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A potted history of John Lewis Christmas adverts
So it's come to this. A John Lewis Christmas Advert rundown...

May 2023

The Hell of Amazon, Scrunch Or Fold and AI Adverts
This week, a triumvirate to make you wince, make you nauseous and make you very afraid.

April 2023

March 2023

Domino's Adverts: Corporate Trolling In Ad Format
Plus Cadbury's Creme Eggs gooing themselves, Super Fresco making it easy and news of a cult potato outlet.
The Worst Adverts of the 2010s
As voted for by the Great British Public, the worst of the worst from the Tweenies.
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Tesco Feel The Power ad: All Out Of Bubblegum
Tesco's nightmarish Clubcard advert under the microscope, plus Mariah Carey gingerly tonguing crisps – and do you like hot fudge sundaes?
"A Naive And Insane Charm" - The Untold Story Of Trebor's Mr Soft Adverts
An interview with Malcolm Green, the man behind the Trebor 'Mr Soft' adverts, on Steve Harley, Woody Allen and why the 37-year-old advert is remembered…
The best (and worst) British car adverts of the 90s
Vic and Bob, Dennis Hopper, Brian May form an unlikely cast of characters - plus why all 90s car adverts looked like sitcoms.

February 2023

The People's Postcode Lottery adverts are a chilling vision of D-list purgatory
Plus Diet Coke's 'Yurt It Up abomination; "Hey Brian, I can smell gas"; what happens when you ask AI to write an ad script.
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Omaze isn’t a scam: it’s more depressing than that
Omaze is the worst advert of the week. I look back at when Admiral Insurance swapped their mascot's gender. Vintage advert loveliness with Tudor Crisps…
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
Nearly time for that one time of the year you don’t hate yourself and your entire family! Plus Lord Gavin Williamson's Patridgian social media. "Hope…
The Worst Advert of 2022
"A growing phenonemon of people being massive twats and thinking they’re awesome."
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