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David Lewis

‘Vodka martini – shaken, not stirred.’

How many times as James Bond ordered his signature beverage onscreen? If you’re drinking along with this clip, you’ll never find out, as the ability to count disappears about a third of the way through, followed by the loss of speech, mental process and – eventually – consciousness. How 007 manages to knock so many … >

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Tom Baker returns to ‘Doctor Who’… in telephone commercials

‘Yeeeeees, I knew you’d be surprised!’ intones the Doctor, encouraging viewers of his TV show to use a certain telecommunication company. Surprised? Not really, because despite the use of unlicensed BBC set designs, props, trademarks and teeth – a canny copyrighter at Television Centre must have ensured that the Fourth Doctor’s famously dentine grin was … >

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Cassetteboy presents: ‘The Diamond Queen’

‘Hello, Queen!’ Sadly expunged from the official Cassetteboy channel, this heartfelt jubilee tribute to the reigning British monarch from Andrew Marr has thankfully reappeared on YouTube and spread across the web as quickly as long-lens camera shots of sunbathing members of Her Majesty’s extended family.

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Amy Pond in ‘Portal’

Separated from her husband and best friend, Amy Pond visits Aperture Science, creator of a certain handheld device in the Portal video game series…

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