| Journey by a London Bus (1950) - 484 sec
Very much beloved of Victor Lewis-Smith, this production by the Colonial Film Unit tells those finding themselves foreign, how to use London's bus service. Note to writers of American television programmes: this is exactly what life is still like in Britain, and you are quite correct to groundlessly assume that everyone still speaks in either a plummy BBC accent, or is a cockney urchin. And yes, the terms 'Britain', 'England' and 'London' all refer to exactly the same place.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:1950 london buses brokentv vls excellently cheesy old government informational films
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| Pet Shop Boys - Numb (England World Cup Version) - 201 sec
The BBC's bi-annual England Are Out Of A Major Tournament compilation, this time an incredibly well-made production using the majestic 'Numb', from the Pet Shop Boys album Fundamental.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:pet shop boys psb england world cup rooney ronaldo cheating brat oh well theres always euro 2008 brokentv
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| Jasper Carrott vs Monty Python - 211 sec
From an episode of An Audience With Jasper Carrott, the brummie stand-up riffs on the Pythons pretty much apropos of nothing. All done in an affectionate way, mind, and all the more enjoyable for it. Warning: as this is from the 1970s, he does get a shock-value laugh from usage of the word 'bog', but it's worth persevering with nonetheless.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:jasper carrott monty python brokentv
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| The "Television Wheel": Part 1 - 495 sec
A marvellously creative concept for a sketch-based comedy show, performed on a single camera, with a revolving stage, performed as-live, in one take, with no advertising breaks. Duly snubbed, ignored, disliked and (finally) grudgingly transmitted by the networks. A great shame. Enjoy this while it lasts, folks.
(nb. Apologies for the video quality oddness. That's what you get when you use free video editing software, I suppose.)
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags: comedy hi-concept experimental david cross morwenna banks brokentv
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| Lazyboy - Inhale Positivity - 203 sec
Featuring the iconic tones of the late Patrick Allen, this offering from Lazyboy (Lazy B in the UK, due to people accidentally buying their CD thinking it was a chair, or something) is the follow-up to Underwear Goes Inside The Pants. It is good. Listen to it, and heed it's words.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:lazyboy lazy-b patrick allen inhale positivity pop music brokentv
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| Hugh Laurie lager advert, 1980s - 45 sec
Before House, before Stuart Little, before that small part in The Borrowers, before (air quotes) A Bit Of Fry & Laurie (/air quotes), before The Gun Seller (which everyone really should read - it's ace), possibly even before The Crystal Cube, the excellent Hugh Laurie cropped up in this early 80's (we think) advert for Kestrel Lager. Doing Generic Nerd Voice 47, for some reason. Possibly that's why we never see Kestrel Lager on sale anywhere these days.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:hugh laurie adverts house brokentv lager booze
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| Lynx: Billions (full advert) - 59 sec
The one-off Lynx advert shown in a break for the England vs Sweden World Cup match. You know, smug ZooNutsLoaded berk gets lots of women. It's like someone filmed NotMarkX's life, and put it on screen.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:advert women world cup england sweden rubbish body spray nivea for men is better brokentv
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| Coughs and Sneezes (1945) - 85 sec
Or, how to use a handkerchief. A government information film on how to avoid snotting all over your fellow citizens. Quite how people who go about kicking people into rivers are 'pretty harmless', I'm not sure, but the performance of the excellent Richard Massingham more than makes up for these concerns.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:Richard Massingham public information films brokentv 1945 mucus related safety
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| Some Adverts from Irish TV (Part one) - 239 sec
Taken from a broadcast on Setanta Sports, July 2007.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:adverts brokentv
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| Gore Vidal versus Dimbleby - 217 sec
Because the other version knocking around the YouTubes is really glitchy (at least on my PC), here's another clip of the Vidal grumblethon.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags: Gore Vidal Dimbleby BBC News US Election Grumpy Old Man
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| Carlsberg World Cup advert : full version - 179 sec
The full length version of the Carling England Old Boys advert. As entertaining as he is, does Peter Reid *really* qualify as one of their greatest ever players?
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:england world cup carlsberg beer adverts brokentv
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| Brains Faggots advert, 1980s - 42 sec
Added to the YouTube melting pot especially so stupid American Christian Right idiots can try and campaign against it existing, the stupid American Christian Right idiots that they are.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:brains faggots advert from the 1980s like i've just said brokentv
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| The "Television Wheel": Part 3 - 582 sec
A marvellously creative concept for a sketch-based comedy show, performed on a single camera, with a revolving stage, performed as-live, in one take, with no advertising breaks. Duly snubbed, ignored, disliked and (finally) grudgingly transmitted by the networks. A great shame. Enjoy this while it lasts, folks.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags: comedy hi-concept experimental david cross morwenna banks brokentv
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| Old Tesco advert - 30 sec
"Linda, look at this meat department."
From a gentler age, where Tesco was a lovably ramshackle supermarket, as opposed to the marketleading megacorporation it is today.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:adverts brokentv
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| Don't Spread Germs (Jet Propelled Germs) (1948) - 61 sec
Britons! Do not drink disinfectant! Another slice of Richard Massingham goodness, as we are told how to deal with soiled handkerchiefs. No, after sneezing in them. Filthy.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:Richard Massingham sneeze disinfectant brokentv
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| The "Television Wheel": Part 4 - 579 sec
A marvellously creative concept for a sketch-based comedy show, performed on a single camera, with a revolving stage, performed as-live, in one take, with no advertising breaks. Duly snubbed, ignored, disliked and (finally) grudgingly transmitted by the networks. A great shame. Enjoy this while it lasts, folks.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags: comedy hi-concept experimental david cross morwenna banks brokentv
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| Honda Impossible Dream: World Cup Kareoke Version - 119 sec
Sing your way to a 2-2 draw, in this full length version of Honda's wonderful Impossible Dream advert.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:honda kareoke world cup england 2006 sweden impossible dream brokentv
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| Some Adverts from Irish TV (Part two) - 209 sec
Taken from a broadcast on Setanta Sports, July 2007.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:adverts brokentv
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| Ford Cortina advert, circa 1984 - 45 sec
Perennial favourite of dodgy minicab drivers, it's the Ford Cortina. As, according to this advert, it's also the second coming of Christ himself.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags:ford cortina brokentv
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| The "Television Wheel": Part 2 - 217 sec
A marvellously creative concept for a sketch-based comedy show, performed on a single camera, with a revolving stage, performed as-live, in one take, with no advertising breaks. Duly snubbed, ignored, disliked and (finally) grudgingly transmitted by the networks. A great shame. Enjoy this while it lasts, folks.
Auteur : NotMarkX
Tags: comedy hi-concept experimental david cross morwenna banks brokentv
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