Commercial Breakdown

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Commercial Breakdown is a light entertainment show that shows humorous television advertisements from around the world and ran from 29 December 1989 to 3 August 2008 and aired on BBC One. British adverts were initially not allowed because of the BBC's Royal Charter (advertising is completely forbidden on the BBC), however presently, provided the adverts are not currently being broadcast, they are allowed. Many of the adverts were international, which means they were not selling items on the British market.

Commercial Breakdown
Also known as	After the Break (1996)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	59
Production
Running time	30–50 minutes
Production company	Celador
Original release
Network	BBC1
Release	29 December 1989 (1989-12-29) – 3 August 2008 (2008-08-03)

Transmissions

Specials

Date	Presenter
29 December 1989[1]	Jasper Carrott
27 December 1991[2]
28 December 1993[3]
5 March 1996[4]

Series

Series	Start date	End date	Episodes	Presenter
1	3 September 1996[5]	5 November 1996[6]	6	Patrick Kielty
2	2 September 1997[7]	18 November 1997[8]	7	Rory McGrath
3	25 November 1999[9]	27 January 2000[10]	8	Jo Brand
4	7 January 2002[11]	25 February 2002[12]	8	Ruby Wax
5	9 January 2004[13]	13 March 2004[14]	10	Jim Davidson
6	6 January 2006[15]	24 February 2006[16]	8	Jon Culshaw
7	15 June 2008[17]	3 August 2008[18]	8	Jimmy Carr

References

1. "Carrott's Commercial Breakdown – BBC One London – 29 December 1989". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
2. "Carrott's Commercial Breakdown 2 – BBC One London – 27 December 1991". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
3. "Carrott's Commercial Breakdown 3 – BBC One London – 28 December 1993". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
4. "Carrott's Commercial Breakdown 4 – BBC One London – 5 March 1996". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
5. "After the Break – BBC One London – 3 September 1996". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
6. "After the Break – BBC One London – 5 November 1996". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
7. "Rory McGrath's Commercial Breakdown – BBC One London – 2 September 1997". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
8. "Rory McGrath's Commercial Breakdown – BBC One London – 18 November 1997". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
9. "Jo Brand's Commercial Breakdown – BBC One London – 25 November 1999". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
10. "Jo Brand's Commercial Breakdown – BBC One London – 27 January 2000". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
11. "Ruby Wax's Commercial Breakdown – BBC One London – 7 January 2002". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
12. "Ruby Wax's Commercial Breakdown – BBC One London – 25 February 2002". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
13. "Jim Davidson's Commercial Breakdown – BBC One London – 9 January 2004". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
14. "Jim Davidson's Commercial Breakdown – BBC One London – 13 March 2004". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
15. "Jon Culshaw's Commercial Breakdown – BBC One London – 6 January 2006". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
16. "Jon Culshaw's Commercial Breakdown – BBC One London – 24 February 2006". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
17. "Commercial Breakdown with Jimmy Carr – BBC One London – 15 June 2008". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
18. "Commercial Breakdown with Jimmy Carr – BBC One London – 3 August 2008". BBC Genome Project. Retrieved 4 October 2016.

External links

• Commercial Breakdown at BBC Online
• Commercial Breakdown at IMDb
• Commercial Breakdown at British Comedy Guide