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A Word From Our Sponsors... Accurist Watches
In keeping with the Monty Python theme of this week’s Monday Movie, today’s classic advert features some prime-vintage John Cleese. Here, from 1978, is an award-winning series of Accurist … more →
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A Word From Our Sponsors... Accurist Watches
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 2 days ago: In keeping with the Monty Python theme of this week’s Monday Movie, today’s classic adve … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... Cadbury's Flake
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 2 weeks ago: Incredibly, Cadbury’s notorious “Flake girl” UK TV adverts have been around, on an … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... The Guinness Theory Of Evolution
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 3 weeks ago: Guinness have a track record for making clever, outstanding, ground-breaking adverts, so it’s … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... Stratos
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 1 month ago: This advert looks like it’s British but, despite the Manchester United shirt and English sound … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... British Rail
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 1 month ago: Much-loved comedy actress Hattie Jacques, star of Carry On films and TV sitcom Sykes, races Scottish … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... Miller Pilsner's Fox Hat
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 1 month ago: Even now, 10 years on, this beer advert, starring Rich Hall, never fails to make me laugh. It even i … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... R. White's Lemonade
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 1 month ago: He’s the R. White’s Lemonade Secret Lemonade Drinker. He’s also deeply sinister an … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... More Nissan Almera
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 1 month ago: A few weeks ago, after featuring The Sweeney in my Theme Tunes Day feature, you’ll recall that … more →
A Word From our Sponsors... Nike - Federer Vs. Darby
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 2 months ago: I’m not sure where this 2008 Nike advert aired but it’s a cracker. Inspired by the Pink … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... Chewits - Even Chewier Than A 15-Storey Block Of Flats
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 2 months ago: Here’s a great little series of 1980s adverts for a popular British brand of chewy sweets call … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... Treeee-oh!
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The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 2 months ago: Here’s another series of adverts that a generation of Brits has forever filed away in the sect … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... Daley Thompson Drinks Lucozade
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 2 months ago: It’s not too often that heavy metal music crosses over into the mainstream. So, as a big Iron … more →
A Word From our Sponsors... Quatro!
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 3 months ago: Among the many dodgy, chemical-laden foods and drinks that British kids shoved down their necks in t … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... 5-4-3-2-1!
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 3 months ago: You may, or may not (depending on a) whether you grew up in the UK and b) are as ancient as the Choo … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... Nissan Almera
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 3 months ago: Since I featured The Sweeney as our latest classic theme tune yesterday, this seemed like the logica … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... Just One Cornetto
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 3 months ago: As a tribute to Renato Pagliari - half of singing duo Renée and Renato, who had a number-one hit in … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... Brut
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The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 4 months ago: When he wasn’t falling off a bike and skidding across a gravel track on his back, England foot … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... Rolf Harris Teaches Them To Swim
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The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 4 months ago: “Kids and wortah… they luvvit!” TV adverts… they’re not just about uns … more →
A Word From Our Sponsors... Yorkie
The Cathode Ray Choob wrote 4 months ago: Rowntree’s of York caused a bit of a stir back in 1976 when they launched Yorkie, the first ch … more →
