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Carpenter, Richard Michael, 1929-2012 (Author and Screenwriter)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1929 - 2012

Places

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

 File

Contracts, Correspondence and Financial Documents Relating to Artists and Crew, 1989 - 1993

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/3/1
Scope and Contents

A box containing eight sub-files with contracts, correspondence, financial documentation and other records relating to the composer, voice actors, puppeteers, production crew, writers, and directors and producers involved in the production of the Spitting Image Productions Limited/HIT Entertainment television puppet series, Winjin' Pom.

Dates: 1989 - 1993
Conditions Governing Access: Part closed. Voice actors sub-file is closed until January 2058. Puppeteers sub-file is closed until January 2059. The sub-file for animators, production crew and others is closed until January 2059. These sub-files have been closed under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
 Sub-Sub-Series

Scripts, 1990 - 1991

 Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/3/2
Scope and Contents

Scripts relating to the Spitting Image Productions Limited/HIT Entertainment television puppet series, Winjin' Pom. The scripts have been split into two files: draft scripts for non-produced episodes; and post-synchronisation and post-production scripts for the six episodes that were produced for the series.

Dates: 1990 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Scripts for Non-Produced Episodes, 1990

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/3/2/1
Scope and Contents

A box containing draft scripts for non-produced episodes of the Spitting Image Productions Limited/HIT Entertainment puppet television show, Winjin' Pom. There are scripts for episodes 7, 8, 10, 12 and 13. All episodes have scripts dated 22 or 27 August 1990. However, episodes 7, 8 and 10 also have a second, earlier draft script, c July 1990. All scripts have been written by Richard Carpenter.

Dates: 1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Series

Winjin' Pom, 1989 - 1996, 2002

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/3
Scope and Contents Production-related material concerning the television puppet series, Winjin' Pom, created and produced by Spitting Image Productions Limited, and distributed by HIT Entertainment. The series lasted one season, comprised of six episodes, which were aired in the United Kingdom by ITV, between 16 March and 20 April 1991. The show was written by Richard Carpenter, and directed by Steve Bendelack.Material present in this section includes: contracts,...
Dates: 1989 - 1996; 2002
Conditions Governing Access: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Winjin' Pom, 1991

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/9
Scope and Contents

A box containing various merchandise relating to the Spitting Image Productions Limited/HIT Entertainment television puppet series, Winjin' Pom. Items include: a book, written by Terrance Dicks and Richard Carpenter; a comic book; a postcard; a t-shirt with an illustrated print of the characters, Ronnie and Reggie Crow, on the front; and one slipper that has the head of the Bruce the Red Spider character on the toe (the other slipper is missing).

Dates: 1991
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.