Rantzen, Esther Louise, DBE, Dame, b 1940 (Broadcaster and Journalist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: b 1940
Places
- Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire (Place of Birth)
- United Kingdom (nation) (Place of Birth)
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
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Costume Stencils, c 1980, c 1984-c 1996
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/1/4
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 (...
Dates:
c 1980; c 1984-c 1996
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General Transparencies, 1983 - 1997
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/3
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...
Dates:
1983 - 1997
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Hype Greetings Cards, 1991
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/4/3
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...
Dates:
1991
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Research Material, 1983 - 1986
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/2/1/1
Scope and Contents
Files with research material collected by Lewis Chester, as part of his work on the publication, Tooth & Claw: The Inside Story of Spitting Image. The following are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their file reference number within this sub-sub-sub-sub-series: 1. A folder with letters received by Chester from Spitting Image's 'victims' (i.e. the celebrities and politicians that were the subjects of the...
Dates:
1983 - 1986
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