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10. Music videos with a message

From Black Lives Matter to Brexit England, debating issues of the day via sound and vision can lead to potent pieces of work. David Knight explores how artists, their labels and video directors are approaching mixing politics with promos.

9. On My Radar: Terri Timely

Park Pictures comedy directing duo Terri Timely (aka Corey Creasey, right, and Ian Kibbey, left) on the ads they find funny, the films and TV shows that tickle them, and the dog that influenced their career.

8. The subtle damage of not giving a f*ck: how workplace bystanders are enabling bad behaviour

Speaking up can be hard, but is that why people are reluctant to do it, or do they just not care? Amy Kean examines whether a Richter scale for social issues would encourage us to make a stand.

7. Weird Seance summons… Rob Mayhew

Continuing her celebration of all things weird and wonderful Culture Editor Amy Kean speaks to Rob Mayhew, Head of Influence at Fleishman Hillard London and a rising TikTok star, who brilliantly lampoons ad agency life and culture in his videos. They discuss seeing things differently, social media and salad cream.

6. How B&Q built its latest campaign

The recent, fantastic campaign for B&Q employs a Bowie soundtrack, a huge, rotating rig that was "a feat of civil engineering", and a lot of hard work. Here, Uncommon's ECD Sam Walker, and Pulse director Oscar Hudson, take us behind the scenes of one of the year's most ambitious ads.

5. The war on girls: why can’t society take young women seriously?

In the battle of the sexes young girls are becoming the cannon fodder. Amy Kean examines why such an important part of our future is maligned and mistreated, their voices too often missing from the conversation and their fates decided by old men.

4. How to eat a human

In terms of taboo, chowing down on one's own species leaves a nasty taste in the mouth. The Swedish Food Federation's mockumentary, Eat A Swede, justly deserved this year's Cannes Grand Prix win (Entertainment category) for its exploration of putting homo sapiens on the menu. Here, Adrian Botan, McCann Europe CCO and ECD/producer Markus Ahlm, reveal the ingredients behind the campaign.

3. Mark Jenkin mines promo gold for Thom Yorke

BAFTA-winning director Mark Jenkin has helmed a new promo for Thom Yorke-fronted band The Smile which takes the director, crew and singer down a 200 foot Cornish mine for an ethereal , black-and-white video.

2. The Rocky road to Ladbrokes' knockout spot

How do you seamlessly update an iconic 1979 cinematic scene to incorporate modern sports people, drummers, horse riders, drag queens, dancers, and gymnasts? We speak to the brand, creatives, director and VFX CD behind Ladbrokes' blockbuster spot about how they went the distance.

1. The best of minds, the worst of minds: are we mentally ready for the metaverse?

A 21st century idyll where kindness and positivity prevail, or a potentially lawless landscape in which anything goes? The metaverse could be either. Or both. But, asks Amy Kean, are we ready to peer into a dark, morally skewed mirror-world that could severely impact the already fragile mental wellbeing of the planet's youth?

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