The ultra-controversial game series Grand Theft: Auto is one of the top then nominees in the Design Museum/BBC2 Culture Show’s “Great British Design Quest” to find the most popular British design of the twentieth century. It’s up against that other great (but less controversial) British video game institution, Tomb Raider. Oh, and Concorde, the Spitfire, Red Telephone Boxes, Routemaster and the London Underground map. Which frankly means it won’t stand a chance but it amuses me that it’s made it into the top 10.

In the mean time, amuse yourself with this video of GTA for real: