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Level	Item
Ref No	GUA/9/1/1/37
Title	Howard Marks
Date	August 1996
Extent	1 VHS, part of 2 VHS, 1 mp4 (25.7 MB) and part of 2 mp4 (127.3 MB and 162.4 MB)
Creator Name	Guardian Newspapers Limited
Creator Name	Leagas Delaney
Description	Four versions of a colour advert with sound promoting a Guardian feature on the drug smuggler Howard Marks which began on 2 September 1996 (with initial article on 31 August 1996). The advert features black and white footage of an actor posing questions about Marks while wearing various disguises. The advert ends with a shot of the Guardian and G2. Strapline: 'The Guardian.' a). Commentary: "Howard Marks was the world's most wanted drug smuggler. Read his own story in Mr Nice, starting on Monday in the Guardian". Duration: 30 seconds. The advert starts at 00.07 on the mp4 file. b). Similar to a). but with a slightly different commentary: "Howard Marks was the world's most wanted drug smuggler. Read his own story in Mr Nice, starting tomorrow in the Guardian". Duration: 30 seconds. The advert starts at 01.26 on the mp4 file. c). Duplicate of a) but with poorer sound and picture quality. Duration: 30 seconds. The advert starts at 02.46 on the mp4 file. d). Duplicate of a) but with poorer sound and picture quality. Duration: 30 seconds. The advert starts at 09.38 on the mp4 file.
Access Status	Open
Access Conditions	Access via GNM Digital Repository.
Related Material	c). VHS and mp4 file also include the following Guardian adverts: GUA/9/1/1/34/1g, GUA/9/1/1/34/2c, GUA/9/1/1/34/2d, GUA/9/1/1/34/3c, GUA/9/1/1/34/3/d, GUA/9/1/1/34/4d, GUA/9/1/1/34/4e, GUA/9/1/1/34/5c, GUA/9/1/1/34/5d, GUA/9/1/1/36b, GUA/9/1/1/38c, GUA/9/1/1/39d and GUA/9/1/1/39e. d). VHS and mp4 file also include the following Guardian adverts: GUA/9/1/1/14d, GUA/9/1/1/13c, GUA/9/1/1/15d, GUA/9/1/1/17/1d, GUA/9/1/1/16/3f, GUA/9/1/1/18/2f, GUA/9/1/1/19c, GUA/9/1/1/20c, GUA/9/1/1/21/1e, GUA/9/1/1/21/2e, GUA/9/1/1/26e, GUA/9/1/1/27b, GUA/9/1/1/28b, GUA/9/1/1/30b, GUA/9/1/1/31c, GUA/9/1/1/32f, GUA/9/1/1/34/1f, GUA/9/1/1/35c, GUA/9/1/1/36c, GUA/9/1/1/38b, GUA/9/1/1/39c, GUA/9/1/1/40, GUA/9/1/1/41d, GUA/9/1/1/42f and GUA/9/1/1/43c.
Format	Electronic record
Format	Video recording

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