Uploaded September 2015 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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It's the 60th anniversary of ITV today! Yes, commercial television was born in the UK on September 22nd, 1955, with the first advertisement for Gibbs SR toothpaste being broadcast to just over 100,000 homes.

And speaking of adverts, here's a gallop through some Channel Island one's from the 1960's - 1980's. Any you remember?