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What would happen if they introduced Communism to Saudi Arabia?  Nothing at first but soon there would be a shortage of sand.

Why, despite all the shortages, was the toilet paper in East Germany always 2-ply?   Because they had to send a copy of everything they did to Moscow.

Hammer and Tickle is the story of a political system that was (almost) laughed out of existence. Under the oppressive Communist Regimes of the Soviet Union and its satellites, ordinary people told thousand of jokes about the society they lived in and the political system they suffered under.  

This 90-minute DVD is PAL Europe Region 2. You can buy it via paypal, using your credit card or paypal account. Only £14.99 plus P&P.

This feature-length documentary tells the real history of Communis through the jokes and the joke-tellers, many of whom ended up in the gulags.  The film is illustrated with a combination of rare archive, interviews (including Lech Walesa and General Jaruselski) and recreations of the jokes in sketches and animations.  It is packed with strange stories - the official who collected jokes for Ronald Reagan, the Polish prankster who gave away toilet paper to deprived fellow citizens, and the Romanian statistician who collected and analyzed Communist Jokes to reveal the part they played in the downfall of the Communist System.For more info go to the Hammer and Tickle website and read extracts from my book.