37K views · 311 reactions | #OnThisDay 1976: Blue Peter's Lesley Judd went behind the scenes of Multi-Coloured Swap Shop. | BBC Archive | Facebook

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📺 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 Flashback! 🌸 The BBC’s Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (1976–1982) was a Saturday morning TV revolution. Hosted by Noel Edmonds, with the unforgettable Keith Chegwin, Maggie Philbin, and John Craven, it brought kids across the UK live phone-ins, music, competitions, and of course the iconic “swaps.” Running for 6 years, it wrapped up with its final episode on 27 March 1982 — but it remains the blueprint for every Saturday morning kids’ show that followed. #SwapShop #NoelE

407K views · 8.8K reactions | #OnThisDay 1982: Tony Hart was taking drawing requests, live on Multi-Coloured Swap Shop. Glorious stuff. | BBC Archive | Facebook

3K views · 32 reactions | Were you a Multi Coloured Swap Shop Fan or Tiswas kinda kid on Saturday Mornings back in the 70’s and early 80’s? (Both intros on the video clip) | Dumfries and Galloway! Whats Going on ? | Facebook