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Austen, Donald, b 1958 (Puppeteer)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: b 1958

General Context

In the Roger Law Archive, the surnames Austen and Austin are both used.

Places

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

 Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series

Puppeteers' Contracts, 1983 - 1990

 Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/1/2
Scope and Contents Contracts, accompanying letters and other documentation for puppeteers, who worked on some or all of the first six series of Spitting Image, between 1984 and 1989, along with the special episodes produced during that period. There are also contracts relating to public and television puppet appearance work, which go as far as 1990.Files for the following individuals are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their file/item reference number...
Dates: 1983 - 1990
Conditions Governing Access: Part closed. Files for some puppeteers have been closed, due to containing national insurance numbers. Please see individual files for specific closure periods. These files have been closed under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
 File

Series 8 Contracts, 1990

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

Contracts, correspondence and other documentation relating to series 8 of Spitting Image, which aired between 13 May and 24 June 1990.

The material has been subdivided into the following sub-files:

1. Composers

2. Lyricists

3. Puppeteers (RESTRICTED)

4. Voice actors (RESTRICTED)

5. Writers, both commissioned and non-commissioned; 2 files

Dates: 1990
Conditions Governing Access: Part closed. Sub-files for puppeteers and voice actors have been closed, due to containing national insurance numbers. Please see individual sub-files for specific closure periods. These sub-files have been closed under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
 File

Series 9 Contracts, 1990 - 1991

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/4
Scope and Contents

Contracts, correspondence and other documentation relating to series 9 of Spitting Image, which aired between 11 November and 16 December 1990.

The material has been subdivided into the following sub-files:

1. Composer, Philip Pope

2. Lyricists

3. Puppeteers (RESTRICTED)

4. Voice actor (RESTRICTED)

5. Writers, both commissioned and non-commissioned

Dates: 1990 - 1991
Conditions Governing Access: Part closed. Sub-files for puppeteers and voice actors have been closed, due to containing national insurance numbers. Please see individual sub-files for specific closure periods. These sub-files have been closed under the Archive’s confidentiality guidelines for sensitive data (in compliance with the Data Protection Act (2018)).
 File

Series 12 Contracts, 1992

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/7
Scope and Contents Contracts, correspondence and other documentation relating to series 12 of Spitting Image, which aired between 12 April and 17 May 1992, along with the 1992 general election special that preceded it, on 8 April 1992. The material has been subdivided into the following sub-files:1. Artistes and dancers2. Composer and voice-over actors3. Lyricists4. Puppeteers5. Writers: commissioned, non-commissioned, and...
Dates: 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Series 14 Contracts, 1993

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/9
Scope and Contents

Contracts, correspondence and other documentation relating to series 14 of Spitting Image, which aired between 16 May and 20 June 1993.

The material has been subdivided into the following sub-files:

1. Composers

2. Lyricists

3. Puppeteers

4. Voice Actors

5. Writers

Dates: 1993
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Series 15 Contracts, 1993

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/1/1/10
Scope and Contents

Contracts, correspondence and other documentation relating to series 15 of Spitting Image, which aired between 7 November and 12 December 1993, along with the Spitting Image Pantomime, aired on 26 December 1993.

The material has been subdivided into the following sub-files:

1. Composers

2. Lyricists

3. Puppeteers

4. Voice actors

5. Writers; 2 files

Dates: 1993
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Sub-Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.