How does British adland see the last 122 years?

[almostwitty]

Over the weekend, a new TWO-MINUTE-LONG epic advert - of the kind they just don't really make any more - has attempted to summarise the key events of British history over the last 122 years, all in order to sell some bread.

The interesting bit to me - aside from the token shoving in of an ethnic minority couple for a flash second - is that the 1984 Miner's Strike and the Millennium celebrations are accorded almost as much "screen-time" as World War 1 & 2. (More details on the making of the advert via the MediaGuardian)

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[choirgrrl.livejournal.com]

I'm one of those mushy people that got teary-eyed at this. More than anything, I thought it was cute the young boy was bringing home the bread. Please, young boys don't do that sort of thing these days.
Then we get to the end, where it is discovered the loaf of bread is actually his and his alone... yep, we're right in the time period we should be! Lol