Fifty years ago today!

At 9.30am on Saturday 2 October 1976 BBC Saturday morning television started with the Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, and still continues fifty years later.

50 years of memories.
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Fifty programmes for fifty years - opens 7.30am TOMORROW
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A massive round of applause to Grant Stott and his team at BBC Radio Scotland Afternoons for a fantastic celebration of 50 years of BBC Saturday morning television.

Missed it? Catch up on BBC SOUNDS
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Don't forget that Grant Stott will be celebrating 50 years of BBC Saturday morning television today from 1.30pm on BBC Radio Scotland - wherever you are you can here this on BBC SOUNDS.
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50 Years of BBC Saturday Morning Television
1 day to go...
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This will be worth a listen… Wherever you are hear it on BBC Sounds, Thursday from 1.30pm
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Saturday Morning Music

Our hand picked selection of 20 music performances from across the 50 years of BBC Saturday morning television.

Available from 7pm Friday 2 October as part of Saturday Morning Evening.
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It's been a while since we posted any Leprechaun lunacy, so as we've now finished all of our 50th anniversary preparations for this Friday we had a dig in our archive to find Sage and Onion with their Bally Orefull Mineral Water.
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50 Years of BBC Saturday Morning Television
2 days to go...
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Goodbye Dennis Haskins…you were always Mr. Belding to us Gen Xers.

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Saturday Morning Evening - our five hour 'evening' of BBC Saturday morning television nostalgia, available from 7pm on Friday 2 October.

(The sort of programming that we hoped BBC FOUR would have done - they didn't, so we did it instead)
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50 Years of BBC Saturday Morning Television
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Our 50th Anniversary Selection box is now complete!

50 programmes to celebrate 50 years of BBC Saturday Morning Television - we open the box on 2 October.
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50 Years of BBC Saturday Morning Television
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Our 50th Anniversary Selection Box is getting close to full, here are the next programmes that have been added.
Just 4 more to add to make it to FIFTY...
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50 Years of BBC Saturday Morning Television
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39 years ago... who's feeling old?!
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Saturday Mash-Up!'s Trouble In Store - Episode 4

Mr Jobsworth has been told that a mystery shopper is coming in to the store, will Sharon and Keith manage to remember that 'the customer is always right'?
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50 Years of BBC Saturday Morning Television
6 days to go...
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Our 50th Anniversary Selection Box is starting to fill up, here are the latest nine programmes to join the collection - that's 39 now, so we may just make it to FIFTY for the 50th!
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