This years festive special looks forward to the time when chatbots reign supreme and humans prepare to be stamped out for ever. What a treat!The John Lewis Christmas advert no longer lands with the same thud as old. Once it prompted full media saturation and performative crying contests on social media. Now, more often than not, its the thing you skip before watching cat videos on YouTube. Nevertheless, its release is still an event, and so here we are again.This year, either by fluke or by desi...
The 2026 John Lewis Christmas advert is here - and its Kristin Scott Thomas v Pickles the evil AI overlord puppy!
The Guardian - 3 Nov 2026 09:21
This years festive special looks forward to the time when chatbots reign supreme and humans prepare to be stamped out for ever. What a treat!The John Lewis Christmas advert no longer lands with the same thud as old. Once it prompted full media saturation and performative crying contests on social media. Now, more often than not, its the thing you skip before watching cat videos on YouTube. Nevertheless, its release is still an event, and so here we are again.This year, either by fluke or by desi...
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