Spitting Image Productions Limited (TV/Film Production Company) (1981-) (United Kingdom)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1981-
Places
- United Kingdom (nation) (Associated Country)
Found in 518 Collections and/or Records:
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British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1985
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/11/4
Scope and Contents
A file containing two British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) nomination lists, one for film and the other for television. Spitting Image was nominated in the Best Light Entertainment Programme category, which was eventually awarded to Another Audience with Dame Edna Everage.
Both lists are marked as being 1984 nominations, but the awards were presented in 1985.
Dates:
1985
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British Broadcasting Corporation Promotional Advert Storyboard, c late 1980s-c 1993
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/7/1
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A file holding three sheets of A2 paper, which contain a storyboard that depicts Jonathan Powell and Alan Yentob, who were the BBC Controllers at BBC 1 and BBC 2, respectively, between 1987 and 1993. This storyboard was produced by Roger Law, as part of a promotional advert for the corporation, which featured puppets of the pair made by the Spitting Image Workshop. The subsequent television advert was also directed by Law (SI/2047 (a to c)).
Dates:
c late 1980s-c 1993
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British Film Institute Press Pack, 1995
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/2/1/5
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A British Film Institute (BFI) press pack that contains multiple press releases issued by the Museum of the Moving Image, along with a press release from the British television broadcaster, Channel 4. The Channel 4 press release comments on the success of British animation that year, and mentions the Screwball Films Limited/Spitting Image Productions Limited (SIPL) short-film, The Big Story, and also the SIPL animated series, Crapston...
Dates:
1995
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British Phonographic Industry Certified Silver Award, 1986
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/11/9
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A silver certified sales award presented to Spitting Image Productions Limited by British Phonographic Industry (BPI). This award certifies that the Spitting Image single, The Chicken Song, sold more than 250,000 units. The song was composed by Philip Pope, and the lyrics were written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor.
Dates:
1986
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Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
British Specials, 1987 - 1995
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/2/4
Scope and Contents
Post-production scripts and other material relating to special Spitting Image episodes, primarily produced for British television. The files in this section represent all the British specials produced, except for the 1993 Spitting Image Pantomime, which aired on 26 December.
Dates:
1987 - 1995
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British Video Association Performance Awards, 1992 - 1994
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/11/21
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A file containing two performance awards (retail) certificates, one framed and the other not, presented by the British Video Association [now the British Association for Screen Entertainment]. The certificates relate to the sales performances of two videos from the comedy partnership, Robert Newman and David Baddiel, which were produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited and directed by Steve Bendelack. The first certificate is a silver performance award for the video, ...
Dates:
1992 - 1994
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Broadcast, 1984, 1990 - 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/1
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Items relating to the British weekly/monthly media industry magazine, Broadcast. The following items are present:1. Two front cover tearsheets for the 27 April 1984 issue, which both contain images of the Spitting Image puppets for President Ronald Reagan and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. However, the image for each cover is different (SI/509 (b) and (c)).2. The 5 October 1990 issue, which includes a short...
Dates:
Publication: 1984; Publication: 1990 - 1996
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Broadcasting Press Guild Television Awards Certificates, 1985
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/11/3
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A file containing two Broadcasting Press Guild Television Awards 1984 certificates for Best Light Entertainment, presented to Spitting Image. One certificate has a matte finish, while the other is on glossy paper; the latter was originally framed.
The certificates were presented at an awards ceremony in circa March 1985, which celebrated the achievements of the previous year.
Dates:
1985
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Bumbledown: The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan, 1988 - 1989
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/2/4/3
Scope and Contents
Two files containing production material relating to the Spitting Image special episode, Bumbledown: The Life and Times of Ronald Reagan. One file contains a post-production script and a programme running order for the full version, which was aired on 29 October 1988. The other file contains a post-production script, a programme running order, and a document with writers' information for the re-edited 'short version' of the episode,...
Dates:
1988 - 1989
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Burginhall 179 Limited, 1989 - 1995
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/9/1/1/3/1
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A file containing seven directors' reports and accounts for the company, Burginhall 179 Limited, which was originally used by William Sargent as a vehicle to obtain shares in one of Spitting Image Productions Limited's parent companies, Tooth'N Claw Limited, in 1988. By 1990, Burginhall 179 was a subsidiary of SIPL, and William Sargent was SIPL's managing director. The reports and accounts cover the years ending 31 March 1988 to 31 March 1994.Also present is one directors' report...
Dates:
1989 - 1995
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Series
Business Activities, 1987 - 1998
Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6
Scope and Contents
Material relating to Spitting Image Productions Limited's activities outside of Spitting Image and other television programmes and short-films that were produced. The contents of this section represent the following: papers concerning proposed television series and short-films that never went beyond the development stage; papers relating to proposed SIPL public attractions and the company's submission of proposals for attractions at other organisations, such as the...
Dates:
1987 - 1998
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Business Cards, c 1989-c 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/3/1/3
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A small envelope containing the following business cards: two for Roger Law with the job title 'Capitalist,' one of which bears Spitting Image Productions Limited's Plumber's Row address (1989 to early 1994) and the other with its Cairo Studios address (summer 1994 onwards); and a business card for Pamela Asbury, head of SIPL's commercials production subsidiary, Bazaar Films. Also present is a small piece of paper, around the size of a business card, which bears the company logo for Spitting...
Dates:
c 1989-c 1996
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Business Correspondence, and Internal Communications and Documentation, 1983 - 1997
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/8/1
Scope and Contents
A box containing a mixture of internal Spitting Image Productions Limited communications and documentation, along with external correspondence, relating to the management and activities of the company. Non-correspondence material includes, but is not limited to: memoranda, minutes for board meetings, draft legal agreements, and press releases. Topics covered in letters, faxes and documentation include, but are not limited to: the agreement between SIPL, David Paradine Television,...
Dates:
1983 - 1997
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Sub-Series
Business Promotion, 1984 - 1999
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/3
Scope and Contents
Material relating to the promotion of Spitting Image Productions Limited as a company. This promotion took on various forms, and this section is split into the following: Christmas cards and company stationery, both for SIPL and its studio premises, Cairo Studios; company literature on the services provided by SIPL to prospective clients, including advertisement work and the supplying of electronically-animated puppets for exhibitions and conferences; and files relating to...
Dates:
1984 - 1999
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Cairo Studios Tiles, 1993-c 1995
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/13/5
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A file of correspondence, artwork samples and designs relating to the manufacture of ceramic tiles for the decoration of the main entrance steps to Spitting Image Productions Limited's Cairo Studios premises, which the company relocated to in the summer of 1994. The majority of correspondence in the file are from the company, Pamela Moreton Ceramics, and mostly cover the design and test firing of the ceramic tiles.Also present within the file is a random statement from solicitors,...
Dates:
1993-c 1995
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Calendar, 1987
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/3
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A 1988 Spitting Image calendar. The item features plasticine model illustrations by Spitting Image Productions Limited on the cover and for each month (SI/31, 107 to 17; and L+F/107), with further artwork designed by the company, Shape of Things. The calendar was printed by Danilo Publishing Limited.
Dates:
1987
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Card Index for Puppet Apperances in Series 16 and 17 of Spitting Image, c 1994, 1997 - 1999
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/5/2/3
Scope and Contents
A box containing a complete card index, which lists in alphabetical order, the puppets that appeared in series 16 and 17 of the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. Each puppet's card lists the series and episode(s) they appeared in.
There are a couple of later cards, possibly from the late 1990s, which state that these index cards were created to facilitate information requests from journalists.
Dates:
c 1994; 1997 - 1999
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Cards, 1986
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/4
Scope and Contents
Merchandise greetings cards produced for Spitting Image Productions Limited by various companies, which feature Spitting Image puppet and plasticine model illustrations or other artwork on their front covers. This section has been split into the following files: Christmas cards; flat one-sided cards made by Athena Cards International; and a set of greetings cards produced by Hype Associates Limited.
Dates:
1986
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Cards and Stationery, 1984-c 1997
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/3/1
Scope and Contents
Spitting Image Productions Limited company Christmas cards and stationery. This material was produced for everyday promotional purposes.
Dates:
1984-c 1997
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Caricatures Portfolio 1, c 1984-c 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/1
Scope and Contents
A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into four bundles: British sports figures; British media and establishment figures; members of the British royal family and the British religious establishment; and British female political figures.Also present are...
Dates:
c 1984-c 1996
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Caricatures Portfolio 2, c 1984-c 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/2
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A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio cover British male political figures.There is also a small amount of drawings of British male political figures that are connected to other Spitting Image Production Limited activities.Most drawings are labelled with their...
Dates:
c 1984-c 1996
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Caricatures Portfolio 3, c 1984-c 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/3
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A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into seven bundles, focused on mainly political figures from the following countries: Czechoslovakia, France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. The seventh bundle is labelled as 'World Politics.' A number of...
Dates:
c 1984-c 1996
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Caricatures Portfolio 4, c 1984-c 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/4
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A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image, along with the show's international franchises, including Italy's Gomma de Testa, and Greece's Ftystous. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into four bundles, focused on political and entertainment figures...
Dates:
c 1984-c 1996
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Caricatures Portfolio 5, c 1984-c 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/5
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A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into the following three bundles: UK female entertainment; UK male entertainment; and UK male entertainment - music. Some of these drawings have been produced as part of other activities undertaken by Spitting Image...
Dates:
c 1984-c 1996
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Caricatures Portfolio 6, c 1984-c 1996
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/6
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A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into three bundles, which cover the following: American politics; female American entertainers; and male American entertainers.Some of these drawings were also produced as part of other activities undertaken by...
Dates:
c 1984-c 1996
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