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 three bundles, which cover the following: American politics; female American entertainers; and male American entertainers.Some of these drawings were also produced as part of other activities undertaken by...

Scope and Contents An assortment of costume stencils used to produce clothing for puppets, mainly for the British satirical television series, Spitting Image. There are also stencils relating to other work undertaken by Spitting Image Productions Limited. Stencils are either made out of paper or cotton. The following are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their item/file reference within this sub-sub-series:1. Squire Trelawny (...

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A file containing material relating to the publication, Spitting Images. The following are present: a paperback copy of the British version of the book, published by Century Hutchinson Limited; a cover proof for the British version; a paperback copy of the American version of the book, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; and contracts for Ben Elton and Heathcote Williams, as additional writers for the publication.

Scope and Contents Seven boxes with numerous sleeves of 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with a small amount of photographs, which mostly feature images of Spitting Image puppets. These images were produced for a number of purposes, including use in external publications and corporate literature, and general use by the media. The images found in these transparencies were taken by John Lawrence Jones, Steve Bendelack, Andy de Emmony and other...

Scope and Contents Examples of 39 greetings cards produced by Hype Associates Limited. These cards have photographic images on their front covers, which feature illustrations of Spitting Image puppets and plasticine models of various politicians and celebrities, along with a small amount of earlier plasticine model illustrations made by Luck & Flaw. Inside each card there is a message, which is usually a humourous insult directed at the individual(s) on the front...

Scope and Contents A portfolio holding large and/or mounted photographs that feature mainly Spitting Image-related illustrations and images, either material connected to merchandise, external publications or other activities engaged in by Spitting Image Productions Limited. Some of the photographic prints are contemporaneous with when they were originally shot, and others are later reprints. The later reprints may be dated beyond the SIPL era (1983-1998).There is also a...

Scope and Contents A file holding a publicity photograph for Spitting Image's 100th episode, which aired in June 1993 (SI/977 (b)). The photograph features a group image of the following puppets: Queen Elizabeth II, Mick Jagger, Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Neil Kinnock, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Prince Charles [later King Charles III], and Michael Jackson. There are also a couple of computer printouts, which contain the image of another publicity shot taken at the same...

Scope and Contents A visifile holding 20 original artwork and photocopies of artwork produced by Spitting Image Workshop artists, Pablo Bach and David Stoten, for Spitting Image Engineering (SI/1960-1979). The bundle consists mainly of two lots. The first contains 10 drawings of the following celebrities and politicians: Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Madonna, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher. The second lot are eight drawings of a dinosaur. There are two other drawings present. The purpose of all these...

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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.

Scope and Contents A file holding 63mm colour transparencies with images produced for trading cards that accompanied Topps' bubble gum (SI/9, 15, 63, 65, 79, 86, 97, 102, 684, 686, 717, 746, 751, 764, 831, 1020, 1035, 1037, and 1060). There are 19 plastic sleeves, each holding a dedicated set of transparencies for a particular plasticine model or puppet illustration, produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited, which feature one or more celebrities, politicians or members of the British royal family....

Scope and Contents Numerous plastic sleeves holding 63mm photographic transparencies and 35mm slides, along with a small amount of photographs and negatives, which feature images of puppet illustrations made for both the British and American versions of the Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise publication, Spitting Images. These photographic images were produced by John Lawrence Jones.The sleeves are labelled with the following information: the subject(s) of the...

Scope and Contents Four issues of the British weekly television magazine, TV Times. The following editions are present:1. 25 February-2 March 1984 - the front cover contains a photograph of television astrologer, Russell Grant, accompanied by his Spitting Image puppet. Pages 4 to 6 feature an article on Spitting Image (SI/705 and 706).2. 5-11 January 1985 - pages 13 and 14 feature an article on the upcoming...