Play UK ads and promos (c.2002)

Play UK ads and promos (c.2002)

Lots and lots of ad breaks from the fantastic old Play UK channel, all from the same tape, which was left running to record a marathon of Rock Profile episodes. Promos include those for I'm Alan Partridge, Unnovations, The League of Gentlemen, People Like Us, and more, while ads that caught my eye include a Milky Way alien mascot I don't remember, an Actimel one with Olivia Colman, and was that Maltesers ad around 16:00 either remade or ripped off by someone else more recently? Maybe my mind's playing tricks on me. For those willing to stick it out, right at the end of the tape there was the start of an episode of Ballydung Radio (from the same people who brought us Zig and Zag), which I've left in. I've got surprisingly little memory of that one, but, I got a few laughs out of the couple of minutes that survive, and my goodness, how I loved so much of the niche comedy that showed up on Play UK back then. I think I just happened to be the perfect age, and for a while it may well have been my favourite channel. I think these clips may come from February 2002, but if you can narrow that down any further, please let us know in the comments. Grateful thanks to ‪@David315842‬ for sending me this tape. (If you're a copyright holder and have any objections, please feel free to contact me. Alternatively, I haven't monetised the video, so you're welcome to do so, and that way everybody wins.)