Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- c1982-c2005 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
76 adverts or series of adverts
Context area
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Recordings of adverts produced for television. In addition to general adverts for the Guardian, the series includes adverts for redesigns and new supplements. Many adverts also promote upcoming features such as interviews with public figures or special investigations on a particular topic.
There are several different versions of some adverts and it is not always clear which is the final version. It is also often unclear which versions, if any, were broadcast.
Agencies involved in the creation of these adverts are identified where known, or where implied by the adverts themselves or by labels on the tapes. Any further information about the creators of these would be very welcome - please email: archives@theguardian.com.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
Accruals
System of arrangement
Chronological. Where possible the dates of the adverts have been ascertained and the series has been arranged accordingly. However in many cases it is unclear whether the date refers to the production or broadcast of the advert, or a later compilation of multiple adverts.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access via GNM Digital Repository.
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
Script of material
Access Status
Open
Closed until
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Observer adverts are catalogued at OBS/9/1/1.
A combined advert for the Observer and the Guardian (advertising a £50 flight offer) is catalogued at OBS/9/1/1/88.