I think it's useful to know that in the UK ,TV content that would be traumatic to children are broadcast after 9 pm. So as a parent you get to make a decision as to the ability of your children to handle shocking content.

@seniorslaphead8336

Жыл бұрын

Yep... it's called the "watershed".

@Westcountrynordic

Жыл бұрын

Way back when TV started it used to go off air for a hour so that parents could put their kids to bed

@Rachel_M_

Жыл бұрын

Mary Whitehouse.. I'll just leave that there..

@Cobalt-Jester

Жыл бұрын

Not entirely true... Growing up in the 70s and 80s there was a lot of these type of things shown during kids TV. The 'Green Cross Code', The 'Flying a kite near pylons', and the 'Don't climb into an electric substation to get a frisbie', to name just a few...

@Rachel_M_

Жыл бұрын

@@Cobalt-Jester remember the "learn to swim" with Rolf and Savile. if only we knew then what we know now

Britain is known for hard hitting information films. Don’t drink and drive are particularly disturbing 😳.

@lauracadagan143

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the "just one more" one was really hard hitting.

@sophieking7508

Жыл бұрын

I was waiting for that ‘In the summertime’ drink drive ad - that will always stay with me

@catherinerobilliard7662

Жыл бұрын

The one where we were shown excerpts from real family videos of children opening their Christmas presents, set to a Christmas carol. I remember a cute little girl about 4 sitting with her sisters, shy in front of the camera, the whole thing happy and heartwarming and so like videos everywhere, then the sudden quiet at the end when we learn every child featured was killed by a drunk driver at Christmas time.

@lizcarr1330

Жыл бұрын

When we do hard hitting we do hard hitting

@danhaworth6967

Жыл бұрын

I honestly can't believe they didn't include kzread.info/dash/bejne/epmJupiFcaWpdaQ.html&ab_channel=CarKeysUK in this list! That advert practically scarred me for life as a child!

Does anyone remember the car seatbelt ad that starts by telling us the the driver knew her killer? It turns out to be her unbelted teenage son in the back seat who crushes her when they have a crash. That’s stuck with me all this time and I don’t start the car if everyone isn’t buckled in.

@Mrdastapleton

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I remember the first time I saw that one… was at university in a shared house. The shock twist that it wasn’t the van following them made it unforgettable. I always make sure that the person behind me in the car has their seatbelt fastened because of that ad.

@Mrdastapleton

Жыл бұрын

Actually, just found it kzread.info/dash/bejne/n398u5hycanZpKg.html

@TheLionessFinalBossMOD73

Жыл бұрын

Yes I remember that

@clareshaughnessy2745

Жыл бұрын

YES!!!! That one was spine chilling

@heathermaggie

Жыл бұрын

Yes my sister still says ‘put your belt on I don’t want to know my killer’ when someone gets into her car

As a UK resident aged over 50, I’ve grown up with these adverts, I must confess, I remember every single one of them! They do exactly what they are supposed to do, shock and reflect!

@kevanriggett-barrett4104

Жыл бұрын

Do you remember the bed time routine?

@leewat3742

8 ай бұрын

I am also a UK resident that is also over 50, do you remember the ones that were for nuclear war and Charlie says?

@lordbungle6235

7 ай бұрын

@@leewat3742 Charlie was that special he became a popstar 🤣 I can't think of any other safety advert that became an anthem.

@Caledonia2104

3 ай бұрын

So do I we were a terrified generation

I love seeing Americans react to British adverts, especially these kinds of adverts. It really is a culture shock and a world away from American Big Pharma adverts with 2 minute disclaimers. Also, as shallow as so many adverts are, some of these are masterful.

The bitter irony of the smoke alarm ad in 2013 from a government that allowed flammable and toxic cladding to be fitted to tower blocks, that led to the June 14th, 2017 Grenfell fire tragedy.

Anyone else remember the one with the dead little girl who slowly gets up with all her bones cracking? Hit me at 30 there's an 80% chance I'll die, hit me at 20 and there's an 80% chance I'll live. Must have been 20years ago and it's still with me!

@zerowhite2286

5 ай бұрын

Very much so. It helped me to stick to speed limits .

@stormwildthing5321

3 ай бұрын

Just seen this clip, i remember the seatbelt thing, can't remember too many details, but years ago there was a case of a man who crashed & got thrown from car cause of no seatbelt, got in trouble, it was later proven that had he been wearing a seatbelt, he would of been killed, very strange,

The Helen Bamber stop Trafficking one is very impactful. The actress is Dame Emma Thompson best known as Nanny McPhee, Sense and Sensibility, Love Actually, Men in Black International, Harry Potter (Professor Trelawney). She is also the President of the Helen Bamber Foundation.

@pauldootson7889

Жыл бұрын

two oscars, 3 baftas, 2 golden globes and a prime time emmy, yep she's pretty good

@horatiomh

Жыл бұрын

Yes, needed to be played by a more than talented actress.

@westaussie965

Жыл бұрын

Dame? No need to mention that, the woman hates britain, fcuk her “dame” BS😡

@lynn69jackson

Жыл бұрын

It needed an actress of her calibre to get the message across.

@williamwilliam5066

7 ай бұрын

Thompson is an extreme racist.

As much as I'm sure Barnardos has helped many children, I will never forget being told what happened to my mum in the 70s. The charity came to her school near Christmas time to ask for every child to donate a toy so vulnerable children could have lots of presents on Christmas day. My mum was unable to bring in a toy and was punished for "being selfish" The sad truth was she did not own any toys & never experienced Christmas as a child. My nan was (& still is) physically & emotionally abusive to my mum during her whole childhood. The Barnardos reps & school told the kids they were lucky & privileged to have such loving families & everything they ever needed. Ironically my mum was abused just as much if not more than many of the kids Barnardos supposedly helps.

@17thcentury_girl

Жыл бұрын

Thats so horrible

@mutoidliz2320

Жыл бұрын

I was adopted into a family and finally had my first teddy at 8,had a few more over time and loved them all.I remember going to a Guides Bernardo Event and being told I was spoilt for not wanting to give them away to other children.Still have them now and my daughter can play with them in the knowledge they won't be took off her!

@kirstygunn9149

Жыл бұрын

​@@scott4600 her mum was punished by the school teachers for not giving toys to the charity that she didn't have herself.

@ionaglover5635

Жыл бұрын

People never realise wot goes on behind closed doors then and now.

@elizabeth10392

Жыл бұрын

Barnardos are responsible for sending thousands of supposed orphans overseas, many, many if whom were abused in the news country and many, many if whom were not orphans. Because of their history, I can't support them

Some of these need to be rebroadcast in the UK. We’ve forgotten so much recently…

@Jill_SmokeandMirrors

11 ай бұрын

I was just thinking that. We learn events from the news but the creative industries can remind us of our humanity.

These are more public information films than adverts. I love your reactions, you don’t interrupt, you just watch and then respond in a thoughtful way.

@geoffwright3692

Жыл бұрын

Steve could do a lot worse than look at some of the UK public information films from the 1970's and 80's. The Grim Reaper drowning kids, Jimmy getting fried in the substation, peoples' heads going through windscreens, the rabies patient thrashing around.......these are the sort of things from back in the day that make these look tame.

@juliebone4929

Жыл бұрын

​@@geoffwright3692 Still remember the 60 and 70s public info films. Just goes to show how good product ads get to the public consciousness.

@juliebone4929

Жыл бұрын

​@@scottneil1187 vague recollection of the rabies film. There was Old Yellow or Yella a USA film I think 🤔

@pauldootson7889

Жыл бұрын

@@scottneil1187 do you remember the nuclear war one it was called threads, terrified me as a kid, another one was a cartoon called where the wind blows love to see a reaction to those 2

@dasy2k1

Жыл бұрын

One of the hardest hitting from that era was a railway safety film for kids called Robbie (there was another one called "the finishing line" from the same era). Although the network rail level crossing ones on billboards from more recently are just as hard hitting.... They had a level crossing on the first billboard you would drive or walk past with the caption "they were hit here" And then the next 3 or 4 billboards would show scattered possessions and bits of car with the captions "and found here... " "... And here..." "... and here"

The second PSA here where the little boys falls from the tree is so, so clever, we see the lady at the kitchen sink looking out, we see the dad and the little boy playing football (soccer), we see him fall, we see the lady rush out and then we think what is going on? And of course we then see the wide shot, the dad and the little boy are in a deserted park, the lady runs out to rescue her laundry off the line as it starts to rain, she can’t be everywhere all at once. We ASSUMED she was looking out on the little lad and dad. Brilliantly directed!

I'm a bernardos kid, they saved my life, they are a truly amazing organisation

...and Steve spent his evening checking his smoke alarms, learning basic first aid and squishing his little one a bit closer that night. Does anyone remember the escalator film? The little boy with the blue wellies on? Jeez, I wouldn't use an escalator for years.

@CW1971

Жыл бұрын

Yes! Terrified me! 🙈

@Yandarval

Жыл бұрын

Which would be this one kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJ2m0pdyqtCXoag.html

@CW1971

Жыл бұрын

@@Yandarval argh! Now I've just re-traumatised myself! 🙈

@sadiebeanz

Жыл бұрын

@@CW1971 I remember my mum standing at the bottom of the escalator in Woolworths, trying to push me on, and my dad standing at the top of the escalator, trying to coax me up, and I just wedged myself between the hand rails and screamed and screamed! I honestly thought they were trying to kill me! 🤣

@andyf4292

Жыл бұрын

im still scared of escalators now, im 54

"That one almost had me tearing up" Me-Who has actual tears running down my face: ... Yeah.. 'almost' had me tearing up also.

In the UK, it is typically considered pointless in 'pulling punches' when it comes to these subjects. I still flash back to some I saw in the '70's!

@susanpeters5392

Жыл бұрын

6

@susanpeters5392

Жыл бұрын

Yes I'm 62 now ! How I remember so many X

Never be ashamed to shed your tears, it takes a very strong man to share them, thank you for your true, raw and honest reaction, take care,Tony

As a kid in the 70s here in england, we had some scary public information films aimed at kids...we were not traumatized, we were learning a tough lesson that was there to make kids think twice. Infos showed, abducted kids ,maimed kids or killed but for the most part it worked. We didn't grow up soft as melted chocolate and i am grateful for them.

@jeanlongsden1696

Жыл бұрын

Charlie says ...

@MOONFIREmagess

Жыл бұрын

@@jeanlongsden1696 lol exactly! 😄

@kimberleyjanemcnab5343

Жыл бұрын

Death in water and the picnic couple... but they weren’t all bad, “here’s me thinking about Dave... learn to swim young man, learn to swim!” 😂😂😂

@-Lucky-Six-

Жыл бұрын

imagine my disappointment when i started working on HV substations and they WERENT full of frisbees and balls

@jeanlongsden1696

Жыл бұрын

@@-Lucky-Six- you should have asked to move to working on pylons. you might have got some fishing lines and kites. lol

A young man with deep feelings, Never lose that buddy.👍

The woman in the trafficking advert was Emma Thompson. She's a very well known British actress. You've probably seen her in a variety of movies which are fairly light and comedic which makes the contrast all the more startling. She worked with United Nations to bring awareness of the situation.

@TheDopekitty

10 ай бұрын

Ahh I thought that looked like her.

@sookibeulah9331

10 ай бұрын

Good on Emma Thopmson (Oscar winning actress) for doing the anti-sex-trafficking ad. It was stomach turning.

@SaintPhoenixx

7 ай бұрын

She's almost a national treasure if she isn't already. A brilliant actress and lovely person.

@DMGamanda

7 ай бұрын

There was also a heck of a lot of backlash on this advert and a lot of complaints to ofcom. I guess sometimes reality is too much for some people!

Just watching your reaction to these says so much about you and honestly it is all positive.. I was a child who was abused by my mother and father and truly the amount of times I was hit and told I was worthless I was going to be nothing and my favorite quote from my mother when I told her I wanted to build my own house one day and adopted all the abused and abandoned children at 10 "You will be nothing when your older all you are going to do is open your legs and let the boys crawl in" Thankful they are well and truly out of my life and I have my freedom and am making something of my life...Abuse stays with you and you can either let it make you bitter and hateful and repeat the cycle or you can break it and be better and do better...I am a lucky one I got out alive... Love your content love watching you discover the UK my fiance is american and we watch these together so he can learn more about where I was born and everything.

@Roo3471

Жыл бұрын

sunfish, as a mother and grandmother my heart broke reading your words. I am so glad you got away from your parents and have your fiance by your side. You sound like an incredibly strong person and I wish you all the love and happiness in the world for your future x

@reactingtomyroots

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry you had to go through all that as a child. Children deserve unconditional love. It sounds like you've become a much stronger person in spite of parents that weren't the greatest. I'm happy to hear you're doing well.

@AndrewwarrenAndrew

Жыл бұрын

Well done for breaking the cycle, never understood people who are abused then go on to do it themselves. My dad terrorised us, violent rages, death threats etc and i was determined to never be like him.

@molybdomancer195

Жыл бұрын

Sunfish. I’m so sorry your parents were 💩. You are not. You are a great person and deserve and deserved nothing but love. I wish I could give you a hug. I hope your future fulfils your dreams

@westaussie965

Жыл бұрын

Just shocking! How can people be so evil?

One of the most memorable psa's for me was one called The Finishing Line' . Made in 1977, by the UK rail network to warn of the dangers of kids playing on the lines. I had a train line running behind my grandparents house where I grew up and it made me terrified to play near it after watching it at school. It's a short film rather than an advert that was shown in schools.

@shibadawn

Жыл бұрын

For me it's the eye spy train PSA. Remember seeing it when i was younger on TV and it did the job!

@That0Homeless0Guy

Жыл бұрын

I was 6 or less. I was in barford so I think I was 6 because we left barford days before my 7th birthday in the early nineties. I used to watch the arrows practice over the grain fields by my house. We had a rail line running behind my house and someone had dug out a small channel under the sleepers so you could lie in it. On one occasion I lay in the channel when pne of the old steam trains would run down the line and watched the train pass over me from underneath. I was about 22 when I remembered that and I felt a wave of sheer panic wash over me when I realised what I'd done.

These ads are brutal but they definately get the point across to people.

@eleanorcooke7136

Жыл бұрын

We Brits don't like pulling our punches. Most adults don't need us to handle them with baby gloves. I remember something being shown on TV where a little girl was snatched while at a cafe. Her parents just turned their head away for one second while all sat at a table and a man leaned over the railing and snatched her and tried to run off. They caught the guy but people were called to always be prepared to look after their kids.

The young boy in the smoke alarm commercial was brave to undertake the role. I remember the 1st time seeing this & it was heartbreaking - but it worked. Since the 1970s British advertising Creatives have never been afraid to push the boundaries - both with TV & Press. They used the best directors & photographers & would argue with the client until the client was persuaded (worn down) by the Agency. Some of the creatives from those days went on to be very successful in the film industry (still pushing boundaries) - Alan Parker, David Puttnam, Ridley Scott. It's great to see the newer Creatives carrying on in the same way.

@LouisaReacts

Жыл бұрын

I thought he acted it very well as well.

“If London were Syria” has a follow-up advert too. Both are still carved in my mind. I’ll never forget them

My brother's best friend was brought up in a Barnardo home and he always said it changed his life went there and guided his life. So seeing these ads always makes me think of him

Barnardo's is a well-respected British charity. Founded in the 1860s by a Dr Barnardo, for years it run a network of children's homes, which did a lot of good. But some years ago, the charity decided that children's homes weren't the best use of its resources, and now it acts as a pressure group for children's interests, and does a lot of work with, e.g. troubled teenagers.

@clairebarnes452

Жыл бұрын

My grandparents were in a Barnardo's children's home, were told their family might come back to get them but never did.

@hihosilverlining

Жыл бұрын

My ex hub was in a Barnardo’s in the ‘60’s that was absolutely horrendous, there was cruelty, violence, sexual abuse. It was so bad that it was investigated and a tv documentary was done exposing that not all Barnardo’s homes are the same…far from it. (It was kept secret for a long time)

I think I remember seeing a documentary about the making of the life story video - the one with the boy’s life going backwards. The young man who played the older version had been in care himself so he really cared about taking part.

Bless you for being so empathetic. You can see why those adverts were effective in getting people to take action or donate to charity.

British Public Service announcements simply pull no punches.

You should watch the 'Think' adverts. They stay with you forever, especially the drink driving ones x

@ColinRichardson

Жыл бұрын

I remember seeing one about driving 5mph over the limit, when I was about 7... I'm 38 now.. "stay with you forever" seems to be working so far..

That was Dame Emma Thompson in the role of the woman being trafficked. A superb piece of drama, getting a very important point accross.

I've seen many many people react to this compilation and I still tear up every time. Very effective adverts.

The part about the If London was Syria one which made it so real was the detail where they used actual news footage in the background which covered the conflict. It was very well done and definitely cut deep.

The "Trafficking is Torture" advert. That was multi BAFTA and Oscar winner, Dame Emma Thompson. Dame, is the female equivalent of a Sir. Directors, such as Ridley Scott, started out doing adverts in the UK. Motor Neuron Disease, is commonly known as ALS in the US.

Our experience as a family living in the US in the 90s (kids aged 9 & 10 on arrival, to 15 & 16 when we left) was that in general children are "protected" from reality far more in the US. TV & movie violence was regarded as harmless, but on a range of issues kids were treated as far less mature than EU, African, Aussie kids were. This incl: stranger danger, body shame, alcohol, discussion of social issues, and encouragement of independent thinking.

@cmcc3721

Жыл бұрын

Europe. Not EU. Alot of europe isn't a member of that. Norway, Switzerland or the UK for starters.

@thepickledpixie9052

3 ай бұрын

Agreed, kind of like how in parts of the US abstinence is the only form of sex ed. We tend to tackle things head on, encourage kids to get involved in discussion and debate rather than withold information and push just say no.

We have a 9 o'clock watershed so the ones with violent or sexual content would not be shown before 9. The Hellen Bamber ad about sex trafficking was acted by one of our most admired actresses Emma Thompson( 2x Oscar winner)

@skinnyjohnsen

Жыл бұрын

Emma Thompson has been nominated or Oscar I don't know how many times. Such a great actress!

@AlanGChenery

Жыл бұрын

Had. Don't anymore. And some of while some of these only ran late, a lot of them ran primetime too. I remember a school teacher commenting that one anti-smoking ad of someone hacking up a diseased lung was way worse than anything the school would let her show the class, but was run on the front of educational content.

Did you know that studies have shown that young children don't react to a smoke alarm going off if they're asleep but their mothers voice wakes them much more effectively

Good for you Steve, for getting through that. It's tough going all at once. On a lighter side, who remembers... "Charley says....Meeoowwwrrrraaarr" "Meet Mike, he swims like a fish!" Tufty says, "When you go to the ice cream van, always take Mummy with you." "To you it's just a worn out fridge...to a child it's a caravan, a boat or a castle."?

@CW1971

Жыл бұрын

I remember all of those!

@wenglishsal

Жыл бұрын

And the 'Countryside and Seaside ones, 'Oh look Joe, he's waving at us.. The Power Sub Station ones were hard hitting too, with the frisbee. The Railway Lines.. God, too many popping back in my memory, but it shows they did the trick.. *phew*

@CW1971

Жыл бұрын

@@wenglishsal ooh the railway one was scary!

@MrGreen1314

Жыл бұрын

....and, 'learn to swim young man'

@wenglishsal

Жыл бұрын

@@CW1971 the still send a shiver right down the spine don't they.. *shivers*

notabley in the 1980s a famous UK TV presenters son died of cot Death (Anne Diamond) and resulted in a massive push in preventative first aid which a parent can use to save their babies life. this helped increase the general first aid awareness also

You must be an emotional wreck after seeing this I know I am! You're a man with a good heart Steve.

I am in my 60s & I still remember a lot of these type of adverts from being a child.

These are absolutely brutal. I remember them all. They certainly did their job. Most of these were shown after what's called the watershed. It's a time of evening in Britain when TV content can become much more adult. I do think the UK does adverts and PSAs very well.

We should ALL be made to watch these types of adverts, because we are ALL responsible for what's going on around us. Decisions WE make affect others! Loved your obviously heart felt reactions.

Learning first aid is the one thing that is easy to do and will have an impact. I learnt CPR and basic 1st aid 30 years ago as a trainee electrician. I used it first time in anger last Saturday, with a person who was effectively d3ad on the floor, due to drug and alcohol overdose. Even after 30 years you remember enough to do what is needed.

@garethhanby

Жыл бұрын

Since 2020 state schools must teach first aid as part of Health Education. Primary school gets basic first aid and secondary more advanced including CPR.

They are showing us the reality of some peoples lives, Barnardos one is a children’s home showing what is up with them go through in their personal life, all of them, hard-hitting, and need to be seen in all countries

You might be interested in reacting to some John Lewis Christmas adverts - their release each year has become quite a big cultural moment in the run up to Christmas

Some of the public information films we saw in the 70's and 80's were legitimately horror films. Bear in mind, video cassettes were barely a thing at that time so a local council worker would bring a projector to show films of kids being blown up by electrical sub-stations or other kids dying on farms (one died in cow crap in 'a film called Apachies'). some of this stuff got pretty graphic, one that comes to mind was 'The Finishing Line', a railway safety PIF aimed entirely at kids where it ends up with the bodies of children laying on a railway line.... It may explain my love for Horror films as I find it hard to be sacred by much on film these days lol.

@christineirving4491pluviophile

Жыл бұрын

'The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water' springs instantly to mind. 50 years on and it still gives me the heebies.

@toddlerj102

Жыл бұрын

The worst was the kid that was knocked over by a car, then they show it backwards an the child's bones snap back into shape. The substation vid I saw on TV an remember running out of the room an sat covering my ears an tightly closing my eyes to avoid the ad as it scared me.

@cassidyho939

Жыл бұрын

@@christineirving4491pluviophile The voice was NIGHTMARE FUEL.

That Barnardos one. I haven’t seen it in so long and I was literally in tears by the end. After what? 20 seconds? Just the reaction I remember when I first saw it. Whoever made it is a genius.

That first ad, about smoke alarms, made me shiver. My younger brother and his wife owe their lives to smoke alarms waking them on 26th January this year. They lost everything they owned, but saved themselves and their dogs. (they don't have kids, but if they had, they would've been the priority) Smoke alarms DO save lives, so check yours are working and if you don't have any, get and install them properly.

I'm crying like a baby . Wow , depressing, bleak , be good parents And reep the rewards . Well done mate , 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

You sir, have a good heart. Adverts like this need to be shown across the world, simply for the fact that they are effective. Imagine the impact these could have on a global scale.

You can tell that our serious adverts really want you to remember and help where possible. You never forget them. There are many more regarding different types of illnesses and charities. I know they can seem disturbing but they definitely get the message across. Your reaction said it all.

I am british. The first advert still makes me cry now, so quiet but loud. I remember all of these growing up!

@eleanorcooke7136

Жыл бұрын

I wasn't ever allowed to watch 9pm TV so I remember my parents watching them because when I was a kid, I would creep downstairs and sit on the last one because I couldn't sleep alone. I remember them talking about these ads.

@aaliyahs8596

Жыл бұрын

@@eleanorcooke7136 you’re quite lucky. When I was younger I didn’t have a bedtime. 2008 I was 11 so was up at 9pm when these adverts came up so I remember all of them. I still remember them but I think it’s important to have adverts that are hard hitting like this!

@eleanorcooke7136

Жыл бұрын

@@aaliyahs8596 I would've been four in 2008 so I would be going downstairs but I'd have been concerned if my parents let me watch them.

@aaliyahs8596

Жыл бұрын

@@eleanorcooke7136 i think it’s good these kind of adverts are on after 9pm so little children don’t watch them. Children are lucky if they have parents who can safeguard them from adverts like these but not everyone does. These adverts are important to watch though. These adverts used to be shown to us in school as well by teachers so you never really escaped it

Hard hitting as they should be . Great reaction Steve .

The lady in the sex trafficing psa is Emma Thompson, a very well respected UK actress

@christhomasson1148

Жыл бұрын

Very well respected actor stateside too, she's won two Oscars and a wealth of other awards. I always enjoy seeing a top actor get involved in these types of PSAs as they fully believe the message. But even the unknown actors are absolutely superb in all of these adverts

I have seeen other reactors do this compilation but boy when you started to tear up at a couple, especialy that last one, boy i started to go. As others have said these would have been shown after 9pm when kids in bed. The woman in the sex trafficking one is Academy Award winning actress Emma Thompson who did this for zero fee. There is currently a big campaign about Motor Neuron disease as 3-4 well known Rugby players were diagnosed with it and we recently lost one of them a gentle giant called Doddie Weir who played for Scotland

They are ery good at making emotive adverts, they like to get us in the feels

I’m 23 now and I remember growing up with many of these adverts on TV. I remember being a bit scared of the MND one when I first watched it, but I came to understand just how important it was, and also how important it was to make it as jarring as it is for the biggest impact. Each one is incredibly powerful, and they stick with you for a long time.

@eleanorcooke7136

Жыл бұрын

We don't pull punches. Adults and especially parents need to know exactly that disasters can happen so that they can prepare because sometimes it can't be prevented so we prepare to deal with the situation.

I've seen all of these before, but I'm still very much crying.

It's been 40-odd years and I can still remember the Public Service announcements that were on the TV in the 70's, such were their power; the electric sub-station frizby lad, the farm lad that gets crushed, the swimming one with 'not waving, drowning' and of course, Charlie says. Could be doing with a few of these today, but I fear they would fall fowl of today's Hand wringers.

@chojin6136

Жыл бұрын

That electric substation Frisby one had me scared to even go near the fences around them, nevermind touching them

@eleanorcooke7136

Жыл бұрын

Not waving but drowning is an incredible poem and carries a similar message to these ads.

@eleanorcooke7136

Жыл бұрын

Nobody heard him, the dead man, But still he lay moaning: I was much further out than you thought And not waving but drowning. Poor chap, he always loved larking And now he’s dead It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way, They said. Oh, no no no, it was too cold always (Still the dead one lay moaning) I was much too far out all my life And not waving but drowning. *Not Waving, But Drowning* -Stevie Smith

The ones we saw as kids are still with me, the scary ones as well as the Charley Says and Joe & Petunia ones 😁

After that, I think I'm going to cheer myself up by watching Threads...

@thepickledpixie9052

3 ай бұрын

I was waaay to young the first time I watched that. Traumatised. I rewatched it again recently and it's still very disturbing.

wow....I watched your first compilation but these are very affecting...chilling, heart-stopping....they 'stop you dead in your tracks'. The writers and directors of these impactful little films are deserving of accolades 🏆

These ads were all shown after the 9:00pm watershed. I'm glad to see that there still effective to this very day.

The ones from my childhood 1980's. I will never forget. Just haunting some of them

From one parent to another, you’re a good man. Your kid is lucky to have you.

Steve if you haven't been on a St John Ambulance first aid course I would seriously recommend doing one I used to belong to st John Ambulance and the information you retain to save lives is invaluable

Brilliant reactions mate, and so thoughtful..

Steve, your reactions to these PSAs shows what a true gentleman you are! My respects and good wishes from Oxford, UK.

I remember the don’t drink and drive ones remain in my memory the most watching as a kid

Our public information films have always been harrowing, they deliver the message efficiently. I have to say though - It's been a pleasure to watch them with you. You're clearly a very empathetic and kind person, and it's good to be reminded of what that looks like, and have a bit of an old cry with you. I was only having a short break from my work too. Thank you.

They are all thought provoking and sometimes messages need to be dramatic to break through our complacency. I teared up with you Steve!

Man! The motor neurone disease one was brutal! It's a horrific disease, I nursed a couple of people with it before I retired, both of them only in their 50s

@Ejdfj

Жыл бұрын

My dad was 57 when he died; he said one night he woke up in the early hours, and between falling asleep and waking up he'd lost the ability to reach his own face to get rid of an itch. Thank you for being there for people like my dad

@CW1971

Жыл бұрын

@@Ejdfj wow that must've been terrifying for him. In all honesty, I dreaded motor neurone patients coming in. It's such a devastating cruel illness and I felt helpless and ill equipped to do anything to help and often the people were young, in their 50s. Obviously I did my best for everyone we cared for but for some reason just felt helpless with MND

@Ejdfj

Жыл бұрын

​@@CW1971as did I; there's no looking on the bright side. You just have to try and be as kind and funny as you can be. My dad maintained his funny side and tried to make the best of a bad situation. So don't put yourself down, there's very little anyone can do

To be honest, most of these would have been shown after the 9pm watershed.. "sensitive" content can only be shown after 9pm on TV. But like you I rarely watch TV any more .

I've watched that last one soo many times and it still makes me tear up everytime 🥺

I find it fascinating to see your reaction, I was born in the 80s and these kind of adverts are what I saw growing up. My parents would answer us if we asked questions.👍👍🇺🇸🇬🇧

British adverts were always aimed at adults after 9pm, some of those were shown before 9pm but most of those were shown after 9pm. One of the adverts i remember as a child in the uk on the 90s was "King of the road"

@chrystpick7741

11 ай бұрын

I still sing that when I'm going to cross a road.

Oh, I remember how brutal these were, you’re in for a ride 😮

I would say that most of these are technically adverts because they are for a charity or a service, asking you to donate, rather than a Public Information Film. The one about checking your fire alarm and the one about thinking before you drive too fast, are more public information films, in my opinion. But all are as equally effective. I remember all of these, and despite how many times I have seen them in my life, I still teared up at most of these.

For what it's worth, you show that kids are your strength. You can tell alot about someone by their reaction or none-reaction to certain things, the stronger the reaction the stronger it adds to the passion or protectiveness they have towards whatever efforts an emotional response, also I've seen one reaction where the person couldn't finish this collection part way through and he turned it off

You can hardly believe that such things go on, can you? I know you love your little girl so much and lovely to know she’ll get an extra hug today.

You don’t actually see many of these nowadays. These are so good and as you say very memorable. It’s a shame that there are many anymore.

I remember ALL of these. They are shocking and powerful for a reason. There’s a few been left out too. Remember the seatbelt series of ads? Too graphic even for British tv and were eventually taken off.

Not ashamed to say that I teared up watching this - again! I must have watched this video 5 or 6 times now and I tear up every time. It was bad enough watching them as they were originally broadcast never mind in a compilation. The TV watershed at 9pm is designed for broadcasters to show more 'adult' oriented programming but these PSA's where broadcast at what is regarded as primetime viewing - between 7pm and 10pm - that's generally when the more "entertaining" programmes (including repeats) are shown. Nice to see you react Steve, it's good to see that you are emotionally effected by the adverts - as we all should be!

@dogstaraycliffe

Жыл бұрын

I'm exactly the same, they get me every time, the Motor Neurone Disease always sends shivers down my spine, as I've nursed relatively young people who have had it.

I'm glad you watched that. Some tough storylines and you reacted as both a father and a human being. I've seen them a few times, and they bear re-watching, just to shake my complacency a little. Some people have it tough...

I burst out crying! ..you are only human with a big heart so if you have to cry that is your feelings! I can see you are sensitive to your feelings..I've watched these adverts many times and every time they get me...😥

British PSA's don't believe in pulling punches when it comes to getting people's attention. Hell, there were some from back in the 70's that I remember still - 'Spirit of Dark and Lonely Waters' I'm talking about you!

I totally agree with you no one should hit or treat their kids like that . Love your reaction so genuine

Your reaction to the ads is real and that is what matters. If it makes just one person to stop and think you never know you could save someone. I grew up with being sexually abused and used to look at adults and wish they could know and make it stop. I'm 55 now and am still battling my demons

lol When a Red Cross advert is the happiest one.. Some credit has to be given to the directors of these and the companies willing to go all-in.

Good Reactions Steve. Thanks for the upload. Those of us who live in the UK have seen these many times. They hit hard with us too, yes well made, however your level of empathy for those acting the real lives/situations of so many (worldwide) is reassuring that humanity has not diluted. I appreciate your sharing of this. I see you.

I truly have wondered if because England has such ancient a history that's involved so much it has a blunter look and philosophy to the extremes of life .From your reaction - you're a truly good fella .😉

My grandad had motor neurone disease that was so sad for me since I've experienced it. He went from a active guy caring for his plants painting playing guitar building to a guy who couldn't even pick up a cup.

Bless I'm with you Steve crying through most of them! I for got about these adverts shocked me like the first time I seen them luckily they were shown after 9pm so my kids never watched them . Your such a lovely guy your wife and child are so lucky to have you 🥰

Just come across your channel and your reaction got my sub. Thank you for listening to the ads coz many other KZreadrs constantly talk through it. It was also great to see you connect with the emotion and story of each ad, very refreshing indeed.

Really great way to see into another culture, as u said. Very impactful. Xx

these are hard hitting but most of them were shown after the watershed (9pm ) and I dont remember seeing some of them on the telly 🤔 (im in the UK) but the adds for the animal charities(none on this compilation) make me cry every time !

Dude the PSA warnings we had to watch as kids were ROUGH. Never ever went on a railway line because of those.

Growing up in the 70s and 80s there was a lot of these type of things shown during kids TV. The 'Green Cross Code', The 'Flying a kite near pylons', and the 'Don't climb into an electric substation to get a frisbie', to name just a few...

@autumnrain7342

Жыл бұрын

The frisbee one traumatised me, the kids coat hanging one the bannister at the end. That stuck in my head 😢

@Cobalt-Jester

Жыл бұрын

@@autumnrain7342 you have to admit they were really effective. 30 years later and it still sticks in my mind