Iconic British adverts from Heinz to Tango featured in Guardian gallery

The Guardian published a gallery of iconic British advertisements spanning 1934 to 2008, drawn from the History of Advertising Trust archive. The collection includes Heinz's Aristocrat Tomato Man (1934) by Lloyd Weed of Maxon Inc, the Health Education Council's Pregnant Man (1969) by Saatchi & Saatchi, PG Tips' Mr Shifter (1971) by Davidson Pearce Berry & Spottiswoode featuring chimpanzees, Hovis's Bike Ride (1974) by Collett Dickenson Pearce directed by Ridley Scott, Cadbury's Smash Martians (1973) by Boase Massimi Pollitt with animation by Bob Godfrey, Cinzano's Mile High Boozers (1979) starring Joan Collins and Leonard Rossiter, Levi's 501s Laundromat Man (1985) by Bartle Bogle Hegarty featuring Nick Kamen, Shake 'n' Vac Woman (1980) by Benton & Bowles with Jenny Logan, Mrs Oxo (1984) by J Walter Thompson starring Lynda Bellingham, Heat Electric's Frank the Talking Tortoise (1990) by GGK using Aardman animation, Tango's The Big Orange Fella (1991) by Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury and Partners, Guinness's Surfer (1999) by Abbott Mead Vickers directed by Jonathan Glazer, Cadbury's Gorilla (2008) by Fallon London, and Sony Bravia's Balls (2006) by Fallon London. The gallery highlights the creativity and cultural impact of British advertising.