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Times of slime!

Tiswas is the landmark Saturday morning show. Fierce feuds against Swap Shop devotees rage on even to this day. But how many of you knew the show was a midlands-only spectacle in its first three years? Can you recall the much lamented final series? So much stuff has been written about the legendary show, but we're delving into many areas left untouched by others. Brush up on the facts that brought about Tiswas...

[Overview of Tiswas' legacy] Introduction
[ATV pre-Tiswas] 1970s BC (Before Custard)
[Tiswas (series 1, early 1974)] 'A new kind of chaotic entertainment'
[Tiswas (series 2, 1974 - 1976)] A permanent fixture for the midlands
[Tiswas (series 3, 1976 - 1977)] 'Hello to HTV viewers'
[Tiswas (series 4, 1977 - 1978)] Sally's Army
[Tiswas (series 5, 1978 - 1979)] Lenny and Bob
[Tiswas (series 6, 1979 - 1980)] 'Welcome home, to ITV'
[Tiswas (series 7, 1980 - 1981)] Imperial phase
[Tiswas (series 8, 1981 - 1982)] \'The one nobody remembers\'
[O.T.T. (1982)] 'Chris slammed the door so hard the glass broke'
[The Saturday Show (2 series)] Flan-free Saturday mornings
[Saturday Stayback (1983)] Beer Here Now
[Rabbit Rabbit (1984 - 1985)] Son of Tiswas
[How Dare You! (1984 - 1989)] Gorman, gunge and games
[ITV Telethon 1988] Tiswas Reunited
[various shows] Tiswas in the modern age

Tiswas Reunited

Tiswas Reunited is now available on DVD - an extended version of the show seen on ITV1 in 2007, with plenty of extras. TiswasOnline has been covering this revival project and has contributed to it. See the official blog and other show details at our Tiswas Reunited minisite!


Tiswas on DVD - 3rd Oct 2005 - buy it now via TiswasOnline and Amazon!
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Random Tiswas quote:
"They wanted to take me back for a TV programme but the studio was completely empty, which was very sad to see. But you could still smell the custard pies. You could smell the gunge..." - Bob Carolgees, 1999.

Random Tiswas fact:
The working title for 'O.T.T.' (Chris Tarrant's idea of an adult Tiswas) was 'The Big Tis'.