For a More Colourful Breakfast. The Big Breakfast
Poster
1992 (designed and printed)
1992 (designed and printed)
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This poster advertises 'The Big Breakfast' a television show launched on Channel 4 in 1992 which broke the mould of morning television. The poster is a startling portrayal of a traditional English breakfast with the food coloured in bright unnatural shades. It communicates the innovative, irreverent and youthful approach of the new breakfast programme.
Object details
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| Title | For a More Colourful Breakfast. The Big Breakfast (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour offset lithograph |
| Brief description | BMP4, For a More Colourful Breakfast, 1992, Poster advertising launch of Channel 4 television programme, The Big Breakfast. |
| Physical description | Poster advertising a morning television programme. The imagery is photographic. The poster depicts a boiled agg, bowl of cereal, toast and butter all coloured in bright shades against an orange background.The Channel 4 logo appears at the bottom right corner. The border echoes the colour and form of the Channel 4 logo. |
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| Production type | Proof |
| Credit line | Given by Cassius Matthias |
| Summary | This poster advertises 'The Big Breakfast' a television show launched on Channel 4 in 1992 which broke the mould of morning television. The poster is a startling portrayal of a traditional English breakfast with the food coloured in bright unnatural shades. It communicates the innovative, irreverent and youthful approach of the new breakfast programme. |
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| Accession number | E.2-1998 |
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| Record created | February 24, 2009 |
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