Egg Marketing Board: Majorie Proops
There's no need to agonise over breakfast choices when agony aunt Marje Proops is on the case.
"Dear Marje, I have a problem... what on earth are 'E for B'?" Marjorie Proops was the epitome of the tabloid agony aunt, spreading into all areas of popular culture in her day. Note the less than subtle product placement from her employers the Daily Mirror, as a newspaper is lobbed onto her desk mid-shot. 'E for B'? Eggs for Breakfast!
The 'Miss X' headline on the newspaper pinpoints this ad taking place during the infamous Profumo Affair, when an anonymous woman give evidence during the trial of Christine Keeler's landlord, causing frenzied tabloid speculation.
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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 videos in this collection
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Egg Marketing Board: Dilys Laye
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Eggs for the Market
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Egg Marketing Board: Sheila: No. 2
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Egg Marketing Board: Sheila: No. 1
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Egg Marketing Board: Aunt Et'll Get you
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Egg Marketing Board: Avis Bunnage
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Egg Marketing Board: George Best (Footballer)
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Egg Marketing Board: Go to School on an Egg
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Egg Marketing Board: Have a Smashing Time (Beryl Reid)
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Egg Marketing Board: Jack Hulbert
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Egg Marketing Board: Majorie Proops
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Egg Marketing Board: Bargain (Beryl Reid)
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Egg Marketing Board: Omelettes: Patricia Hayes
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Egg Marketing Board: Teenage Bride (Cheap Eggs)
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Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Average Englishman)
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Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Carpenter)
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Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Continental Breakfast )
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Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Crossword)
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Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Posters)
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Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Professional Jealousy)
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Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Soldiers)
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Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Violinist)
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Egg Marketing Board: Tony Hancock (Wolf Cub)
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