Multi-Coloured Swap Shop ended in March 1982 primarily because host Noel Edmonds wanted to move on to other projects, particularly prime-time television. Despite high ratings, the BBC replaced it with Saturday Superstore to refresh the Saturday morning format.
The hugely popular Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (BBC, 1976-82) was succeeded on 2 October 1982 by Saturday SuperStore . Building on its predecessor's 'shop' idea, the studios were dressed to resemble a department store, with threadbare shelves and Special Offer posters - oddly fitting in a decade of consumerism.
The first series had a different number, 01 288 8055, before being changed to the number retained throughout the rest of the show's run, and retained for its successor, Saturday Superstore.
The drive in at the Fort Lauderdale location closed in 2023 after a suspicious fire burned screen 5, but the flea market is still in operation. The Lake Worth Swap Shop is open as of September 2025, but is scheduled to be closed by the City of Palm Springs by the end of the month.
Mia Amber Davis died from a blood clot. That's according to her cousin, Dr. Mignon R. Moore, who tells E! News exclusively that the husband of the Road Trip star and plus-sized model was notified by the coroner yesterday of the preliminary finding.
"The reason for not going was that the BBC had trusted me to do that job, they had taken a risk, looked after me and I enjoyed it,” she told Saga Magazine for its November issue. She continued: “I chatted with the presenters Mel and Sue and our director, and we thought, 'This isn't right, to move just for money'.
The band name suggests that Matt Bianco is a personal name, but Matt is “a made up spy, a secret agent; we loved spy TV themes and film scores.” Basia and Danny White left the group after the first album to pursue a lucrative solo-career with Sony under the name Basia.
In the United Kingdom, the BBC's For the Children was first broadcast in 1946, and in English-speaking circles, is generally credited with being the first TV programme specifically for children. Some authors posit television for children tended to originate from similar programs on radio.
During the first decade of the 21st century, CRT "picture tube" display technology was almost entirely supplanted worldwide by flat-panel displays: first plasma displays around 1997, then LCDs.
He said that a "very stressful, very negative period" in life had caused his prostate cancer, "I was, I thought, very, very healthy. I know why I got my cancer... the definition of stress is negative energy. It didn't just decide to manifest itself, there was cause".
Back then, when booze was relatively cheap, it really was possible to go for a night out and still have change from 50p. A 50p piece in 1969 could buy you three pints of mild or bitter (priced about two shillings, equal to 10p) while a tube fare on the newly opened Victoria line in London cost just 5d (2.2p).
A total of 1.1 million Cortina's were produced between 1976 and 1982 (MkIV & V). In 1977 the entry level 1300 2dr was priced at £2365, with the top of the range 2000 Ghia estate at £4076 (the 2000 S 4dr was £3448). The Cortina in this list, priced at £2789 in 1977 equates to £16500 today with inflation.
Several people have "walked off" The Great British Baking Show, including baker Jeff (2024) due to feeling unwell/overwhelmed, and former host Sandi Toksvig, who quit because she stopped having fun. In a dramatic 2014 incident, Iain Watters walked off after his ice cream melted, leading to the infamous "Bin-gate" scandal where a melted cake was put in the bin.
He began dating radio DJ Lliana Bird sometime around 2010, and they have two children. During his time at art college, Fielding developed what was suspected to be the virus hepatitis A though it was later confirmed to be glandular fever.
Tracey Davis, who turned her often painful experience as the child of the entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. into a tale of reconciliation across two memoirs, died on Nov. 2 at her home in central Tennessee. She was 59.
With the help of a dedicated medical team, Amber changed their diet, underwent gastric bypass surgery, and lost more than 470 lbs! Recently, Amber went viral after bravely showing their loose, saggy skin—a powerful reminder of the reality behind massive weight loss.
