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Another person named was "Eric" (Ilett), the often-referred-to but never-seen technician whose job was to lower a plastic globe containing postcards sent in by viewers as answers to competitions.
The content of the programme included music, visits from public figures, competitions, and cartoons. There was also coverage of news and issues relevant to children, presented by John Craven, building on his profile as the presenter of ''[[Newsround|John Craven's Newsround]]''. {{citation needed|date=December 2017}} Craven had a stuffed toy lamb as an inpromptu sidekick, known simply as "Lamb".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/swapshop/trivia.shtml | title=BBC - Cult - Classic TV - Swap Shop }}</ref>
The cornerstone, however, was the "Swaporama" element, hosted by Chegwin, who was very rarely in the studio. An outside broadcast unit would travel to different locations throughout the UK where children could swap their belongings with others. This proved to be one of the most popular aspects of the show, often achieving gatherings of more than 2,000 children.{{citation needed|date=December 2017}}
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! Series !! Start date !! End date !! Episodes
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| '''1''' || 2 October 1976<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6068045961764ddaae5101c30f64668f |title=Multi-Coloured Swap Shop – BBC One London – 2 October 1976 |date=2 October 1976 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> || 26 February 1977<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/46c2819c66264c13b96d4ecf45ab14f2 |title=Multi-Coloured Swap Shop – BBC One London – 26 February 1977 |date=26 February 1977 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> || 21
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| '''2''' || 8 October 1977<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/00fb33aad7794298a1d510c9dc54e803 |title=Multi-Coloured Swap Shop – BBC One London – 8 October 1977 |date=8 October 1977 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> || 25 March 1978<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5af3f9a199dd4f27accbbe8cd8ae840d |title=Multi-Coloured Swap Shop – BBC One London – 23 March 1978 |date=25 March 1978 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> || 24
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| '''3''' || 30 September 1978<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/49ac6f3859714cfe89644a19e9f9e564 |title=Multi-Coloured Swap Shop – BBC One London – 30 September 1978 |date=30 September 1978 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> || 24 March 1979<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5dc2c05daccd4beb9fb8ee903d58294e |title=Multi-Coloured Swap Shop – BBC One London – 24 March 1979 |date=24 March 1979 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> || 26
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| '''4''' || 29 September 1979<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/43db5cb60b104728ad5c664afc9d0e52 |title=Multi-Coloured Swap Shop – BBC One London – 29 September 1979 |date=29 September 1979 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> || 22 March 1980<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6dc300161331427092ca3d48147c8b14 |title=Multi-Coloured Swap Shop – BBC One London – 22 March 1980 |date=22 March 1980 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> || 26
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| '''5''' || 27 September 1980<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/8d1b5224bcff49879fedd0b712cee9cb |title=Multi-Coloured Swap Shop – BBC One London – 27 September 1980 |date=27 September 1980 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> || 28 March 1981<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/6bedba5c189d4fdabd660f9b9b5085d6 |title=Multi-Coloured Swap Shop – BBC One London – 28 March 1981 |date=28 March 1981 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> || 27
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| '''6''' || 3 October 1981<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/5f6f4ca355c54d47acb9b405f2d02987 |title=Swap Shop – BBC One London – 3 October 1981 |date=3 October 1981 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> || 27 March 1982<ref>{{cite web |url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/bf32ea5d939941d08115e2c6cb16b49d |title=Swap Shop – BBC One London – 27 March 1982 |date=27 March 1982 |publisher=[[BBC Genome Project]] |access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref> || 25
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