TALKSPORT
These were for a Ronseal-sponsored football competition on Talksport. They wanted 30 second promos that explained the competition and stayed on brand with both Talksport and Ronseal.
They also wanted a name for the competition, for which I came up with 'On the Ball'.
#1 – CAN I HAVE A TELLY PLEASE? - Pre TX
week version.
SFX -
A phone RINGING TONE. The phone is PICKED UP.
TALKSPORT
Hello.
Talksport.
CALLER
Alright, yeah, emm, I’d
like my new telly please.
TALKSPORT
Are you talking about ‘On the Ball’, the quiz to
win a TV on Drive with Adrian Durham and Darren Gough?
CALLER
Yup.
TALKSPORT
And all you need to do
is answer some footie questions?
CALLER
That’s the one.
TALKSPORT
Yeah, that’s next week.
CALLER
Oh.
(pause)
Can’t you just give me a
telly?
TALKSPORT
No. But if you call 0800 **********, text **** or
email ****, you’re footie knowledge could win you a 42’’ LCD TV.
‘On the Ball’ - next week on Drive - Sponsored by
Ronseal – does exactly what it says on the tin.
#2 – CAN I HAVE A TELLY PLEASE? -
TX
week version.
SFX -
A phone RINGING TONE. The phone is PICKED UP.
TALKSPORT
Hello.
Talksport.
CALLER
Alright, yeah, emm, I’d
like my new telly please.
(beat)
The 42’’ LCD one.
TALKSPORT
Didn’t you call last
week?
CALLER
Yeah, you told me to
call back next week.
(pause)
It’s next week now.
TALKSPORT
But did you call 0800 **********, text **** or
email **** and answer the qualifying question?
CALLER
Nope.
(pause)
Does that mean I don’t get a telly?
TALKSPORT
Nope. But you’re footie knowledge can still get you
the chance to win a brand new 42’’ LCD TV.
‘On the Ball’- this week on Drive with Adrian Durham
and Darren Gough. Sponsored by Ronseal – does exactly what it says on
the tin.
#3 – THE PHONE IN
SFX -
Cheesy jingle
DJ
Hello, caller. Ready for
the super quiz?
CALLER
I am indeed.
DJ (rapid fire)
Ok, so all you have to do is answer a question
about quantum physics then another two-and-a-half questions about the
pre-Raphaelite artists and then guess which number between one and five million
I’m thinking of. Then you’ll go through to the next round where the questions
will be multiple choice but maybe all those choices might be wrong. Or they
might not. Plus I’ll ask them in German. Then all you need to do then is do an
impression of Nicolas Sarkozy singing La Marchioness and that keyring could be
yours. Is that clear?
CALLER
Emmm, can I phone a
friend?
VO
Don't worry, all you need is a bit of footie knowledge and you could win a new 42’’ LCD telly.
‘On the Ball’ - all next week/this week on Drive
with Adrian Durham and Darren Gough.Sponsored by Ronseal – does exactly what it says on
the tin.
#4 - MASTERMIND
Sfx - The Mastermind theme tune plays.
PRESENTER
Dave from Norwich, your
questions start… now.
(rapid)
On what date did Kofi Anna succeed Boutros
Boutros-Ghali as Secretary-General of the UN?
DAVE
Emmmm…
PRESENTER
(interrupting)
Which dialect of the quechua languages is most
prevalent in Bolivia?
DAVE
Emmmm…
PRESENTER
(interrupting)
Who was the wife of
France’s second president Jean Paul Pierre Casimir-Perier?
DAVE Emmmm…
SFX -
BUZZER
PRESENTER
I’m sorry Dave, you’ve failed to answer any
questions correctly.
SFX – The
crowd ‘Awwww’
VO
You don’t have to be a mastermind, but if you know
your footie you’ve got what it takes to win a 42’’ LCD telly.
SFX – The
crowd CHEER
VO (cont'd)
‘On the Ball’ - all next
week/this week on Drive with Adrian Durham and Darren Gough. Sponsored by Ronseal –
does exactly what it says on the tin.