Scope and Contents A box containing four sub-files, which hold photographic material connected to the Roger Law/Spitting Image Productions Limited book, A Nasty Piece of Work: The Art and Graft of Spitting Image, which was published in November 1992. The following are present:1. A bundle of four black and white photographs from the 1960s: a photo of Roger Law, Peter Fluck, Deirdre Amsden and others by the Scarborough shore, 1960; a group photo of the aforementioned with...

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing examples of advertisement posters and related material for external companies, which involved the services of Spitting Image Productions Limited. The following items are present:1. Two proofs for a Batchelors Slim a Soup advert, which features an photographic image of a Dame Edna Everage toby jug, c late 1980s. The jug was produced by SIPL (SI/1239 (b)).2. An advertisement for a printer, made by Canon, c late 1980s. The poster appears to be designed...

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Includes: recordings of television interviews with NK and other members of the Shadow Cabinet; recordings of news bulletins featuring NK and Labour; recordings of speeches from Conference; party political broadcasts and election broadcasts; political documentaries; recordings of Prime Minister’s Questions, from the House of Commons.

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Letters received by Spearing with his retrospective comments on the correspondence and its context. Comprising: photocopies of letters from Edward Heath, 21 September and 10 October 1989; letter from David Owen, 9 November 1989; and letter from John Major, 14 October 1991, which Spearing thought 'of constitutional significance'.

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Interview from the Young Conservatives conference in Scarborough, Yorkshire, on subjects including the IRA mortar attack on Downing Street [London], the Gulf War, the state of the economy, the Poll Tax and Major's taste in music.

Scope and Contents Includes: BBC Radio 4 World at One programme interviews with Roy Hattersley [Labour spokesman on home affairs] and John Patten, Minister of State, Home Office, on law and order policy, and an interview with Frank Field on the National Executive Committee enquiry into Birkenhead [Merseyside] and Militant; BBC Radio 4 The World This Weekend programme report on a speech by NK at the Local Government conference in Nottingham, 1991, looking ahead to the next General Election, and also a report on...

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Subjects include: talks between Iraq and the Kurds and how long British troops would remain in Iraq following the Gulf War; JM's view of Thatcherism and what his own policies would be; the introduction of the Council Tax; the state of the economy; unemployment; Britain's role in Europe; European economic and monetary union; low Conservative Party morale.

Scope and Contents A file containing a mixture of letters, cards and circulars sent to and from Roger Law. The following are present, but are not limited to: a letter and faxes to and from British-American artist, Julian Allen, dating between 1986 and 1997; letters from Spitting Image producer, John Lloyd, one thanking Law and his wife for attending his wedding, and the other thanking Law and Peter Fluck for their congratulatory note, following his BAFTA win [Black Adder Goes Forth...

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 cover British male political figures.There is also a small amount of drawings of British male political figures that are connected to other Spitting Image Production Limited activities.Most drawings are labelled with their...

Scope and Contents A file containing nine plastic sleeves holding photographic transparencies of varying sizes, which feature images relating to ceramic items designed by Spitting Image Productions Limited. The following are present:1. A large transparency featuring the image of a toby jug that was made for a Bass draught beer advertisement (SI/1225); image taken by John Lawrence Jones. 2. Transparencies of various sizes, accompanied by 35mm slides, which contain images of a 1989...

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Documentary on the work of 10 Downing Street under John Major, Prime Minister.

Scope and Contents A file containing an assortment of Spitting Image Productions Limited and Cairo Studios company Christmas cards. The following are present: a 1986 SIPL 'Santa Claus on the Dole' card (SI/461); a 1989 SIPL 'Greetings from Albania' card, which features a drawing of Joseph Stalin and a drawing of Margaret Thatcher as Stalin (SI/590); two examples of a SIPL 'Get on down with the Majors this Christmas' cards, one of which is accompanied by an Ovaltine malt drink sachet, along with original...

Scope and Contents Correspondents include: Edward Heath, on White Papers and open government, 16 April 1973; Harold Wilson, on sugar, 4 November 1974; letters to Benjamin Short, on the EEC Scrutiny Committee, June-July 1979; letter to John Biffen MP, on the Single European Act, 27 February 1986; Enoch Powell MP, enclosing correspondence on the Single European Act, 12 March 1986; Margaret Thatcher, on the outcome of the Brussels Summit, 17 February 1988; Lord [James] Callaghan, on the Single European Act, 13...

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Correspondence with the Prime Minister, mainly on foreign affairs. Other correspondents include Sir Leslie Fielding, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sussex.

Scope and Contents Subjects include: coverage of the Cricket World Cup; the state of the economy; the housing crisis; compensation for those infected with HIV from blood transfusions; cold weather payments to the elderly; the Maastricht Treaty; environmental policy; a proposed foundation to help new parties in developing democracies; energy efficiency; the collapse of BCCI [Bank of Credit and Commerce International]; National Health Service reforms; measures to help the homeless; bringing British nationals in...

Scope and Contents Issues and tearsheets for various British and International magazines, journals and other publications; which contain articles and/or images relating to either Spitting Image, Spitting Image Productions Limited and its various activities, Roger Law or Peter Fluck. In some cases, Spitting Image is merely mentioned in passing. The following items are present:1. Tearsheets from the 14 December 1985 (No. 25/26) issue of the Dutch...

Scope and Contents Seven boxes with numerous sleeves of 63mm and 35mm photographic transparencies and slides, along with a small amount of photographs, the vast majority of which contain images of Spitting Image puppets. These images have been produced for Spitting Image publications and merchandise, commissioned work from external publications and companies, for general use by the media, and for other purposes. There are also transparencies and related...

Scope and Contents A box containing examples of 38 greetings cards produced by Hype Associates Limited. These cards feature photographic images on their front covers with 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 is a message, which is usually a humourous insult directed at the individual(s) on the front...

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Subjects include: John Major's victory in the Conservative leadership election; the Poll Tax; NK's visit in 1991 to the United Nations following the Gulf War, on peace in the Gulf and international policy towards Iraq; the Ribble Valley by-election; a visit to Northern Ireland; the state of the economy.

Scope and Contents A portfolio containing 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...

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Footage of speech by John Major, Prime Minister, at the Conservative Party Conference.

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A box containing two white ceramic mugs. The first holds two illustrations featuring British boxer, Frank Bruno, and was made by Linden Giftware. The second mug bears the Spitting Image logo and features a drawing of Margaret Thatcher holding a handpuppet of John Major, with an accompanying speech bubble that reads: 'You tell'em John!' The latter mug was made by Kilncraft STL England.

Scope and Contents Issues of and tearsheets from British and international newspapers and large newsprint magazines, which feature interviews with Roger Law and Peter Fluck, along with articles revolving around Spitting Image. There are also articles on the wider activities of Spitting Image Productions Limited. Also present are examples of Spitting Image puppets and other imagery being used to illustrate articles on British politics. The publications...

Scope and Contents Articles and commentaries covering subjects such as sleaze and corruption scandals in the European Commission; the Maastricht Treaty; privatisation in UK prisons and the introduction of private sector finance for the Channel Tunnel high speed rail link; appraisals of John Major's first year as Prime Minister; perceptions of Europe among the public in Newham; protests against regulations connected with the Common Fisheries Policy; Conservative Party funding and off-shore banking; and the...

Scope and Contents Four issues of the British satirical and current affairs magazine, Private Eye. The following issues are present:1. Christmas 1986 (No. 652) - the front cover features a plasticine model, dressed in Christmas attire. There is also an advertisement for the Spitting Image album, Spit in Your Ears, on page 31.2. Friday 10 July 1987 (No. 667) - page 17 bears a black and white photograph of a...