Scope and Contents A file containing press-clippings, both originals and photocopies, taken from various British newspapers and some magazines. There is also the occasional cutting from international publications as well. The contents of these clippings feature articles and other items on the following topics, but are not limited to: William Sargent's appointment as chairman of Spitting Image Productions Limited; the establishment of a commercials division at SIPL; news of a proposed adaptation of the comic...

Scope and Contents A box containing a bundle of letters, received by Roger Law and Peter Fluck, as part of their professional activities as the partnership, Luck & Flaw. There are also a few copies of letters sent by the partnership. The letters in 1975 straddle the line between Law working by himself and collaborating with Fluck. The years 1982 and 1983 are also a transitional period, when the partnership's activities morph into the wider work of Spitting Image Productions Limited.The topics...

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General correspondence with, among others, the British Horological Institute; the Minister of State for Education and Science; Blackie and Son Ltd, publishers; Magdalene College, Cambridge; the University of Sussex; and the British Astronomical Association. The letters include correspondence with the B.B.C. regarding broadcasts on or by Sir Richard Woolley and the Royal Greenwich Observatory.

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General correspondence with, among others, the British Horological Institute; Professor Blackett of Imperial College; the B.B.C.; and Allhallows School, near Lyme Regis. The subjects include the Isaac Newton Telescope.

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General correspondence with, among others, the British Horological Institute; the London Planetarium; the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh; Brasenose College, Oxford; the B.B.C.; and Blackie and Son, publishers. The subjects include Sir Richard Woolley's book 'A Key to the Stars'.

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General correspondence with the Inner London Education Authority, the University of Leicester and others. The correspondence includes letters regarding Lewes Golf Club, with two copies of Sir Richard Woolley's address for the club's opening. There is also correspondence with Patrick Moore concerning the B.B.C.'s 'The Sky at Night'.

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General correspondence with, among others, the B.B.C.; the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London; and Sir Harry Melville of Queen Mary College, London. The letters include correspondence with Patrick Moore regarding the B.B.C.'s 'The Sky at Night'.

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The script of the B.B.C. Home Service radio broadcast 'Scrapbook for 1927: "Between the Wars"' by Leslie Baily, 27 pages, which included a contribution by P.J. Melotte.

Scope and Contents Material relating to the production of a pilot episode for a stop-motion animation series, based upon American cartoonist George Herriman's comic strip, Krazy Kat. Work on this project appears to begin in c 1989-c 1990, but does not gain traction until 1994, when Spitting Image Productions Limited approached Hearst Entertainment [owner of the Krazy Kat intellectual property] about doing a 52-episode series. A pilot was made in 1996. The...

Scope and Contents A portfolio of miscellaneous artwork, both originals and copies, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, mostly by Pablo Bach and David Stoten. This portfolio is separated into the following seven bundles:1. An assortment of caricatures of Roger Law, along with birthday cards for Law made by staff and family members. 2. An assortment of caricatures for the following individuals: Roger Law, John Lloyd, Mick Hockney, Rosie Hoare, Jim Hennequin, and Harry Enfield. Also...

Scope and Contents Correspondence on miscellaneous matters, including correspondence with the National Institute of Oceanography; Sir Howard Grubb, Parsons and Co. Ltd, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; the Department of Geodesy and Geophysics, University of Cambridge; the Economic League; the Hydrographic Department of the Admiralty, concerning applications from the B.B.C. and the 'Yorkshire Post' to give publicity to the Isaac Newton Telescope mirror; Professor C. Fehrenbach of the Observatoire de Marseille; Dr T....

Scope and Contents Miscellaneous correspondence with, among others, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia; the British Horological Institute; Air Vice-Marshal Sir Geoffrey Bromet; the B.B.C.; Bedford College, London; Bart J. Bok; H.A. Brück of the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh; the British Astronomical Association; and Mrs E.M. Burbidge of the University of California, San Diego. The subjects include an interview by Sir Richard Woolley for the B.B.C.; a lecture to Bedford...

Scope and Contents A box containing material relating to the Spitting Image Productions Limited childrens' television character, Mr. Bigg, and SIPL's attempts to work with the British Broadcasting Corporation to produce a series revolving around him. Between 1992 and 1994, work was done to develop a series titled, Bigg New World. In December 1995, an agreement was then struck between SIPL and the BBC for the former to produce eight 'inserts' [short clips] that would feature in a...

Scope and Contents Papers and publications by H. Spencer Jones, including the following items:Undated manuscript notes on the origins of solar systems.Undated manuscript notes on astronomy for a publication of 50,000 words.Undated bibliographical references concerning observations of the magnitude of old novae, the origin and ancient records of novae and miscellaneous references.Typed dictionary entries on astronomers and astronomy, with manuscript corrections and additional...

Scope and Contents Papers regarding planetary, lunar and radio astronomy, including the following material:Planetary and lunar tables, errors in the tables and papers on Drayton's theory of the Earth's processional rotation, 1893-1894.Lunar tables and errors in them and material on lunar tides and motions of the moon, 1924-1925, with correspondence with F.R. Field and proofs and newscuttings of his articles on the history of the Earth, earthquakes, the effects of the Sun and the planets on the...

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Correspondence, programme plans and press cuttings.

Scope and Contents Personal correspondence of H. Spencer Jones concerning visits, awards, lectures, manuscripts, articles and book reviews, with related papers, including the following items:Correspondence with the Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 1948-1949.Correspondence with the National Physical Laboratory, the Mount Wilson and Palomar Observatories, the B.B.C., the Royal Society, Sir David Brunt and Dr Bart Bok, 1949-1952.Correspondence with F. Hoyle, Dr R.A. Lyttleton,...

Scope and Contents Personal correspondence of Sir Richard Woolley regarding invitations, awards, lectures, committees, dinners and other subjects. There is correspondence with magazines and publishers concerning books and articles; with tradesmen, banks and insurance companies; with various societies, universities, schools, observatories and other institutions; and with various individuals. The correspondents include Dr Atkinson; Professor Blaauw, Groningen; E.M. Burbidge; O.J. Eggen, Palomar; Dr Farrukh,...

Scope and Contents A file of material compiled by and concerning the work of Spitting Image Productions Limited's Press Officer, Cathy Burns. The file includes, but is not limited to: letters and fax cover sheets relating to the promotion of the television version of the SIPL/BBC production, The Mary Whitehouse Experience, such as arranging television interviews and press articles with the show's cast; letters, documents and fax cover sheets regarding the promotion of the Rubberworks...

Scope and Contents Two files containing a variety of material relating to the production of a pilot episode for a stop-motion animation version of George Herriman's comic strip, Krazy Kat. There are also papers concerning the proposed production of a BBC Arena documentary on Herriman, and later attempts to have the pilot screened in a cinema in order to qualify for a potential Academy Awards' nomination.Items present in the files include, but are...

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Files relating to the BBC Radio series written and presented by Mole.

Scope and Contents A box containing seven sub-files with research material collected by Lewis Chester, connected to his work on the publication, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image. The following are present: 1. A folder with letters received by Chester from Spitting Image's 'victims' (i.e. the celebrities and politicians that were the subjects of the show's activities). These individuals were asked by Chester for their opinion on...

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Two scripts from the B.B.C. series 'Second thoughts on aid'.

Scope and Contents A file containing papers relating to a proposed BBC Arena/Spitting Image Productions Limited documentary on the international franchises of Spitting Image. It appears that this production was initially intended to cover the creation of the Russian franchise, Kukly, but then went on to encompass other franchises as well. However, this project does not appear to have gone beyond the development stage.The...

Scope and Contents A box containing five sub-files with papers relating to the television film, Thatcherworld, produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited, and broadcasted by BBC 2, on 24 October 1993. This 40-minute film was part of a series of programmes shown on BBC 2, between 23 and 29 October 1993, which looked at the legacy of Margaret Thatcher's prime ministership.The contents of the box are split into the following: contracts and tax documents for cast and crew;...