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- September 1985 (Creation)
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Part of 1 VHS, 1 DVD and 1 mp4 (143.6 MB) and 1 VHS and 1 mp4 (12.8 MB)
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Three copies of a colour advert with sound advertising The Observer's guide to European cities - a travel supplement produced with British Airways:
a. The advert features a man sitting in an armchair reading the Rome supplement, with the floor tilting as if his living room were an aeroplane experiencing turbulence.
Commentary (male): "This week The Observer Magazine and British Airways launch their insiders' guide to European cities: a series of unique insights into eight great cities by people who know them well, and our first destination is Rome."
Advert can be found on the same VHS and mp4 file as version (b). It starts at 00.08 on the mp4 file.
b. Duplicate of versions (a) and (c). It can be found on the same VHS and mp4 file as version (a). The advert starts at 00.34 on the mp4 file.
c. Duplicate of versions (a) and (b). The advert starts at 00.36 on the 'historical reel' mp4 file.
Duration: 25 seconds.
Creator: The Observer Limited, 1917-1993
Creator: J. Walter Thompson Company Limited, 1878-2005
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Access via GNM Digital Repository.
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Related units of description
c) Also included on the 'Historical Reel, 1985-1995' VHS and mp4 are Observer adverts; OBS/9/1/1/19, OBS/9/1/1/21/1a, OBS/9/1/1/21/2a, OBS/9/1/1/23a, OBS/9/1/1/24/1b, OBS/9/1/1/24/2b, OBS/9/1/1/24/3b, OBS/9/1/1/24/3d, OBS/9/1/1/26c, OBS/9/1/1/27j, OBS/9/1/1/28, OBS/9/1/1/30a, OBS/9/1/1/31d, OBS/9/1/1/32a, OBS/9/1/1/33a, OBS/9/1/1/36b, OBS/9/1/1/37/1a, OBS/9/1/1/37/2a, OBS/9/1/1/38/1a, OBS/9/1/1/39, OBS/9/1/1/40a, OBS/9/1/1/41, OBS/9/1/1/42a, OBS/9/1/1/43a, OBS/9/1/1/44/1a, OBS/9/1/1/44/2a, OBS/9/1/1/45a, OBS/9/1/1/47-61, OBS/9/1/1/62/1a, OBS/9/1/1/62/2, OBS/9/1/1/64/1a, OBS/9/1/1/64/5, OBS/9/1/1/65a, OBS/9/1/1/66a, OBS/9/1/1/67, OBS/9/1/1/68a, OBS/9/1/1/69a and OBS/9/1/1/70.