Tiswas (/ ˈtɪzwɒz /; an acronym of "Today Is Saturday: Watch And Smile") was a British children's television series that originally aired on Saturday mornings from 5 January 1974 to 3 April 1982 and was produced for the ITV network by ATV. [2]

Feb 20, 2023 · An adult version of the children's variety show "TISWAS", featuring bizarre skits revolving around bikini clad models and whipped cream, kicking rats, and other oddities.

The Four Bucketeers were an ad hoc music/water-throwing group from the ITV children's programme Tiswas. Officially, the Four were Chris Tarrant, Sally James, John Gorman and Bob Carolgees; sometimes Lenny Henry contributed as well. Gorman was the musical talent in the group, having been part of The Scaffold and the Grimms.

Jan 5, 2024 · His role on these early editions of ‘The Tis-was Show’ was not too dissimilar, making news items palatable for kids. If you were expecting cream pies, gunge and water being thrown about, you’d have been rather disappointed. Nor were there famous guests either.

Apr 29, 2024 · This was Tiswas, an anarchic slice of West Midlands entertainment that gained custard pie flinging cult TV status in the 1970s.

30th August 1975 with John Asher, Peter Tomlinson, Richard Barnes and Joan Palmer. The second-earliest surviving recording of Tiswas. There's some monkeying around here.

It’s a show that left its mark on British television, presumably in the form of a custard stain. Tiswas proved Saturday mornings were viable for broadcasting, defied the critics and enraged senior management.

Sally James, Gordon Astley, Fogwell Flax and Den Hegarty present the usual flan-based Saturday morning chaos from early in its final series, with guests Sting, Genesis, Mike Read, Hank Marvin and...

Feb 17, 2023 · An adult version of the children's variety show "TISWAS", featuring bizarre skits revolving around bikini clad models and whipped cream, kicking rats, and other oddities.

The nonsense word “Tiswas” is reported to mean: "Today Is Saturday, Watch And Smile". The show was very anarchic and had some very iconic features – like the Phantom Flan Flinger, Spit the Dog, and “Swap shop” where viewers could swap …