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- c1991-c1992 (Creation)
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Part of 1 VHS, part of 1 mp4 (28.4 MB), part of 1 Umatic and part of 1 QuickTime movie (3.23 GB).
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Black and white advert with sound for the Guardian.
a). Features clips of Oliver North, George Schultz and Ronald Reagan being questioned about their involvement in the Iran-Contra affair. The clips are alternated with the taglines 'The Truth' and 'The Whole truth?'
The advert ends with the stapline 'nothing like The Truth'. Duration: 40 seconds. The advert starts at 3.56 on the QuickTime movie file.
b). Duplicate of a) but with slightly poorer picture quality. Duration: 40 seconds. The advert starts at 01.36 on the mp4 file.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
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Access via GNM Digital Repository.
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a). b). Umatic and QuickTime movie file also include the promotional film GUA/9/2/6 and the following Guardian adverts: GUA/9/1/1/23/1b, GUA/9/1/1/23/3, GUA/9/1/1/23/4, GUA/9/1/1/23/5, GUA/9/1/1/23/6, GUA/9/1/23/7, GUA/9/1/1/23/8 and GUA/9/1/1/23/9.
b). VHS and mp4 file also contains the Guardian adverts GUA/9/1/1/11b, GUA/9/1/1/12/2h and GUA/9/1/1/23/1a.