The Wasp T12 Speechtool is a fictional mobile phone created to publicise the UK Channel 4 sitcom Nathan Barley. Advertisements for the Wasp T12 appeared on bus shelters and billboards in February 2005, with only the Channel 4 logo on the number 4 of the keypad, and the presence of the Nathan Barley character from the sitcom, as indicators that it was not in fact a real advertisement. Features of the phone claimed in the advert included full fidelity vox phoning, voice authority enhancement, TV-cast hijack capability, text insult dictionary, foldout MP3 decks and an oversized number 5 button, as this is supposedly the most commonly occurring number (in the sitcom).
This 'culture jamming' is typical of the style of Chris Morris, the programme's director, best known for the satirical documentary series Brass Eye.
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