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Newman, Nicholas, b 1958 (Cartoonist and Screenwriter)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: b 1958

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

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Commissioned Writers' Contracts, Grant to Hodges, 1983 - 1991

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/1/1/1/2
Scope and Contents A box containing sub-files holding contracts and accompanying letters and other documents for commissioned writers, who worked on some or all of the first six series of Spitting Image, between 1984 and 1989, along with the special episodes produced in that period. Some of these writers were also contracted to work on various merchandise items, such as The Giant Komic Book publication in 1988; these contracts are also present. There are...
Dates: 1983 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Gulliver's Travels, c 1989-1990

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/6
Scope and Contents A Spitting Image Productions Limited proposal pack for a six-episode television adaptation of Jonathan Swift's book, Gulliver's Travels (SI/983). The pack contains a treatment [a written summary for a television show idea] and the script for episode 4, both written by Ian Hislop and Nick Newman; a budget, and a bound booklet of illustrations and 'inspirational' sketches. Also accompanying the pack is a bundle of research photographs. This project did not...
Dates: c 1989-1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.