Shippam's Guide to Opera

A fun selection of vintage animated adverts promoting some of Britain's leading bicycle brands.

Don’t judge a book by its cover but do judge a political party by its garage in this Conservative cartoon from the height of the depression.

As full of holes as his Aertex shirt, Uncle Jeff’s tall tales are captured in crayon in this animated cinema ad

Ovaltina will pick you up! With an electronic 80s synth and a catchy theme tune, Ovaltina parachutes in to save the day

A cartoon fantasy brings fabric patterns to life in a literal soap opera - yet even here the reality of Home Front life creeps in

After your strenuous workout at the tennis club, you need a Babycham

Automated enforcement is the new way police are clamping down on traffic offenders.

The 1964 election of Liberal MPs in the South West is celebrated but beneath there is another side to the high level affairs of the Liberal Party.

The Mexican Fiesta hits town and brings with it Aztec glory and sombreros!

Interviews on the streets of Plymouth following the publication of the Pilkington Report on the future of television and broadcasting.

Dairy woman set to retire after fifty years of milk deliveries in and around Torrington.

Rotarians and their wives holiday in Cornwall in post-war Britain.