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      - 24 - Science Experiment Adverts

Level	Item
Ref No	OBS/9/1/1/24/3
Title	The facts in black and white - Litmus test
Date	February 1987
Extent	Part of 2 VHS, 2 DVD and 2 mp4 (392 MB)
Creator Name	The Observer Limited, 1917-1993
Description	Four versions of the same advert: a. This advert shows a series of litmus tests, where strips of newsprint are dipped into beakers of solution. The first turns blue and the second red. The third strip is blank, but the Observer strapline emerges on it after contact with the solution. Voiceover: "When it comes to news, some papers are clearly less than impartial. If you want to develop your own opinion, you need the facts in black and white.." The advert starts at 09.03 on the 1976-1989 'historical reel' mp4 file. b. Duplicate of version (a) starting at at 03.03 on the 1985-1995 'historical reel' mp4 file. c. Duplicate of versions (a) and (b), but with a different male voiceover artist. The advert starts at at 09.26 on the 1976-1989 'historical reel' mp4 file. d. Duplicate of version (c) starting at at 03.24 on the 1985-1995 'historical reel' mp4 file. Duration: 20 seconds.
Access Status	Open
Access Conditions	Access via GNM Digital Repository.
Related Material	a) and c) Also included on the VHS, DVD and mp4 file are Observer adverts: OBS/9/1/1/5-11; OBS/9/1/1/12a; OBS/9/1/1/13-15; OBS/9/1/1/16a; OBS/9/1/1/17/1b; OBS/9/1/1/21/2b; OBS/9/1/1//24/1a; OBS/9/1/1/24/2a; OBS/9/1/1/35a and OBS/9/1/1/36a. b) and d) 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/9/1/1/23a, OBS/9/1/1/24/1b, OBS/9/1/1/24/2b, 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 and OBS/9/1/1/70.