Thousands of luminous spheres: The glory days of NZ infomercials

The Spinoff
23 Jul 2018
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Remember being off sick from school and having nothing to watch once breakfast television ended? Angella Dravid does. From Tony Robbins to Suzanne Paul, she pays tribute to the stars of NZ’s most iconic infomercials.

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