Scope and Contents A portfolio containing caricature drawings, mostly on detail paper, produced by the Spitting Image Workshop, as part of their work for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. The contents of this portfolio have been subdivided into four bundles: British sports figures; British media and establishment figures; members of the British royal family and the British religious establishment; and British female political figures.Also present are...

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...

Scope and Contents A file containing a copy of the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, Goodbye!, published by TMP Communications in 1992. This publication is a satirical take on the British celebrity news magazine, Hello!, and its contents focus mainly on the British royal family and its activities, particularly a scandal surrounding Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and her financial advisor, John Bryan. The photographic images found on the...

Scope and Contents A file holding numerous sleeves of photographic transparencies and 35mm slides, along with a small amount of photographs and negatives, which contain puppet illustrations featured in the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Goodbye!, published in 1992. The photographer of these images are unknown, and could either be John Lawrence Jones, Andy de Emmony, Steve Bendelack or another individual.The sleeves and other items are labelled...

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A box containing a pink straw hat, made by Marida, accompanied by a pink scarf. Both items are used to adorn the Spitting Image puppet head of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. The hat also comes with a metal pin.

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...

Scope and Contents A visifile containing five large colour photographs, which are mounted and were once framed, which feature illustrations produced by Luck & Flaw and Spitting Image Productions Limited. These photographs were displayed at an exhibition on contemporary satirists, held at the Royal Academy of Arts, in the spring of 1997. The following images are present: Michael Foot with Denis Healey (L+F/123); 'Gin & Tonic' Queen Mother (SI/212); a naked Rupert Murdoch with Andrew Neil as the head of...

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A file containing numerous sleeves and small envelopes holding 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with some photographs, featuring images of puppet illustrations taken for the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, The Appallingly Disrespectful Spitting Image Book. The photographic images were taken by John Lawrence Jones.

The sleeves and envelopes are labelled with original 'SI' reference numbers.

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A latex foam Spitting Image puppet head of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, with glass eyes and accompanying eye-movement apparatus.

Scope and Contents A file containing material relating to two British royal family-themed television productions, proposed by Spitting Image Productions Limited: a puppet-based soap opera, The Royal Flush; and a documentary-style film, Philip and Me. There are two-page summaries for each production, along with a more substantial treatment for The Royal Flush. Also present are copies of artwork used for the cover of the treatment...

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A file containing 21 Topps bubble gum trading cards, which feature photographic images of Spitting Image puppet illustrations of celebrities and politicians on the front side, and jokes and other humourous text on the reverse side.