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ITV plc (Media Company) (2004-) (United kingdom)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 2004-

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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

 File

Best Ever Spitting Image, 2006

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/8/3
Scope and Contents A file containing two items relating to the Best Ever Spitting Image tribute programme, which was aired on the British television channel, ITV 1, on 25 June 2006. The first item is a copy of a letter sent to Granada Media Group Limited by the legal firm, Davenport Lyon, working on behalf of Roger Law and Peter Fluck. The contents of this letter revolves around a conflict between Law and Fluck with the producers of the programme, regarding the creation of puppets...
Dates: 2006
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Item

Dave Gaskill Cartoon, 1990

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/12/6
Scope and Contents A Dave Gaskill cartoon that has a representation of British ITN newsreader, Reginald Bosanquet, as a Spitting Image puppet. The Bosanquet puppet is being operated by a puppeteer, and is presenting the [ITV] News at Ten programme. A female crew member is seen addressing the puppeteer, and there is the caption: 'Look, you'll just have to keep at it until they've got his successor sorted out!' This cartoon was printed in the 19...
Dates: Publication: 1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Series

Documentaries and News Broadcast Segments, c 1990-2014

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/6/6
Scope and Contents An assortment of video cassette tapes and DVDs holding documentaries and news magazine profiles on Spitting Image, Peter Fluck, Roger Law and John Lloyd. There are also documentaries on comedy, illustration and satire, which feature segments on Spitting Image.The following are present:1. A home VHS tape with a 1990 episode of the ITV series, The South Bank Show, which focuses on ...
Dates: c 1990-2014
Conditions Governing Access: Closed. These items are waiting to be digitised.
 File

Get Fresh, c 1987-c 1988

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/2/1/2
Scope and Contents

Two examples of a promotional card for the ITV childrens' television programme, Get Fresh, which features a photograph of the show's presenters, Gareth Jones and the Charlotte Hindle. Accompanying Jones and Hindle is the puppet presenter for the show, Gilbert the Alien, which was made by the Spitting Image Workshop (SI/1125).

Dates: c 1987-c 1988
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Series

Miscellaneous, 1988 - 2011

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/6/10
Scope and Contents An assortment of audio and video cassette tapes, and DVDs, which either don't fall under the other series found in the Audiovisual sub-fonds or their contents are currently unclear. The following items are present:1. An audio cassette tape labelled, 'Spitting Image UK-LA PDC 4/21/1988.' This tape likely holds a recording of Roger Law's and John Lloyd's talk at the Pacific Design Centre, Los Angeles, held as part of the UK/LA '88 Festival.2. A home VHS tape that appears to...
Dates: 1988 - 2011
Conditions Governing Access: Closed. These items are waiting to be digitised.
 File

Press-Cuttings and Website Printouts, c 1998-2019

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/5/1
Scope and Contents A box containing newspaper (and some magazine) cuttings, both originals and photocopies, along with printouts of pages taken from internet publications and blogs. These items feature articles written by or about Roger Law, and also discuss the legacy of Spitting Image. The following topics are covered, but are not limited to: a 1999 charity sale held at the Bonhams auction house, which featured items donated by Law; two auction sales of Spitting...
Dates: c 1998-2019
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Item

Production Agreement Between Central Television and Spitting Image Productions Limited, 1990

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/3/3/1
Scope and Contents

A photocopy of an unsigned version of a production agreement between Central Independent Television and Spitting Image Productions Limited, relating to the television puppet series, Winjin' Pom. The original document was prepared by Central and is dated 6 September 1990.

Dates: 1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.