The Saturday morning children’s television show Tiswas was made in Birmingham. On air from 1974 to 1982, Tiswas started as a Midlands regional programme and was broadcast from Studio 3 at the ATV ...

It was the place where "You can’t beat a bit of Bully." But bulldozers have signalled the end of a major part of Birmingham’s broadcasting history as the old ATV studios – where Jim Bowen’s classic ...

Anarchic kids' show Tiswas is returning to television screens with original host Chris Tarrant and members of the classic 1970s line-up, including Midlander Sally James. Anarchic kids' show Tiswas is ...

This is not the opening line of a harrowing court case or a story about the suffering endured by infant workers in some far-flung corner of our former empire. This was Tiswas, an anarchic slice of ...

The above stands for 'Today is Saturday, Watch and Smile', it was broadcasted from 1974-1982 and featured Chris Tarrant as one of the major presenters. Produced by regional TV company ATV - Tiswas was ...

When Chris Tarrant looks back on a broadcasting career that now spans six decades and includes the quizzing juggernaut that is Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, he doesn’t need to phone a friend to ...

Anarchic 1970s children's programme Tiswas will return to ITV next year with original presenter, Chris Tarrant. He will host a one-off show featuring classic sketches and interviews with guests who ...

In 1980, I won the TV equivalent of a golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory. Yes, I made it onto the set of Tiswas, the anarchic Saturday morning TV show that posh parents refused to let ...

TISWAS has been named one of the most popular children's TV shows of all time. The Saturday show was made by ATV in Birmingham and aired between 1974 and 1982. TISWAS - which stood for 'Today Is ...

Chris Tarrant has admitted there's 'no way' he could have gotten away with his hazardous antics on 1970s series Tiswas, if it were to air in the present today. The TV presenter, 75, who fronted the ...