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- c1986 (Creation)
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1 mp4 (5.1 MB), part of 2 VHS and part of 1 mp4 (102.1 MB)
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Scope and content
Two copies of a colour advert with sound for the Guardian newspaper.
The advert features a person making origami figures of men holding axes out of newspapers. The person then makes an origami figure out of the Guardian newspaper with no axe.
Commentary: "What are we supposed to make of the government. One paper will always attack it and another will always defend it. To get a fair view you have to ask someone with no axe to grind".
a). Strapline 'The Guardian'. Duration: 24 seconds. The advert starts at 00.00 on the mp4. There is no sound at the start of the advert and the sound quality is poor for the first 10 seconds.
b). Duplicate of a) but with all of the commentary. The adverts starts at 01.14 on the mp4.
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). On one VHS with Guardian adverts GUA/9/1/1/6b and GUA/9/1/7a but digitised as 3 separate mp4 files.
b). VHS and mp4 file also include the following Guardian adverts: GUA/9/1/1/3c, GUA/9/1/1/4/1b, GUA/9/1/1/4/2, GUA/9/1/1/4/3, GUA/9/1/1/6d, GUA/9/1/1/7b, GUA/9/1/1/9, GUA/9/1/1/10a, GUA/9/1/1/11a.