TISWAS ONLINE Totally unofficial tribute to the midlands flan-fest!

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Lead-in

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The second series, still ATV only, and it's very low budget. No sign of the familiar logo, just a quickly-drawn cartoon one, and a lot of playing around with the ATV logo too.

[30th Aug 1975]

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A somewhat unfamiliar sight, this showcases movie clips with shots of the red/green studio.

[26th Jan 1980]

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The most well-known version of the opening titles, with Tom Bright's 'Saturday Is Tiswas' theme song, plenty of flan-shots, soakings, movie clips and cartoon sequences, all linked with a mechanical chroma-keyed logo device!

[10th Jan 1981]
[21st Mar 1981]

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The most ambitious of all the opening titles, trying for a narrative with the Phantom beginning his day by turning on the TV set, which shows Tiswas and movie/cartoon clips.

[19th Sep 1981]

 

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:
"We don't just throw this show together you know!" - Chris Tarrant

Random Tiswas fact:
Bob Carolgees real name is Robert Johnson. He got the Carolgees bit from Carol and George - people he worked with during his mobile disco days.