
Each episode, Them’s The Breaks takes a random 80s UK TV ad break and see what the ads are trying to do through the lens of modern brand and marketing theory, whether they succeed, what they tell us about the 1980s, and, most importantly, whether, intentionally or otherwise, they can make us laugh. It also looks at the programme the ad breaks feature within and ask, have they targeted this right? more
| Publishes | Infrequently | Episodes | 10 | Founded | a year ago |
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| Categories | BusinessTV & FilmMarketingTV Reviews | ||||

Episode 10 – Radio Killed The Video Star (12 Apr 1986 ITV Central – Reebok, Ryvita, Electricity Board, Halifax, Philips, Renault)
We are 10! Well, not in years, but we’ve hit the big one-zero in episodes.
To celebrate we’ve treated ourselves, and ... more
It’s Episode 9 and we’re ad jingling all the way into our Christmas Special!
Well, sort of.
Your hosts are children of the 80s, which means they were children in the 80s. That’s how it works. And how do you make a Christmas work for an 80s child?... more
It’s Episode 8 and it’s our very first listener request!
Many thanks to Andrew Pinnell for suggesting this one and finally letting us have a go at Martin’s favourite year, 1989.
As it transpires, Martin may actually have watched this very ad break... more
It’s Episode 7 and it’s our Back to School special!
Well, not quite. In fact, Jon and Martin, your hosts, would have only been starting school for the very first time at this point.
As it transpires, the film that houses this break is entirely ap... more
Not just the words of Shakin Steven’s
Highly enjoyable advertising badinage
2 guys discuss old ads from the 80s and ponder what each reveal about the society of the time and the art of advertising. Oh and it’s funny!
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