Tiswas
Tiswas (/ˈtɪzwɒz/; an acronym of "Today Is Saturday: Watch And Smile") was a British children's television series that originally aired on Saturday mornings from 5 January 1974 to 3 April 1982, and was produced for the ITV network by ATV.
| Tiswas | |
|---|---|
The 'classic' version of the Tiswas logo as designed by Stuart Kettle, revised by Chris Wroe | |
| Genre | Children's entertainment |
| Created by | Peter Tomlinson |
| Presented by | Chris Tarrant Sally James Lenny Henry Bob Carolgees John Gorman Gordon Astley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 8 |
| No. of episodes | 302 |
| Production | |
| Production location | ATV Centre |
| Production companies | ATV (1974–1981) Central (1982) |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 5 January 1974 – 3 April 1982 |
It was created by ATV continuity announcer Peter Tomlinson (later to become a regular presenter on the show) following a test period in 1973 when he tried out a few competitions and "daft stuff" between the programmes.
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