song back in 1980 on Tiswas when he was aged five. Presenters Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood took the opportunity to praise Matthew, as they are fans of Tiswas, and also to dispel recent tabloid rumours of Dick and Dom resurrecting Tiswas on ITV. However, Wood did present one episode of Dick and Dom in da Bungalow wearing a Tiswas T-shirt.

Lenny Henry appeared on the BBC's It Started With Swap Shop programme in 2006 in which he was talking to Noel Edmonds about Tiswas being their rival during the whole era of Swap Shop. The rivalry was such that it was even used by football fans singing on the terraces. The home team chanting 'Tiswas' and the away team chanting 'swap shop'. Tiswas,swapshop..Tiswas,swapshop..Tiswas swapshop, etc.

A new programme wasbroadcast by ITV1 on 16 June 2007, it started with the traditional ATV logo and jingle. This programme had been delayed from May in order to allow for an extended transmission slot.[3] 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.[4]

A DVD release of the programme, featuring an extended edition plus a short featurette on the history of Tiswas was released shortly after transmission.

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