All Episodes

Phill Jupitus narrates a series looking at 50 years of British TV advertising. This edition examines how sex has been used to sell, sell, sell to the public, with contributions from Melanie Sykes, Lord Tim Bell, John Hegarty and Jennifer Clulow among others.

Part of the Mad Men season. Examining the ads that encouraged smoking and drinking Includes contributions from Lord Tim Bell, Sir Alan Parker, Jilly Goolden and Melanie Sykes.

Looking at some of Britain's food and drink adverts over the past fifty years. With contributions from Sir Alan Parker, Gregg Wallace, Lord Tim Bell, Joanna Blythman and Juan Cabral, the adman behind the Cadbury's Gorilla.

Embracing forty years of toy adverts. With contributions from India Knight, writer Liz Fraser, child psychologist Laverne Antrobus and toy enthusiast Steve Berry as well as ad executives, Sir John Hegarty, Ed Morris and Tim Lindsay.

A look at how the marketing of labour-saving household products was the foundation on which the whole advertising industry was created. Contributors include Lord Tim Bell, Sam Delaney, Nicola Mendelsohn, Rula Lenska, Tamara Ingram and Dave Prowse.

Part of the Mad Men season. A look at our love affair with technology. With contributions from Lord Tim Bell, Sam Delaney, Sir Alan Parker, Suzi Perry and India Knight.