One of the most iconic and longest-running jingles was Fairy Liquid’s Hands That Do Dishes. Sung by Rosemary Squires, the washing-up liquid refrain earned her the nickname Queen of the Jingles, while the cadence of her voice and gentle melody became part of the nation’s culture, filtering into our homes for more than 40 years.
For housewives preferring a more upbeat ditty, Shake n’ Vac, written by prolific jingles creator Jonathan Hodge, oozed energy and enthusiasm. The ad featured actress Jenny Logan dutifully showering carpet freshener around her lounge and became a hit during the 1980s. Proving the retention factor of jingles, in 2000 this advert was listed in the Top 20 of Channel 4’s The 100 Greatest TV Ads. You may never have bought the carpet powder, but I’m sure you have no trouble conjuring up this enduring jingle.
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THE FEW ON SCREEN
Steven Taylor looks at the Battle of Britain across film and TV
Table Service
Rachel Toy looks at the history of Ridgway Homemaker tableware
Hever Forever
Claire Saul studies the newly refurbished Boleyn Apartment at Hever Castle & Gardens - a castle fit for a queen
Shining a Light
Tony O’Neil tunes into the history of the last manned lightvessel
The Man With the Goldeneye
Film stills photographer Keith Hamshere describes how he came to enter the world of James Bond
THE ORIGINAL GOLDEN BALLS
lan Wheeler looks back on 70 years of Tiger comic and Roy of the Rovers, and chats to the man who edited and oversaw both titles
To Play the Queen
Chris Hallam looks back on the life of one of the UK’s best known lookalikes
POOLING RESOURCES
Martin Handley looks at what life was like after the Vernons Girls
POSTCARD FROM= SUSSEX
Bob Barton indulges in pleasure piers and fairground delights, as well as fulfilling a long-held ambition to visit the home of Rudyard Kipling
Oh, Miss Jones
Chris Hallam looks back at the origins and legacy of Rising Damp, ITV's most successful sitcom