Murder in the Air

1935
Silent
5m

There is nothing you can beat about the Bush': the wireless wows in this stylish ad for Bush Radio.

The wireless wows in this stylish ad for Bush Radio in which the sound quality is so good that it tricks a policeman into believing a crime is taking place. Promising to 'Get any programme you want... and forget the others', the Bushranger model featured came in at 13 guineas - equivalent to almost £1000 today. While affordable not just for the super-rich, this price made it an aspirational lifestyle product of its day - out of reach for many working-class consumers.

An advertising film for Bush Radios.

The Art of Advertising

There's an art to selling, as any ad man or woman will tell you. And Britain's screen advertising has been among the most artistically ambitious of all.

This collection highlights the evolution of an extraordinarily dynamic industry, from its first faltering steps in the earliest days of film, to the highly sophisticated mini-masterpieces of the television age. It showcases the astonishing variety of approaches, strategies and tricks advertisers have used to part us with our money - entertaining us even as they subtly manipulate us with promises of a new, tastier, brighter, cleaner, healthier and better life.