📺 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

Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, more commonly known simply as Swap Shop, is a British children's television series that aired on BBC1 from 2 October 1976 to 27 March 1982.It was groundbreaking in many ways: by broadcasting on Saturday mornings, being live, being three hours in length, and using the phone-in format extensively for the first time on TV. | Sweet Memories