974–1982, Chris Tarrant, Sally James, Lenny Henry, and Bob Carolgees (with his legendary puppet Spit the Dog 🐶) turned Saturday mornings into glorious mayhem. Buckets of water, custard pies, kids in cages, and unpredictable live TV energy — Tiswas was pure anarchy compared to the polished Swap Shop. For many, this was the real weekend wake-up call! 📺💦🍰 Which s

📺 The Saturday Morning Dilemma – Tiswas vs Swap Shop For kids growing up in the 70s & early 80s, Saturday mornings meant a tough choice… do you go for the chaos of Tiswas on ITV (1974–1982), or the colourful fun of Multi-Coloured Swap Shop on BBC1 (1976–1982)? Both shows aired at the same time, head-to-head — and that’s what made it legendary. Some say Tiswas was for the “normal kids,” while Swap Shop was for the “posh kids”… but the truth is, both defined a generation. And if you were lucky en