Papa and Nicole advert played during the advertising break for "Coronation Street" on 29 May 1998; an estimated 23 million viewers watched Nicole leave Vic Reeves at the altar and start a new life with Bob Mortimer in his new Renault Clio. All but one of the advertisements used Renault's 1980s to 1990s signature tune, Robert Palmer's "Johnny And Mary". Each used a variation of the song, including Martin Taylor's acoustic interpretation, an alternative version of which he released on his album "Spirit of Django" and Renault's promotional compilation, "Miles More Music". The advert that did not use "Johnny And Mary" was Le
Associated-Rediffusion BBC Television Service, with advertisements. To this end, the station had a heraldic-style on-air clock, referred to as "Mitch" by staff (after chief station announcer Leslie Mitchell, who had not only made the first announcement when A-R went on the air in 1955, but had done the same when the BBC TV service started in 1936). Associated Rediffusion took over the former Wembley Film Studio at Wembley Park in north-west London. Associated-Rediffusion officially began broadcasting on 22 September 1955 at 19:15 GMT, with actress Marjie Lawrence uttering the first words. That night the BBC, which had held the monopoly on