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A young Michael Caine bursts on to the scene as a cheeky soldier in this delightful advert for Watney's beer.

Pete and Dud prove to be stout football fans in this Guinness commercial recalling a great sporting moment - however fleeting.

An example of the long-running Brooke Bond PG Tips advertising campaign, with talking chimpanzees dressed as humans.

An RAF squadron are alerted to an attack. Flying toucans raid the officers mess and fly off with glasses of Guinness.

What seems a charming stop-motion rhapsody for Bourn-vita chocolate reveals some unpleasant racial insensitivity.

One of the earliest surviving British adverts

Writer and activist So Mayer joins filmmaker and critic Alexandra Hidalgo to discuss the work of acclaimed French director and artist Agnès Varda.

You too can solve the case of the stolen boy, courtesy of this film from 1944.

Sorry kids – your parents might never let you out of the house again after watching this bleak 1940s road safety film

This ethnographic film offers a brief overview of the traditional culture of the Ainu, an ethnic minority in Japan.

The performance of a masked dancer is followed by a scene from a kendo match, contrasting grace and ferocity.

A grand tour of Japan’s major cities, offering scenic views of the streets and daily life.