Metro (Newspaper) (1999-) (United Kingdom)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1999-
Places
- United Kingdom (nation) (Associated Country)
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
File
American Taster Tape File, 2019
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/12/2/3
Scope and Contents
A file containing material relating to a taster/pilot episode that was made for a proposed American reboot of the satirical puppet television series, Spitting Image. This taster tape/pilot was shot in September 2019. The file holds the following: drafts of scripts for sketches by the showrunner, Jeff Westbrook; computer printouts with copies of caricature drawings by Adrian Teal and photographs of puppet heads; and printouts with articles taken from various online...
Dates:
2019
Conditions Governing Access:
Part closed. One file is closed until 2039, due to containing current or presumed to be current personal phone numbers.
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:
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