Superb stuff as ever, Neil. I don't think you could get a bigger contrast to Tiswas' custard pie and water flinging than Swap Shop showing footage of Anwar Sadat's funeral procession.
Great Neil, Thank you. I remember watching this, but what I didn't realise as a 9 year old was how much of a Pratt Noel Edmonds could be! Did you know that the BBC had thrown most of their copies of Swap Shop away, they may be interested in your recordings.👍🏻
At the time of this footage I would have been eleven and at senior school just a month. Swap Shop, unlike Saturday Superstore that followed it, worth watching!
Gives an insight into how Gregorys Girl built up its popularity. After a very limited release early in 1981 - it then unusually went to a wide release late in 1981, and proved to be hit - so much so that a few months later writer Bill Forsyth won the BAFTA for his screenplay ahead of the sure thing winner CHARIOTS OF FIRE. It had another later cinema release in 1982 as a double feature with the then Oscar laden CHARIOTS OF FIRE, even though at that stage both movies were available for rental (but not purchase) on home video.
I can see Armando Iannuchi watching Noel Edmonds interviewing people and instantly getting the inception idea for Alan partridge. This may as well be a pilot episode for knowing me knowing you
I have lived in Mosspark all my life and Claire Grogan stayed not far from me in Mosspark Glasgow and when she hit the Big Time with Altered Images a lot of my Primary Schoolpals would chap her Mum and Dad's Door to try and get an Autograph i Didn't as i was Embarrassed LOL
Your comments for fire fox have been turned off? But what I wanted to say was that I am 90% sure that was the same showing that my parents had recorded on Betamax ! Adverts and all. Nice to see it again after 35 years 😄
People In the comments are saying they preferred Tiswas But Tiswas was never available in all regions I believe Ulster only ever got one season of it and a couple of others not at all. So it was Swap Shop or nothing for some people.
People In the comments are saying they preferred Tiswas But Tiswas was never available in all regions I believe Ulster only ever got one season of it and a couple of others not at all. So it was Swap Shop or nothing for some people.
