If you sift and search through the entries found in the database you can build up all sorts of interesting statistics. I can tell you're not convinced but have a look anyway...

Top Twenty Programmes That May Lead Into Advertising	A choice list of the most popular TV programmes
Top Twenty Stepping Stone Careers	The most popular professions of the various artists
Artist Top Twenty	The artists that prefer advert work over 'real' TV
Company Top Twenty	The big spending companies desperate for you to buy their products
Top 100 Adverts of All Time	The Top 100 Adverts as voted by viewers of Channel 4 and Sunday Times readers

Top Twenty Programmes That May Lead Into Advertising Pos Programme Total Artists 1 Eastenders 18 Mike Reid Letitia Dean Tom Watt Susan Tully Leslie Grantham Bill Treacher Linda Davidson Peter Dean Anna Wing Michelle Collins Francis Magee Oscar James Nick Berry John Altman Ross Kemp Patsy Palmer Sid Owen Martin Kemp 2 Coronation Street 10 Julie Goodyear Kevin Whately Tim Healy Fiona Allen Sherrie Hewson Nigel Pivaro Roy Barraclough Bill Waddington Martin Hancock Ian Kershaw 3 Auf Wiedersehen Pet 9 Kevin Whately Tim Healy Bill Paterson Jimmy Nail Timothy Spall Gary Holton Lesley St.John Pat Roach Jenny Eclair 4 Comic Strip Presents... 8 Phil Cornwell Roland Rivron Keith Allen Daniel Peacock Kathy Burke Rik Mayall Robbie Coltrane Nigel Planer 5 Blue Peter 7 Peter Purves John Noakes Valerie Singleton Sarah Greene John Lesley Janet Ellis Katy Hill 6 The Fast Show 7 Paul Whitehouse Caroline Aherne John Thomson Charlie Higson Simon Day Mark Williams Arabella Weir 7 Who's Line Is It Anyway 7 Greg Proops Sandi Toksvig Tony Slattery Clive Anderson Josie Lawrance Ryan Stiles Mike McShane 8 Brookside 7 Dicken Ashworth Julie Peasgood Sue Johnston Amanda Burton Marcus Hutton Paul Danan Ian Kershaw 9 The Young Ones 6 Michael Redfern Alexei Sayle Paul Merton Stephen Fry Rik Mayall Nigel Planer 10 Black Adder 6 Rowan Atkinson Tom Baker Brian Blessed Tony Robinson Stephen Fry Helen Atkinson-Wood 11 Doctor Who 6 Linda Bellingham Tom Baker Martin Clunes Peter Purves Peter Davison Frazer Hines 12 Red Dwarf 6 Danny John-Jules Craig Charles Norman Lovett Chris Barrie Robert Llewellyn Holly Earl 13 Grange Hill 5 Samantha Janus Letitia Dean Susan Tully Jennifer Piercey Clare Buckfield 14 The Office 4 Ricky Gervais Sally Bretton Stacey Roca Ralph Ineson 15 Harry Enfield and Chums 4 Harry Enfield Paul Whitehouse Louisa Rix Kathy Burke 16 Cold Feet 4 John Thomson James Nesbitt Helen Baxendale Hermione Norris 17 Shooting Stars 4 Vic Reeves Matt Lucas Ulrika Jonsson Mark Lamarr 18 Emmerdale 4 Lisa Jane Riley Tom Adams Anna Brecon Karl Davies 19 Not the Nine O'Clock News 4 Rowan Atkinson Ruby Wax Clive Anderson Chris Langham 20 Bottom 4 Michael Redfern Steve O'Donnell Brian Glover Rik Mayall

Top Twenty Stepping Stone Careers Pos Profession Total 1 Pop Group 366 2 Actor 166 3 Pop Star 134 4 Actress 114 5 Singer 73 6 Comedian 72 7 Presenter 59 8 Footballer 44 9 Composer 37 10 Musician 15 11 Disc Jockey 11 12 Actor/Comedian 9 13 Model 9 14 Athlete 8 15 Tennis Player 8 16 Football Manager 8 17 TV Cook 8 18 Ex-Footballer 7 19 Voice-over Artist 7 20 Actor/Singer 7

Artist Top Twenty Pos Artist Entries 1 Duncan Wells 88 2 Hugh Laurie 31 3 Nick Hancock 19 4 Neil Morrissey 16 5 Rupert Degas 14 6 Peter Lawlor 14 7 Martin Clunes 12 8 Chris Tarrant 12 9 Louis Armstrong 12 10 Joanna Lumley 11 11 James Brown 11 12 Marcus Hutton 11 13 Vic Reeves 10 14 Mariella Frostrup 10 15 Caroline Quentin 10 16 Ian Wright 9 17 Angus Deayton 9 18 Jonathan Ross 9 19 The Hollies 9 20 Nat King Cole 9

Company Top Twenty Pos Company Entries 1 Nestle 57 2 British Telecom 51 3 Mars Inc. 49 4 Levi 47 5 Kellogg's 43 6 Ford 42 7 GAP 41 8 Renault 39 9 Virgin 36 10 McDonalds 35 11 Sky 33 12 Adidas 32 13 Walkers 32 14 Vauxhall 30 15 Peugeot 29 16 Pizza Hut 27 17 Burger King 26 18 Mercury 24 19 Sainsbury 23 20 Nike 23

Top 100 Adverts of All Time Pos Advert Notes 1 Guinness Horses and surfers 2 Smash Martians 3 Tango Orange man 4 Electric Central Heating Creature Comforts 5 Boddingtons Melanie Sykes - ice cream 6 Levis Launderette/Nick Kamen 7 R-Whites Secret Lemonade Drinker 8 Hamlet Baldy man in photo booth 9 Walkers Gary Lineker 10 Impulse Acting on...first gay ad 11 Cinzano Leonard Rossiter/Joan Collins 12 Renault Clio Papa/Nicole 13 Yellow Pages JR Hartley 14 BT Maureen Lipman 'Ology' 15 Nike - Park Life Cantona, Seaman, Ian Wright etc 16 Coca-Cola Teach the World to Sing 17 Carling Black Label Dambusters 18 Shake 'n' Vac Dancing Woman 19 Andrex Puppies 20 Real Coal fires Dog, cat and mouse 21 Ferrero Rocher Ambassador's Party 22 Oxo Family/Katie 23 Cornetto Just One Cornetto 24 PG Tips Mr Shifter 25 Castlemaine A xxxx one - sherry 26 Flake Girl 27 Milky Bar Milky Bar Kid 28 Hovis Boy on Bike 29 Heineken Refreshes (Water in Majorca) 30 Kit Kat Pandas 31 Gold Blend Couple 32 Duracell Rabbit Goes on and on and on... 33 John Smith's Bitter Dog tricks 34 Pepsi lipsmackinthirstquenchin 35 Martini Anytime, Anyplace, Anywhere 36 Fruit and Nut Frank Muir 37 Turkish Delight Eastern Promise 38 Apple Computers 1984 39 Fosters Paul Hogan/ballet 40 Tetley Teafolk 41 Campari Luton Airport 42 VW Changes - Paula Hamilton 43 Old Spice Surfer 44 Esso Tiger campaign 45 One-to-One Ian Wright/Martin Luther King 46 Milk Humphries About 47 Mates Condoms Chemist Shop 48 Milk Tray Avalanche 49 Heinz Beanz A million housewives every day 50 Stella Artois Flowers 51 Dulux Digby the dog 52 Homepride Flour Men in Bowler Hats 53 Sugar Puffs Honey Monster 54 Holsten Pils Griff Rhys Jones - black and white 55 Whiskers Nine out of ten cats 56 Fiat Handbuilt by Robots 57 After Eights Dinner Party 58 Hoffmeister Follow the Bear 59 Audi Vorsprung durch technik - villas 60 Rice Krispies Animated snap, crackle and pop 61 Maxell Ears are alright 62 British Airways Face 63 Yorkie Long distance lorry driver 64 Schweppes Shhh...you know who - William Franklyn 65 Fish Fingers Captain Bird's Eye 66 Toshiba Hello Tosh 67 Sony Armchair: Out of Plane 68 British Gas If you see Sid... 69 Dunlop Expect the Unexpected/Venus in Furs 70 Cresta Frothy Man bear 71 Guardian Points of view 72 Fairy Liquid Nanette Newman 73 Murray Mints Too good to hurry mints 74 Lego Kipper - cat and dog animation 75 Mars Workman, work rest and play. 76 British Rail Relax - Black and white Inter City 77 Eggs Go to work on an egg 78 Olympus Cameras Wedding Photographer 79 Remington Victor Kiam 80 Birds Eye Beefburgers Ben and Mary 81 Fruit Gums Don't forget the fruit gums, mum 82 Shell We're going well - Bing Crosby 83 Cointreau French boy and English girl 84 Brut Henry Cooper 85 Courage Best Gercha 86 Nimble Balloon 87 Strand You're never alone with... 88 Double Diamond Works Wonders 89 Chunky Clement Freud 90 Barclaycard Alan Wicker 91 B&H Small Cigars George Cole as spy 92 Gibbs SR 1st TV Ad 93 Timex Beatles lookalikes 94 Parker Pens Penelope Keith 95 Charlie by Revlon 96 Sainsbury's Dennis Healey 97 Clarks Shoes Foot Drawing 98 Meccano Boy in man's world 99 Chum Crufts/top breeders recommend 100 Stork SB Tell the difference