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Bragg, Melyvn, 1939-Present (Baron Bragg of Wigton, Broadcaster)

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Dates

  • Existence: 1939-Present

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

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Caricatures Portfolio 5, c 1984-c 1996

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/5
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 the following three bundles: UK female entertainment; UK male entertainment; and UK male entertainment - music. Some of these drawings have been produced as part of other activities undertaken by Spitting Image...
Dates: c 1984-c 1996
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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The Sunday Times Magazine, 1984-c 1989, 1996

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/10
Scope and Contents Issues and tearsheets for the British newspaper supplement, The Sunday Times Magazine. The following items are present:1. 19 February 1984 issue - pages 50 and 51 contain an article on the upcoming first series of Spitting Image, accompanied by a photograph of Roger Law, Peter Fluck and others buried amongst a number of puppets.2. Tearsheets from an October 1986 issue, which contains an article by Lewis Chester on his...
Dates: Publication: 1984-c 1989; Publication: 1996
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Tim Watts Artwork for Series 1, 1984

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/2
Scope and Contents A visifile containing a bundle of various pen and ink drawings produced for the first series of Spitting Image, by Tim Watts. These drawing were a commentary on the Punch magazine losing its bite. The drawings depict contributors from the magazine offering their services in mock Yellow Pages phone directory advertisements, and include: Melvyn Bragg's stone-cladding; Alan Coren's corn supply; Hunter Davies' car hire; Clement Freud's...
Dates: 1984
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.