commercial Archives - Desperate Living

The Hammer Horror and Carry On star appears in the sort of TV commercial that would not be allowed today.

As more and more alternatives appear, TV broadcasters seem oddly hell-bent on making the viewing experiencing as unpleasant as possible.

How ads for female underwear attempt to emphasise the sexiness while trying to appease the censors.

A smattering of the great director’s impressively stylish and uncompromised advertising work.

The French champagne commercial that briefly reunited the stars of The Avengers and paved the way for a new TV series.

Floria Sigismondi’s new Gucci commercial mixes pretension, art and witchcraft to pleasing effect.

A look back at the outrageously sexist and shameless advertising of decades past.

The WW2-themed board game that caused outrage amongst the more easily offended.