Scope and Contents A file holding three examples of Christmas cards produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited, made for public sale. The following are available: 1. A card from 1986 that has a plasticine model illustration on the front of Santa Claus pointing a gun to his own head, while his other hand holds a UB40 card [a former UK unemployment benefits card]. The photographic image on the front was taken by John Lawrence Jones (SI/461).2. A card from c 1987-1988, which features a...

Scope and Contents Seven boxes with numerous sleeves of 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with a small amount of photographs, the vast majority of which contain images of Spitting Image puppets. These images have been produced for Spitting Image publications and merchandise, commissioned work from external publications and companies, for general use by the media, and for other purposes. There are also transparencies and related...

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A large puppet of British caricaturist and printmaker, James Gillray, used in the British satirical television show, Spitting Image (SI/687). The puppet has a latex foam head and arms, with a wooden-framed body. It is held upright with a metal pole and stand.

Scope and Contents Five issues of the British weekly cultural magazine, The Listener, which was published by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). The following issues are present:1. 7 March 1985 - page 29 contains an article on Spitting Image.2. 25 July 1985 - the front cover has a photographic illustration containing a Spitting Image puppet of satirist, James Gillray (SI/687), and pages 13 and 14 have...