Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, more commonly known simply as Swap Shop, was a British children's entertainment TV programme broadcast on Saturday mornings and early afternoons on BBC1 for 146 episodes in six series between 1976 and 1982. It was ground-breaking in many ways: by being live, being nearly three hours in length, and using the phone-in format extensively for the first time on TV. The show was hosted by Noel Edmonds with Keith Chegwin, John Craven and, from 1978, Maggie Philbin. Also featured was Posh Paws, a stuffed toy dinosaur. Edmonds once explained that his name was actually spelt "Pohs Paws", because that is Swap Shop backwards as suggested in the phone in by 5 year old Duncan Beck.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | December 1976 | April 1981 | 6 |
| Season 1 | October 1976 | February 1977 | 22 |
| Season 2 | October 1977 | May 1978 | 29 |
| Season 3 | September 1978 | May 1979 | 28 |
| Season 4 | September 1979 | June 1980 | 29 |
| Season 5 | September 1980 | August 1981 | 30 |
| Season 6 | October 1981 | August 1982 | 30 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unassigned Episodes | 174 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 174 |
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A personal list of my favourite TV shown on BBC and ITV in the 1970s. Includes repeats from the 60s and 50s. I was eight years old in 1980.
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