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Failed in Wales

Not the Nine O'Clock News
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The setup

A scenic celebration of Welsh industry turns into an unexpectedly bleak advertising jingle.

Community rating

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The premise

Here’s the bit.

An upbeat promotional-style song accompanies scenic views of Wales while a stream of company names scrolls across the screen. The closing slogan turns this apparent celebration of industry into a roll call of failure, with picturesque castles and countryside providing a cheerful backdrop to the gloomy message.

A little extra

Notes from the archive.

The sketch also appears on the album The Memory Kinda Lingers.

The rabbit hole continues

One more couldn’t hurt.

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