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01 811 8055

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

The telephone number etched in the minds of a generation of kiddies for Swapshop, Saturday Superstore and other Saturday morning tv shows back in the day.

Did anyone here ever call in?

Who did you speak to, and what did you ask them?

Anyone remember the prank / obscene callers to Five Star and the like? Comedy gold!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I thought it was

081 811 8181 ?

Why does that ring a bell?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I thought it was

081 811 8181 ?

Why does that ring a bell? "

'Cos you're a young 'un! I think that was the number AFTER the one I quoted! That's the Going Live! number probably!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Wow when I read the title I was sure I new that number from somewhere, and when I read that it was swap shop I thought nooooo he's got that wrong

So I had to check , I really did think that number was very recent

But no it's from way back when

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

0118 999 88199 9119 725 3

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I thought it was

081 811 8181 ?

Why does that ring a bell?

'Cos you're a young 'un! I think that was the number AFTER the one I quoted! That's the Going Live! number probably! "

I'm a young un' ?

I'm putting that in my profile.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I thought it was

081 811 8181 ?

Why does that ring a bell?

'Cos you're a young 'un! I think that was the number AFTER the one I quoted! That's the Going Live! number probably!

I'm a young un' ?

I'm putting that in my profile. "

I think it changed when the London area code prefix changed from 01 to 071 & 081 ..

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By *dam_TinaCouple
over a year ago

Hampshire

'Hello Matt Bianco............you bunch of wankers ' !!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Answers on a postcard to Birmingham B1 2JP

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I thought it was

081 811 8181 ?

Why does that ring a bell? "

That's the one I remember.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"0118 999 88199 9119 725 3"

Love the delayed 3!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I thought it was

081 811 8181 ?

Why does that ring a bell?

'Cos you're a young 'un! I think that was the number AFTER the one I quoted! That's the Going Live! number probably!

I'm a young un' ?

I'm putting that in my profile.

I think it changed when the London area code prefix changed from 01 to 071 & 081 .. "

I remember when it changed from 0818118181 to 01818118181 and they had to shoehorn an extra 1 into the jingle so it didn't quite flow any more. Was that Live & Kicking?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I thought it was

081 811 8181 ?

Why does that ring a bell?

That's the one I remember. "

We're young uns apparently.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"'Hello Matt Bianco............you bunch of wankers ' !!!!

"

Classic! Still remember watching that live now!

If you Google 'Matt Bianco Saturday Superstore' it's on YouTube

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Answers on a postcard to Birmingham B1 2JP "

Or BBC TV Centre W12 8QT?

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By *GHertsCouple
over a year ago

North Herts

Unfortunately, it's the 'old' number that seems familiar to me ...

Sadly I was never allowed to ring it as anything other than essential phone calls was considered a waste of money by my parents.

I would have swapped my sister for more or less anything though ...

Ms G

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

I've just Googled - apparently it was on Live & Kickin' that someone rang Five Star to ask why they were so 'fucking shit'!

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By *isandreTV/TS
over a year ago

Durham


"0118 999 88199 9119 725 3"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I thought it was

081 811 8181 ?

Why does that ring a bell?

That's the one I remember.

We're young uns apparently. "

Excellent. Does that mean I can now disqualify myself from the inane "mature woman" threads? Hurrah.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Went to see Cheggers at the Swap Shop Roadshow and my mate got up on the Yes/No game and lasted 1 question.

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By *iamondjoeMan
over a year ago

Glastonbury

[Removed by poster at 11/10/16 13:44:54]

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I thought it was

081 811 8181 ?

Why does that ring a bell?

That's the one I remember.

We're young uns apparently.

Excellent. Does that mean I can now disqualify myself from the inane "mature woman" threads? Hurrah. "

I'm a young un too then! Whoop

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

01 288 8055 was the very first number for swap shop and it changed to the infamous 01 811 8055 after the first series. The first show was 2.10.76 so it's just had its 40th birthday and the 081 was from Live and Kicking

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"01 288 8055 was the very first number for swap shop and it changed to the infamous 01 811 8055 after the first series. The first show was 2.10.76 so it's just had its 40th birthday and the 081 was from Live and Kicking"

Be honest, you Googled that didn't you? x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember when my dad heard me trying to phone them he grabbed it off me and whacked me with the phone....I didn't try again lol x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Naaaaa always wanted to ..but didnt

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire


"01 288 8055 was the very first number for swap shop and it changed to the infamous 01 811 8055 after the first series. The first show was 2.10.76 so it's just had its 40th birthday and the 081 was from Live and Kicking

Be honest, you Googled that didn't you? x "

I knew the original telephone number as it came up in a pub quiz a couple of years ago but I did Google the date out if interest

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Never rang in but I did stand outside the BBC waiting for 5ive once! (Amoungst other stupid things I did back in the day!)

G x

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By *verysmileMan
over a year ago

Canterbury


"Never rang in but I did stand outside the BBC waiting for 5ive once! (Amoungst other stupid things I did back in the day!)

G x"

A kid standing outside the BBC in the 70's or 80's......hope you survived intact

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I thought it was

081 811 8181 ?

Why does that ring a bell? "

Going live

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"'Hello Matt Bianco............you bunch of wankers ' !!!!

Classic! Still remember watching that live now!

If you Google 'Matt Bianco Saturday Superstore' it's on YouTube "

I also remember when 5star were on.

"Yeah id like to ask 5star why theyre so FUCKING SHIT?"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Never rang in but I did stand outside the BBC waiting for 5ive once! (Amoungst other stupid things I did back in the day!)

G x

A kid standing outside the BBC in the 70's or 80's......hope you survived intact"

It was 1998

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By *oncupiscentTonyMan
over a year ago

Kent


"Answers on a postcard to Birmingham B1 2JP

Or BBC TV Centre W12 8QT?"

Don't forget to include an SAE

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I remember going to Chester Castle when Saturday Swap Shop was there with Keef Chegwin... I'll be gutted if it turns out he's not just a ex alkie and did a bit of underage boffing

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Here one for u does anyone remember the name of the band the swap shop presenters formed and the name of their record

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

5705....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Here one for u does anyone remember the name of the band the swap shop presenters formed and the name of their record"

Brown Sauce think it's I want to be a winner??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I refuse to be old enough to recognise that number!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe only North Westerners of a certain age will remember this, but;

Call Eileen Bilton at Warrington Runcorn!

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