Lenny Henry catches up with Sally James on Six Fifty-Five about their time on the children’s programme Tiswas and how it led to him developing his own characters – and he recreates a few of his ...

But the antics on Tiswas, which stood for Today Is Saturday, Watch And Smile, would not wash today – as they ­discovered at a 2007 reunion show. She said: “When you think of all the health and safety ...

Thousands of British TV programmes are to be digitised before they are lost forever, the British Film Institute says. Anarchic children's show Tiswas and The Basil Brush Show are among the programmes ...

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 ...

Chris Tarrant believes there is no way that Tiswas would be made in this day and age. Before he started hosting Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Chris rose to fame while co-presenting the popular ...

Thousands of classic TV shows are to be archived digitally - before they are lost forever. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette, you can get unlimited access to the website ...

Memorabilia from hit Birmingham TV show Tiswas will go on display in an exhibition taking visitors on a trip down memory lane. Clips from the show filmed in the city 41 years ago - which launched the ...

Chris Tarrant and other stars of Tiswas have filmed a 25 year reunion episode of the children's classic. Others taking part in Tiswas Reunited include Sally James and Lenny Henry. What to Read Next ...

The cast of Tiswas are to reunite to mark 40 years since the cult Saturday morning ITV show last aired. Chris Tarrant will be joined on stage by Bob Carolgees, John Gorman and Sally James for a ...

Great grandad Benny Mills didn’t over-egg his 80th birthday. But he still ended up with a custard pie in his face. Yet the Small Heath born pensioner barely batted an eye-lid – because during his ...

A SUPERFAN of iconic Saturday morning children’s show Tiswas is hunting for an Ilkley lad who appeared as a competition winner in 1979. Marc Neun, who is an archivist for the television series, is ...