The Hard Sell — Season 1
The history of the world in sales pitches
20134 episodes
About this season
Advertising: the rattling of a stick in a swill-bucket? Welcome to the show where the stick rattles back: The Hard Sell. Adverts from history, treated with the respect they deserve.
Episodes (4)
E1
1. Cars
Aired 16 November 2013 • 19 min
Pollution-belching A-to-B enablers or talismans of human existence? Tune in to find out!
E2
2. Laundry
Aired 23 November 2013 • 23 min
Reporting live from the world's smallest Laundrette, your gracious host explains the carnage of the Last Great Detergent War!
E3
3. Banks
Aired 1 December 2013 • 29 min
banks! (and building societies).
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E4
4. Crisps
Aired 23 May 2014 • 28 min
crisps! Salted, oiled shards of potato and/or abominations of corn pulp: the gang's all here, and they're all terrible for you!