The Rise of Commercial TV

08/16/20 • 12 min

Starting with the first TV ad ever broadcast in the UK, we continue our look at the rise of commercial TV in the UK. We see how the medium evolved from its uninspiring beginnings, when directors and writers started focusing on producing ads that were just as good as the TV shows themselves. Contributions from Sir Alan Parker, Brian Palmer, and Jeremy Bullmore.

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On this episode of the History of Advertising Podcast we look at how commercial TV came into being as a medium, the effect that it had on the world of advertising, and why it was initially seen as being too vulgar for the British. Contributions from Brian Palmer, Jeremy Bullmore, and Rory Sutherland.

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“A director must be a policeman, a midwife, a psychoanalyst, a sycophant and a bastard.” On this episode of the history of advertising podcast, we are taking a closer look at the policemen, midwives, psychoanalysts and sycophantic bastards – as we look at the role that the director plays in bringing TV ads together. Contributions from Sir Alan Parker, Hugh Hudson, Brian Palmer, and Jeremy Bullmore.