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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 a sidekick, known simply as Lamb.<ref>https://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/classic/swapshop/trivia.shtml</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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