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Avalon Television Limited (Production Company) (1993-) (United Kingdom)

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1993-

Places

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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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

Caricatures Facsimiles File, c 2020-c 2023

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/12/2/4
Scope and Contents A file containing computer printouts or photocopies of caricature drawings for the following individuals: Nigel Farage; Rupert Murdoch; Jacob Rees-Mogg, depicted as a praying mantis; and Liz Truss, depicted with a head in the form of a lettuce. There is also a printout with a copy of a photograph, which features a model of Rees-Mogg's head. Some or all of these drawings were done by caricaturist, André Carrilho.These drawings were originally done for either the 2020 reboot of the...
Dates: c 2020-c 2023
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Item

The Trump Atlas of the World, 2018

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/12/2/1
Scope and Contents

A finished, printed version of a piece of artwork by Roger Law, which depicts a satirical map of the world from the perspective of the American President, Donald Trump.

This artwork was produced as a promotional item to raise interest in a potential American reboot of the television series, Spitting Image.

Dates: 2018
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.