Jim Davidson and future regular Fogwell Flax make guest appearances, while there's some zoo cats on the show.
Chris and Sally present a retrospective of the show's best moments from 1978.
New Year edition. Includes highlights from the year's programmes such as Boomtown Rats, ELO, Status Quo
With special guests Child and The Three Degrees.
With special guests Sarah Brightman and Kate Bush.
With special guests Racey and The Monks.
Vote Tiswas / Phantom Flan Flinger Challenge / Sally James shaving / Bright Eyes (video) / General Custer lesson with Ian Sludge Lees / Chris Montez "Let's Dance" / Mork and Mindy / Queen feature / Tiswas Terror Time / Squeeze "Cool For Cats" / Competition / Spanish Restaurant / Ghost Ship / Nice Legs Shame About The Face / Racey
The Tiswas team celebrate the F.A. Cup Final.
First episode after the ITV Strike. Chris Tarrant, Sally James, Bob Carolgees, John Gorman, Ian 'Sludge' Lees, Sylveste McCoy. Musician guests: Bev Bevan (E.L.O.) and Mike Deacon and Kenny Andrews from Darts Features include Creature Feature and the Underates and Ates'n'Ova competitions. Pop videos: The Specials ("A Message To You Rudy"), Queen ("Crazy Little Thing Called Love"), Darts ("Can't Get Enough Of Your Love"), E.L.O. ("Last Train To London" a
With special guests Elvis Costello, Cozy Powell and Amii Stewart.
With music from The Police, Sad Cafe and Cliff Richard, includes Matthew Butler
With music from Flying Lizards, Queen, Madness, Specials, Tourists. Includes a report from Bob and Chris at the toy fair
"A change in the advertised programme"
"The Dying Fly" intro. Genesis, Pretenders, Selecter, Blues Band, Geoff Capes, David Broom, Harvey Smith
With special guest Richard O'Sullivan.
With special guests Geoff Capes and Genesis.
With special guests Sky and Madness
Status Quo, Russ Abbot, Showaddywaddy, Matchbox, Air Supply, Matthew Butler
Daley Thompson, the Battle Of Balaclava, The Blues Brothers, Paul Jones, Clive Webb
First screened 1st November 1980. It's the morning after the Hallowe'en party. Guests include Legs & Co, Dennis Waterman and Clive Webb. Includes a serious item on firework safety
After transmission problems the previous week, Tiswas returns with a joke "Normal Service will be resumed" title card. Chris and Sally burst through to welcome guests and games, including Chas 'n' Dave and "Spot The Benny".
Sally, Algernon, Houdi-Elbow and John are devastated when they believe that Chris has died. But as Chris walks past them, they realise someone else must be in the morgue. Also in the studio are Max Boyce, Trevor McDoughnut and Smello.
The best of 1980. Includes Bernard Manning getting blown up, Legs and Co take on the Phantom Flan Flinger, "Soldier Soldier" and videos from Status Quo and Pretenders
Tiswas' 7th birthday
Algeron Razzmatazz, Tiswas Disco, guests The Beat
Lenny Henry appears on Tiswas's own version of "This Is Your Life", Norman Collier showcases his new ventriloquist act, Toyah is interviewed by Sally, and there's a meeting of the Bucket Of Water Supporters Club.
The penultimate episode for most of the cast, with some sequences shot in Paris. There's also Michael Palin playing various characters, including host of "A Fist For Europe", where Lenny's "Arnold Goatbutterer" has to knock out Europeans.
The end of an era for Tiswas, as it marked the final episode for most of the regulars, including Chris Tarrant, Lenny Henry, Bob Carolgees and John Gorman, who went on to make the late night OTT.
The start of a fresh era for Tiswas, as Sally James is joined by new regulars Gordon Astley, Den Hegarty and Fogwell Flax. Making a special appearance from the old days is Sylvester McCoy, while guests include Aneka and ELO.
Guests include Ultravox, Rick Wakeman, Status Quo and the Polecats. This edition is missing from the ITV Archives.
Sally is joined by Gordon, Den and Fogwell Flax to present more cartoons and skits, including appearances from Sting and Genesis. There's just one person who isn't taking part - the Phantom Flan Flinger has gone on strike.
Guests include Toyah, Secret Affair, Victor Ambrose and Gary Glitter.
Featuring Saxon, Rick Wakeman, The Polecats, Kiki Dee and Bucks Fizz.
The kid-friendly nature of Tiswas sees some strain as the Phantom Flan Flinger performs a dance routine alongside Hot Gossip. Meanwhile, Gordon struggles with a sore throat, while Robert Plant helps provide some fun.
Sally James, Gordon Astley, Fogwell Flax, Den Hegarty, David Rappaport, Sylvester McCoy, Ollie Spencer. Guests Graham Bonnet, Alan Wells, Annabelle Luwin. Cartoons: Daffy Duck,Bugs Bunny, Trail: The Pyramid Game, Game For A Laugh, Punchlines. LWT Watch It! continuity Ads at 28.00: Sleeping Beauty, Coco Pops, Action GT Ads at 43.46: Action GT, Parker Electronics, Hornby, Sindy, Play-Doh, Palitoy, Downtown Ads at 1:08.30: Action GT, Shakin' Stevens, FrostiES
The 1981 Halloween Special In this Halloween special, Buster Bloodvessel from Bad Manners makes an appearance as does Sylveste McCoy, Ian Gillan, John McCoy, Jenny J Bolton, Roger Pearson, Toyah Wilcox and many more. Run time 2 hr 15 mins
Guests include Alan Newbold, Ron Looney, Sue Hanson and Paul Henry.
Guests include The Beat, in an edition missing from the ITV Archives.
Featuring Big Daddy, Tenpole Tudor and Haircut 100.
Showcasing The Tiswas Command Performance, hosted by Norman Collier and featuring The People Show Cabaret and the death-defying magic of Rip Van Wonkle. Among the other guests are Bob Geldof and the inventor of the Rubik's Cube.
Guests include Showaddywaddy.
Guests include Toyah, Headbanger Walsh, Big Daddy and Bad Manners. This edition is missing from the ITV Archives.
As Tiswas shifts from an ATV to a Central production, the gang celebrate the eighth anniversary of the show. Guests joining the celebrations include Metal Mickey, Chas and Dave, Dave Prowse and Clare Grogan.
Guests include Jeremy Beadle and Rick Parfitt, while the zoo keeper (Trevor James) gets to spend more time with Sid the Parrot, exploring new ranges of plants, including the Pooractacus Crossroadacus.
There's a space feature, with Gordon interviewing Garry Hunt, along with Sylvester McCoy as a half man/half woman and a pop interview with Hazel O'Connor. Also on the show are Paul Shane, Nerys Hughes and Gillan.
Adam Ant is interviewed backstage at the Birmingham Odeon. Pre-shot on 16mm film, this footage is retained, though the rest of the episode is missing from the ITV Archives.
Includes Linda Nolan and Lemmy from Motörhead, along with Nick Heyward and the inventor of the Rubik's Cube.
Featuring Big Daddy, Giant Haystacks, Iron Maiden and The Bavarian Stompers.
Russ Abbot brings his characters to the show, including Vince Prince and Cooperman, while David Rappaport's policeman tries to track down Sylvester McCoy as a master of disguise. Guests include Krokus and Ted Moult.
Guests include Madness, the Mini-Pops, Tight Fit and The Jets. This edition is missing from the ITV Archives.
Sylvester McCoy appears as Count Von Doodlebug and the silent stand-up comedian Abbott Russ. Guests in the studio include Julian Pettifer and Musical Youth, while Den forms a new group - with himself.
There's trouble for the Tiswas team as Sally and co. are locked in the cage while Frank Carson and Spike Milligan try to take over. Among the other guests are Iron Maiden, who don't perform, but take part in a sketch.
Sally interviews Gary Numan in his recording studio, talking about his latest video, "Music For Chameleons", while in the TV studio are Steve Davis and Fashion.
The 300th edition of Tiswas, featuring Classix Nouveaux, Bob Geldof and Dollar.
Guests on this penultimate edition include Ian Botham, Chris Tucker and Bucks Fizz.
For one night only, ITV1 brings you TiSWAS REUNITED, a one-off special reuniting the stars of the iconic groundbreaking children’s show TiSWAS. With a wealth of clips and reminiscences from the many stars who appeared on the series, the team will recreate the chaos and mayhem of those heady days of the show that broke the mould. TiSWAS REUNITED is new and exclusive to ITV1, This programme had been delayed from May in order to allow for an extended transmission slot. Celebrities and 'old Tiswas mates' alike joined in the fun. In an interview publicising this, Chris Tarrant put out an appeal to the public to submit any surviving video footage of the series to be included in the new programme - which resulted in the discovery of further footage
DVD extra about the making of Tiswas, with footage which didn't make it into the main edit
