The shot of a guy slapping a soft drinks dispenser to obtain his can of Irn Bru, only to be nutted by said machine in return, is one of the most enduring British advertising images of the late 1980s. In fact, the fizzy ginger drink from Scotland has been publicised by a succession of brilliant commercials down the years – some of which are compiled here..

Flash forward to 2012 and a new campaign to promote the beverage reputedly constructed from girders has been launched under the slogan, ‘Irn Bru gets you through’. Here, a new father is forced to take recourse in the bubbly goodness of Barr’s most beloved creation after learning what his wife plans to name their wee bairn…