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The History of TV adverts showing how social and cultural changes have occurred due to advertising on the television
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The History of TV adverts showing how social and cultural changes have occurred due to advertising on the television For the very first time, commercial television was coming to Britain with Associated Rediffusion operating the Monday to Friday contract and Associated Television operating the Saturday and Sunday contract. As I said, commercials were seen in Britain for the first time, and the very first one at 8.12 p.m. was for Gibbs SR toothpaste. "It's tingling fresh. It's Gibbs SR toothpaste". The commercial was voiced by Alex Mackintosh over a block of SR in ice, surrounded by 400 gallons of water siphoned from the gents toilet in the Pathe studios in Wardour Street and Meg Smith brushing her teeth. (But what was she doing in a gent's toilet brushing her teeth? Was the ladies toilet closed?) You could say that the initials SR stood for the company that originally transmitted it. 'Sociated...
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