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Posted on January 7, 2016 by Miles Piper in Arts, Britain, Television / Radio // 0 Comments

Rust readers may like to file this one under the heading Iconic Moments From The Past – or just sit back, relax and briefly enjoy the simple 90-second footage and perhaps other personal memories that it brings to mind – but the story behind ‘The Gorilla Playing The Drums’ Cadbury’s advertisement is definitely worth reading – as appears today on the website of – THE GUARDIAN

About Miles Piper

After university, Miles Piper began his career on a local newspaper in Wolverhampton and has since worked for a number of national newspapers and magazines. He has also worked as a guest presenter on Classic FM. He was a founder-member of the National Rust board. More Posts

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