Readers of a certain vintage will likely remember Spitting Image. The iconic, satirist, TV puppet show aired between 1984 and 1996. It returned to our screens on the 3rd October this year, with the reboot featuring modern-day politicians and celebrities including Boris Johnson and Donald Trump. Chances are you wouldn’t have seen much of it […]
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#BHM: Today’s History Maker, Akala
Continuing our celebration of Black History Month, today we focus on British rapper, journalist, author, activist and poet, Akala. Kingslee James McLean Daley, aka Akala, was born in Crawley, West Sussex, in 1983 to a Scottish mother and Jamaican father. He grew up with his mother “in the cliched, single-parent working-class family,” in Kentish Town, […]
#BHM: Today’s Hero, Maya Angelou
Thankfully not “unsung”, but today’s hero is none other than stunningly influential poet, activist and positive human force, Maya Angelou. If you have a spare 2 minutes today, watch her delivering her inspirational poem, ‘Still I Rise’ (video below). Maya Angelou was a civil rights activist, poet and award-winning author known for her acclaimed 1969 […]
#BHM: Today’s History Maker, Sir Steve McQueen
Continuing our celebration of Black History Month, today we highlight the life and career of inspirational artist and director, Steve McQueen. Sir Steven Rodney McQueen, was born in Ealing in 1969, Ealing, to a Grenadian father and a Trinidadian mother, both of whom had immigrated to England. He studied art in London at the Chelsea […]
Teleshopping could work for you – it’s not just steak knives and blenders!
In 1993, QVC launched the first 24 hour shopping channel on UK TV. In 2001, brands such as Guthy Renker pushed for longer solus opportunities to drive higher volumes of new customers…and teleshopping as we know it in the UK was born. Originally starting on just a handful channels, teleshopping airtime has now expanded to […]
ITV Breakfast: A fixed price companion to daytime ITV
For any advertisers looking to grow their brand on TV, ITV is understood to be a fantastic driver of traffic due to their huge TV ratings. Their much-loved programming selection and high channel placement (behind only the BBC) play big parts in this. While most will know of their breakfast programmings such as Good Morning […]