Category: British
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Rivas Were Ace
I mean, I never actually had a Riva, nor do I know what they taste like, but we’ll get back to that. Another chocolatey treat I never partook in was the McVities Ace, and until this morning, I’d never heard of them either. According to Marketing Week in 1996, the Ace was launched to rival…
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Half A Cup
With more This Time with Alan Partridge heading our way, here’s a segment from The Day Today. I get confused sometimes because each week before the main broadcast there was a shorter, five minute promo like this. I’m sure there’s one somewhere about Marlon Brando.
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Sarcastic Convergence
I bet that this was just a coincidence, I really, really do.
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Super Noodle Curios
How about watching some mid-90s laddish casual sexism in adverts for Super Noodles? This one features Peter Serafinowicz. Now, here’s a weird thing. This advert, from the early 1980s is for Bachelors Super Noodles. While this exact same advert is for Kelloggs Super Noodles. That’s because on their initial release in 1979, Super Noodles were…
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Taskmaster New Zealand
Continuing my fascination with overseas versions of UK formats, have a look at the New Zealand adaptation of Taskmaster. Jeremy Wells is the Taskmaster, with Paul Williams as his assistant.
