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Date(s)
- c1998 (Creation)
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Part of 2 VHS and part of 2 mp4 (29.1 MB and 29.8 MB)
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Scope and content
Two versions of a colour advert with sound for the Guardian. The advert features a man sat at a table at the edge of a pier. A lizard is sat on a plate on the table. A fly arrives on the plate. The fly proceeds to eat the man. The advert features the song 'I like you very much' by Carmen Miranda.
Commentary: "Free from a proprietor and free to surprise. Free thinkers welcome."
Strapline: 'The Guardian'
a). Duration: 30 seconds. The advert starts at 01.52 on the mp4 file.
b). Duplicate of a). Duration: 30 seconds. The advert starts at 00.31 on the mp4 file.
Creator: Guardian Newspapers Limited
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Access via GNM Digital Repository.
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Open
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Related units of description
a). VHS and mp4 file also includes the following Guardian adverts: GUA/9/1/1/57/1, GUA/9/1/1/57/2 and GUA/9/1/1/57/3a.
b). VHS and mp4 file also includes the Guardian advert GUA/9/1/1/57/3b.