A few of the words
- TISWAS
- TISWAS stood for 'Today Is Saturday Watch And Smile' — ITV's anarchic rival to the BBC's Saturday morning line-up, famous for its custard pies and the Phantom Flan Flinger.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- GRANDSTAND
- Grandstand had been the anchor of BBC Saturday afternoons since 1958, filling hours with swimming, showjumping, wrestling and the football results read at breakneck speed.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- BLANKETY
- Blankety Blank ran on BBC One through the early 1980s with Terry Wogan, then Les Dawson — the famously cheap star prize, a Blankety Blank chequebook and pen, became a running joke beloved by millions.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
- SUPERSTORE
- Saturday Superstore launched on BBC One in 1982 as a glossier successor to Swap Shop, mixing pop guests, phone-ins and live studio chaos every Saturday morning.Find this word in the grid to read its note.
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Saturday Telly: a free large-print word search
Saturday telly word search — free and large-print. Swap Shop, Grandstand, Blankety Blank and all the Saturday classics are hidden in the grid.
About Nostalgia & Eras
Saturday television in the 1980s had its own unhurried rhythm — mornings given over to Noel Edmonds and his multi-coloured telephone, afternoons swallowed by the sweep of Grandstand's results service, and evenings lit up by Bruce Forsyth coaxing contestants through The Generation Game. Blankety Blank drew the family onto the sofa with its tinsel wand and gentle chaos, while the TARDIS spun through time and space just before the nine o'clock news. It was a day that began with cereal in front of the telly and ended with everyone agreeing they hadn't watched that much.
How to play
- 1Find a word from the list.Press the first letter and drag to the last — across, down or diagonally, forwards or back. Or tap the first letter, then the last.
- 2It stays marked.Found words get a soft teal line through them, on the grid and in the list.
- 3Make it comfortable.Use the A / A+ / A++ size control any time, or pinch the grid for a closer look.
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