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Toys

Episode 4 of 6

Phill Jupitus narrates a series exploring 50 years of British TV advertising. He looks at the history of toy adverts, including Lego, Action Man, Meccano, Sindy and Barbie.

Phill Jupitus narrates a series looking at 50 years of British TV advertising. Britain's food and drink adverts have fed our minds, filled our bellies and quenched our thirst. The perfect adland recipe includes entertainment, persuasion and manipulation to steer Britain through home cooking and happy families to single living and tv dinners. Contributors include filmmaker Alan Parker, broadcaster Gregg Wallace, writer Joanna Blythman and Juan Cabral, the adman behind the Cadbury's Gorilla.

30 minutes

Last on

Mon 15 Dec 2008 20:00

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