A man watching a cooking programme on television finds that it has been altered after an outbreak of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Pen and ink drawing by Robert Thompson, 199-.
- Thompson, Robert (Cartoonist and illustrator)
- Date:
- [between 1995 and ca. 1999?]
- Reference:
- 2853622i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
"Can't cook, won't cook" was a British cooking show that was broadcast on BBC1 television on weekday mornings from 20 November 1995 to 7 July 2000 (Wikipedia). Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was thought to be caused by eating beef from cattle infected with BSE (Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also called mad cow disease)
Publication/Creation
[between 1995 and ca. 1999?]
Physical description
1 drawing : pen and ink, over pencil ; image 13.5 x 9.5 cm
Contributors
Lettering
Robert Thompson
The television screen says "Can't cook daren't cook". A newspaper held by the man watching has the headline "New CJD scare"
Reference
Wellcome Collection 2853622i
Type/Technique
Languages
Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores