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News-splash! Catch up with the latest happenings in the world of Tiswas, and stay informed about any updates made to this website!
Our EPISODE GUIDE pages now has details for all shows from the 1970s, plus January and February 1980. Marvel at how Tiswas had guests such as The Clash, Graham Chapman, Andy Gray, Andrew Sachs, Annie Lennox and Elvis Costello. This is all thanks to Tiswas superfan Dave Clark, and my apologies must go to him, as I've only just put the details on after many months of having them! D'oh! - Peter Thomas
Bob Carolgees has been in touch to tell us you lot can now get your hands on Spit The Dog as a hand-puppet toy! Yes, you too can play at being Bob in the comfort of your own home! Here's the details on how to get a Spit toy for under £20!.. Frankly, if this isn't on your Christmas list, you deserve a flanning. Bob adds: "Hamleys are predicting that he will be in the top ten selling toys this Christmas". He says that while his webpage directs to the official eBay seller, they will also be sold in many toy shops! - Peter Thomas
At last, Tiswas Night returns! Last year, the Horseshoe Inn in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire played host to a night of comedy, gunge, a bad David Bellamy impersonation, custard pies and soakings. The same location again this year, we can happily state that Sunday 17th August 2008, is the date where we revive Tiswas for those who remember it, and for those who missed it first time round but just wanna get covered in slop anyway! The video of last year's event is on YouTube, giving you a taster of what to expect on the night. We will again have the actual Cage used on Tiswas Reunited, so be prepared for a gunging! Some volunteers have stepped up to be the Phantom Flan Flinger and his wife Flanderella. The event will be hosted by Horseshoe Inn DJ Nick Dexter, and TiswasOnline webmaster Peter Thomas. Games such as the Phantom Flan Flinger Challenge and the Yes/No game, and sketches such as Compost Corner, will be performed, utilising a number of TiswasOnline forum members and pub regulars. The address to get to, is a nice lively pub in the east midlands... Fun starts at 8pm. A mini-site will be launching soon to promote the event, and we will be doing media publicity too! - Peter Thomas
Various rumours have been circulating in the radio industry recently about Chris Tarrant making a return to radio soon. TiswasOnline recently received the following message: "A little birdie (from a VERY reliable source) tells me Chris Tarrant (allegedly) will turn up on Saturday mornings at SMOOTH - across the network and it could be sooner than you think!" And then on Monday 30th June 2008, Broadcast (the TV & Radio Industry magazine) reported the following:
Chris Tarrant is to make a suprise return to radio, hosting a Saturday morning show on the GMG network that will go head to head with Jonathan Ross. The Chris Tarrant Show (working title) will mark the presenter's first permanent radio show since leaving Capital Radio in 2004. The programme is being lined up to premiere next month and will run from 10am-1pm every Saturday morning, up against Ross on BBC Radio 2. It is understood the show will be broadcast on GMG Radio's Real, Century and Smooth Radio stations. The show will be produced by Tarrant's ex-Capital breakfast show producer Sarah-Jane Eddon, managing director of independent cross platform production company Head on Media. A major brand is expected to sponsor the show. GMG declined to comment. We'll try and keep an eye on these developments... if the new show (if it happens, and it looks like it might) is anything like his long-running Capital Radio programme, then listeners in the Real Radio, Century and Smooth Radio areas have a real treat in store! To see if you are in one of these areas, take a look at http://www.gmgradio.co.uk/ - Lee Bannister
First of all, let's get that abominal Top 50 TV Endings from Sky One out of the way. Tiswas' ending did get a mention, and aired for literally seconds, while the more familiar clips did the rounds. The full list... Last week, the Phantom Flan Flinger and Tiswas itself, were in the news vaguely. This website managed to get four volunteers in to represent Tiswas at the World Custard Pie Championships in Detling, near Maidstone in Kent. I was dressed as Bob Carolgees' alter-ego Houdi-Elbow, two of us were Phantom Flan Flingers, and forum regular Jonathan Davis was Chris Tarrant. We got ourselves on ITV Meridian, BBC1, CBBC, the Sun newspaper, an American NBC affiliate and a Chinese TV channel called New Tang Dynasty. Our video of the day is now on YouTube, featuring some of the BBC/ITV footage too... - Peter Thomas
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Episode details now covers all of the 1970s!
Official Spit the Dog toys from Bob Carolgees!
