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Go to Work on an Egg

A cracking collection of adverts from the heyday of the Egg Marketing Board, when the likes of comic giant Tony Hancock and football legend George Best persuaded viewers to go to work on an egg. 

Confused? Let Tony explain why happiness is egg-shaped. Lift the lid and dip into this selection and we promise you’ll be eggstatic.

25 items in this collection

Egg Marketing Board: Ted Moult (3d)

  • 1965

Egg Marketing Board: Dilys Laye

  • 1965
Eggs hatch chicks that grow into hens that lay eggs, destined for the breakfast table. Matter-of-fact educational film about hen farming.

Eggs for the Market

  • 1950-01-01

Egg Marketing Board: Sheila: No. 2

  • 1964

Egg Marketing Board: Sheila: No. 1

  • 1964

Egg Marketing Board: Aunt Et'll Get you

  • 1965

Egg Marketing Board: Avis Bunnage

  • 1965

Egg Marketing Board: George Best (Footballer)

  • 1970

Egg Marketing Board: Go to School on an Egg

  • 1965

Egg Marketing Board: Have a Smashing Time (Beryl Reid)

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: Jack Hulbert

  • 1965

Egg Marketing Board: Majorie Proops

  • 1963

Egg Marketing Board: Bargain (Beryl Reid)

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: Omelettes: Patricia Hayes

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: Teenage Bride (Cheap Eggs)

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Average Englishman)

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Carpenter)

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Continental Breakfast )

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Crossword)

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Posters)

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Professional Jealousy)

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Soldiers)

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Violinist)

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Wolf Cub)

  • 1966

Egg Marketing Board: It's Egg Week

  • 1968