Author Topic: Public Information Films (Read 4601 times)

Cherry_Ripe · « **on:** February 28, 2006, 01:29:22 pm »

The BBC are doing a vote on your favourite public information films. Certainly brought back lots of memories for me:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4756334.stm

wjp666 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 28, 2006, 01:30:14 pm »

it was the one with those 70's kids flying the kite near the pylon that always had me hiding behind the couch.

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #2 on:** February 28, 2006, 01:34:28 pm »

I know what you mean, I was the same with the frisbee one!

Forth Bridges · « **Reply #3 on:** February 28, 2006, 01:37:00 pm »

remember

www.tv-ark.org.uk has some on ther sdvert page

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #4 on:** February 28, 2006, 01:41:04 pm »

There is a DVD called Charley Says and it is full of these films.

There were 2 which scared me but I never see it on any such compilation:

1. Mum is ironing and the little girl is playing with a doll on the floor. Mum goes away for some reason (the phone, doorbell etc) and the girl pulls the cord on the iron. The iron falls on the dolls face and there is a scary close-up of the melted doll face.

2. Kid puts a tin of something in the oven and it blows up the kitchen.

wjp666 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 28, 2006, 01:58:06 pm »

i remember the 1st one.

HOW BOUT THIS ONE - 2 fairly older lads are at a riverside and see a white dummy floating in the weater. one of them jumps in to retrieve it, and when he grabs the dummy... it comes to life and drags him under! eek! i came across it on an old tape and it sends shivers through me even today!

THE MORAL - dont try to save a drowning person if you dont know how to swim properly.

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #6 on:** February 28, 2006, 02:05:50 pm »

Scary!

I remember a similar one but the lad who jumped in had been drinking.

smurfboy · « **Reply #7 on:** February 28, 2006, 02:40:17 pm »

Remember the one where the two kids are playing on the railway track? 'Adam! Adam! ADDDAAAAAM!!!!!'

wjp666 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 28, 2006, 02:41:24 pm »

thats one of the more recent ones, isnt it? (i say recent - i mean last 15 years.)

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #9 on:** February 28, 2006, 02:45:14 pm »

Quote from: smurfboy

Remember the one where the two kids are playing on the railway track? 'Adam! Adam! ADDDAAAAAM!!!!!'

I don't remember any train related ones at all!

chocolate chick · « **Reply #10 on:** February 28, 2006, 02:47:04 pm »

I think adverts like that are very good. It definately makes you stop and think.

Have you seen the current one where the little girl is all broken on the side of the road? Its chilling

wjp666 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 28, 2006, 02:47:30 pm »

isnt it the kid with the headphones on retrieving something (spray paint can?) from a train track... and theres a train coming behind him? i think?!

smurfboy · « **Reply #12 on:** February 28, 2006, 02:49:11 pm »

That's the one! It's always on late at night for some reason - when the kids it's aimed at are in bed!

Cherry_Ripe · « **Reply #13 on:** February 28, 2006, 02:51:09 pm »

I think it's because they don't get money for showing public information films.

wjp666 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 28, 2006, 02:52:54 pm »

one of my faves was the old people catching fire in the 'clothing fires' one bbc used to show. watching a granny burn on primetime tv always seemed a little surreal to me.

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Author Topic: Public Information Films (Read 4601 times)