TISWAS

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TISWAS

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I have vague (warm) memories of Sally James(?) who co-hosted the show... Very :eek: to a 7 year old on a Saturday morning :lol:
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Remember The Clash on it? :eek: :lol:
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This is going to sound so pathetic but...

I hardly ever saw TISWAS because my mum didn't approve of us (me and my brother) watching TV on a Saturday morning. On a similarly freaky note, we were never allowed to watch Grange Hill.

Go figure. :|
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I seem to recall hearing that The Stranglers played one of their singles on it.. and the next week, they came back on and played the b-side. ;D
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markfiend wrote:This is going to sound so pathetic but...

I hardly ever saw TISWAS because my mum didn't approve of us (me and my brother) watching TV on a Saturday morning. On a similarly freaky note, we were never allowed to watch Grange Hill.

Go figure. :|
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Are you sure? :lol:
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by HL standards...
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emilystrange wrote:by HL standards...
We have standards? :eek:
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in a loose sort of way
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My Dad was a fan....................my Mum wasn't :lol: , ahhhh Sally James :kiss:
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emilystrange wrote:in a loose sort of way
:eek: :innocent:
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wasn't it on tiswas that joy division premiered their 'love will tear us apart' video??!! interesting choice!
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It was custom of us Dundee art school students to get out of our fart chariots early of a Saturday morn and trudge round to my mates' flat that had a telly, B+W of course, and watch this programme betwixt many fags cups of coffee and Marmite toast.

I've gone all misty eyed now. :cry:
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What the hell is a fart chariot ???
What are we gonna do now then?
Eat the phone book...
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steamhammerdave wrote:What the hell is a fart chariot ???
Bed.
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Dark wrote:
emilystrange wrote:in a loose sort of way
:eek: :innocent:
:lol: :notworthy:

It's always Ems that sets them up, as well. :innocent:
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I think it just goes to show that no, we really DON'T have standards. :lol:
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Dark wrote:I seem to recall hearing that The Stranglers played one of their singles on it.. and the next week, they came back on and played the b-side. ;D
Well yes and no.Hugh Cornwall appeared on the show throwing sweeties at the kids and generally being an obnoxious perv.They were promoting "Five minutes" and showed the video to it but the next week Tiswas played the video to the B-side "Rok it to the moon" instead for some reason.Still good enough for me as I was a mad Stranglers fan in those days.
Tiswas ruled BTW :notworthy: .Our school was divided between the hard and cool Tiswas fans and the puffy swat Swap shop fans.
Anybody remember the adult Tiswas "OTT"?
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wild bill buttock wrote:Our school was divided between the hard and cool Tiswas fans and the puffy swat Swap shop fans.
you're not as old as I thought, Bill :|
wild bill buttock wrote:Anybody remember the adult Tiswas "OTT"?
only too well William and we never did get to see that large brown lady's full knorkish delights. I still have dreams... :wink:
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I'm not that far behind you James.Remember Tiswas was running a few years in the midlands before it went national.
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indeed. and i used to watch OTT, and saw the balloon dance....

what have i set up now?
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emilystrange wrote:indeed. and i used to watch OTT, and saw the balloon dance....

what have i set up now?
OTT was pish!, the balloon dance was the high point of a very disappointing spin off, it could have been great.
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markfiend wrote: I hardly ever saw TISWAS because my mum didn't approve of us (me and my brother) watching TV on a Saturday morning. On a similarly freaky note, we were never allowed to watch Grange Hill.
Are we related? :eek: My Mum wouldn't let me watch Grange Hill or Tiswas either! Grange Hill was full of "undesirables" (some of the pupils didn't always wear their blazers and had their top buttons undone :eek: ) and Tiswas wasn't "the right sort of program for you, darling". I was a Swap Shop devotee.....
wild bill buttock wrote:Our school was divided between the hard and cool Tiswas fans and the puffy swat Swap shop fans.
That'd be me then! The swotty-looking gimp in the corner!! :lol: :lol: :lol:

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streamline wrote:Are we related? :eek: My Mum wouldn't let me watch Grange Hill or Tiswas either! Grange Hill was full of "undesirables" (some of the pupils didn't always wear their blazers and had their top buttons undone :eek: )
:lol: I think that at least our mothers must be.

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