LevelItem
Ref NoOBS/9/1/1/23
TitleAndrei Sakharov
DateFebruary 1986
Extent1 VHS and 1 mp4 (7.9 MB) and part of 1 VHS, 1 DVD and 1 mp4 (143.6 MB)
Creator NameThe Observer Limited, 1917-1993
J. Walter Thompson Company Limited, 1878-2005
DescriptionTwo copies of a colour advert with sound promoting the newspaper's story on Sakharov:

a. The advert features two newspapers (one Russian, one Observer) falling through a letterbox. Closes on a frame showing the Observer front page, with headline: "Sakharov tells of KGB torture".

Commentary/Tagline: "The Russian say Andrei Sakharov is being well cared for, but the real story by Sakharov is in this week's Observer."

The advert starts at 02.05 on the mp4 file.

b. Duplicate of version (a). The advert starts at 0.24 on the mp4 file.

Duration: 10 seconds.
Access StatusOpen
Access ConditionsAccess via GNM Digital Repository.
Related Materiala) Also included on the 'Historical Reel, 1985-1995' VHS and mp4 are Observer adverts; OBS/9/1/1/19, OBS/9/1/1/20c, OBS/9/1/1/21/1a, OBS/9/1/1/21/2a, OBS/9/1/1/24/1b, OBS/9/1/1/24/2b, OBS/9/1/1/24/3b, OBS/9/1/1/24/3d, OBS/9/1/1/26c, OBS/9/1/1/27j, OBS/9/1/1/28, OBS/9/1/1/30a, OBS/9/1/1/31d, OBS/9/1/1/32a, OBS/9/1/1/33a, OBS/9/1/1/36b, OBS/9/1/1/37/1a, OBS/9/1/1/37/2a, OBS/9/1/1/38/1a, OBS/9/1/1/39, OBS/9/1/1/40a, OBS/9/1/1/41, OBS/9/1/1/42a, OBS/9/1/1/43a, OBS/9/1/1/44/1a, OBS/9/1/1/44/2a, OBS/9/1/1/45a, OBS/9/1/1/47-61, OBS/9/1/1/62/1a, OBS/9/1/1/62/2, OBS/9/1/1/64/1a, OBS/9/1/1/64/5, OBS/9/1/1/65a, OBS/9/1/1/66a, OBS/9/1/1/67, OBS/9/1/1/68a, OBS/9/1/1/69a, OBS/9/1/1/70.
FormatElectronic record
Video recording
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