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Out of the 146 episodes that were made in total, 41 survive. whichThese are Episode 21 of Series 1, Episodes 4–5 & 21 of Series 2, Episode 24 of Series 3, Episodes 1–2, 7, 12, 15, 17, 21 & 25 of Series 4, Episodes 1–2, 12, 14–18, 21, 23, 25 & 27 of Series 5 and Episodes 1, 3, 5–7, 11, 13, 15–17, 19–22, & 24–25 of Series 6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvbrain.info/tv-archive?showname=Swap+Shop&type=lostshow|title=TVBrain – Kaleidoscope – Lost shows – TV Archive – TV History|website=Lostshows.com|access-date=7 June 2018}}</ref>

Due to industrial action by the ABS union at the BBC over Thursday 21 and Friday 22 December 1978, the edition which should have aired on Saturday 23 December 1978 was not transmitted. The reason being that the strike was only settled between the union and the BBC at 10.00pm on Friday 22 December 1978, and it was impossible for the live Swap Shop to be up and running in time for the 9.30am start that next day. Instead BBC One returned to the air after being blacked out for two full days, at 3.00pm on Saturday 23 December 1978. Swap Shop finally returned on Saturday 30 December 1978.