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Charles, III, b 1948 (King of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: b 1948

Found in 43 Collections and/or Records:

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1983 Pilot Episode Artwork, 1982 - 1983

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

A visifile containing a bundle of working drawings for the unaired 1983 Spitting Image pilot episode. This bundle includes drawings for: hand puppets, puppets, and sets (SI/602 to 652, and SI/663).

Dates: 1982 - 1983
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Albums and Singles Vinyl Sleeve Covers, 1984 - 1990

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/1
Scope and Contents A file holding photographic material that relates to some of the music singles and albums that Spitting Image Productions Limited released, between 1984 and 1990. All images appear to be puppet illustrations for use as artwork for vinyl covers and posters.There is a plastic sleeve with transparencies connected to the 1984 single, Da Do Run Ron (SI/496). This sleeve holds eight 63mm transparencies, six of which are mounted as slides. There is also two 35mm...
Dates: 1984 - 1990
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Athena Cards, 1988

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/4/2
Scope and Contents A file containing examples of five one-sided cards, produced by Athena Cards International, which feature photographic images of plasticine model illustrations made by Spitting Image Productions Limited, and bearing the Spitting Image logo. The following individuals are represented on these cards: Prince Charles [now King Charles III] (SI/42); Leonard Nimoy as the Star Trek character, Spock (SI/103); Sylvester Stallone as the film...
Dates: 1988
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Item

Calendar, 1987

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

A 1988 Spitting Image calendar. The item features plasticine model illustrations by Spitting Image Productions Limited on the cover and for each month (SI/31, 107 to 17; and L+F/107), with further artwork designed by the company, Shape of Things. The calendar was printed by Danilo Publishing Limited.

Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Calendar, 1987

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/6
Scope and Contents A folder containing 17 plastic sleeves of photographic material, relating to a Spitting Image calendar for 1988 (SI/31 and 109-117). The sleeves primarily hold 63mm colour transparencies. However, there are also a few negatives, and a colour photograph. The images have illustrations that feature plasticine models and/or puppets of various celebrities and politicians from the period.John Lawrence Jones appears to have been the primary photographer for this...
Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

Caricatures Portfolio 1, c 1984-c 1996

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/1
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 have been subdivided into four bundles: British sports figures; British media and establishment figures; members of the British royal family and the British religious establishment; and British female political figures.Also present are...
Dates: c 1984-c 1996
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Commercials, 1988 - 1992

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/13
Scope and Contents A file holding photographic transparencies, slides, animated clips and photographs relating to various commercials that Spitting Image Productions Limited worked on for external companies. The material features images of posters, clips from television adverts, the making of puppets and models, and behind the scenes shots of productions. The following products/companies are represented: Chiclets chewing gum (SI/1042, 1105-1109); Ansells Beers (SI/1111); Club chocolate bar (SI/1112); Halls...
Dates: 1988 - 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

File Bundle, 1987

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/4/1
Scope and Contents

A file containing material relating to the publication, Spitting Images. The following are present: a paperback copy of the British version of the book, published by Century Hutchinson Limited; a cover proof for the British version; a paperback copy of the American version of the book, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich; and contracts for Ben Elton and Heathcote Williams, as additional writers for the publication.

Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 File

General Advertisements and Posters, 1975-c 1983

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/2/1
Scope and Contents A large portfolio containing a number of advertisements/posters for a variety of companies and organisations, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations and other work by the partnership. Also found within this portfolio are large photographs with illustrations, and photographic proofs for Clouded Tiger Cards postcards.The following are present:1. An advertisement proof for the Dutch advertising company, PPGH/Moussault, which has a representation of John...
Dates: Publication: 1975-c 1983
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Sub-Sub-Series

General Magazines and Journals, 1984 - 1997

 Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/13
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...
Dates: Publication: 1984 - 1997
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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General Merchandise Material, 1988 - 1991, c 2000s-2010s

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/8
Scope and Contents A file holding photographic material relating to Spitting Image Productions Limited merchandise (SI/437, 439, 443, 464, 470-489, 503 and 504). The majority of the file's contents are sleeves with dedicated sets of 63mm transparencies, which have publicity shots for the following items: aprons and oven gloves, watches, boxer shorts, answerphone tapes, and t-shirts. There is also a set of transparencies that feature publicity images of a John Major puppet holding a selection of ...
Dates: 1988 - 1991; c 2000s-2010s
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Series

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
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Goodbye!, 1992

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

A visifile containing eight original artwork pieces produced by members of the Spitting Image Workshop, including David Stoten, which featured in the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, Goodbye!, published in 1992. Most of the artwork are mounted, and are drawings in either pencil, pen and wash or coloured pastel.

The items in the visifile are labelled with their original 'SI' reference number.

Dates: 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Series: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Goodbye!, 1992

 File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/8/7
Scope and Contents A file containing a copy of the Spitting Image Productions Limited publication, Goodbye!, published by TMP Communications in 1992. This publication is a satirical take on the British celebrity news magazine, Hello!, and its contents focus mainly on the British royal family and its activities, particularly a scandal surrounding Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and her financial advisor, John Bryan. The photographic images found on the...
Dates: 1992
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Hype Greetings Cards, 1991

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

Invoice Duplicate Book, 1982

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/5
Scope and Contents

A Gundulph invoice/statement duplicate book, which contains copies of invoices for orders of Luck & Flaw's Prince Charles [afterwards King Charles III]/Princess Diana/baby Prince William eggcup set. These orders were dealt with between 31 July and 25 September 1982. Some of the orders also include the purchase of the Margaret Thatcher teapot and other items.

Dates: 1982
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Key Rings, c late 1980s

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/6/9
Scope and Contents

A file holding photographic material connected to merchandise key rings, designed by Spitting Image Productions Limited (SI/452-460). These key rings are in the shape of the heads of various British politicians and royal family members, and international politicians. There are eight strips of 63mm colour transparencies that feature publicity shots, and there are four polaroids that hold images of what appears to be the silicone masters for some of the key rings.

Dates: c late 1980s
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Large and Mounted Photographs, 1986-c early 2000s

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/7
Scope and Contents A portfolio holding 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...
Dates: 1986-c early 2000s
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Margaret Thatcher Teapot Development and Production Correspondence, 1980 - 1982

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/2/1
Scope and Contents A file containing manuscript and typescript letters regarding the development and production of Luck & Flaw's Margaret Thatcher teapot. A large portion of the letters received are from Brunswick Ceramic Services (BCS), which designed the mould for the teapot and worked with a number of potteries to produce samples, before it appears both Gill Wing Ceramics and English Ironstone Company were settled upon to manufacture the finished product. Correspondence also covers the following topics:...
Dates: 1980 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Marxism Today, 1984, 1988

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/3
Scope and Contents Two issues of the British political magazine, Marxism Today. The following issues are present:1. July 1984 - the front cover bears a photographic illustration featuring the Spitting Image puppets of members of the British royal family (SI/100).2. December 1988 - pages 42 and 43 contain an article that includes an interview with Roger Law, amongst others, which covers his plans for the upcoming year and the books he...
Dates: Publication: 1984; Publication: 1988
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
 Sub-Sub-Series

Miscellaneous Magazines with Commissioned Work, 1975 - 1982

 Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/12
Scope and Contents An assortment of British and international magazines, along with tearsheets, which feature plasticine model illustrations by Luck & Flaw.The following are present:1. Issue November-December 1975 of the magazine, Drive, published by the British motoring association, The AA. Pages 16 to 22 feature illustrations that accompany an article about the MOT test. The photographic image was taken by Bob Cramp (L+F/90 (a)-(b)).2. Issue...
Dates: Publication: 1975 - 1982
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Newsweek, 1986

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/4
Scope and Contents Two 1986 issues of the American weekly news magazine, Newsweek. The following issues are present:1. 27 January - page 11 has an article on Spitting Image, which is accompanied by an image of some of the British royal family puppets.2. 1 September - page 77 has an article on the Spitting Image NBC special episode, Down and Out in the White House. This article is...
Dates: Publication: 1986
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Peter Fluck Working Drawings, c 1975-1983

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/1/1
Scope and Contents A portfolio containing pencil and ink working drawings by Peter Fluck, along with one drawing by Roger Law, relating to plasticine model illustrations and ceramic ware produced by Luck & Flaw. These drawings feature caricatures of British and international politicians, members of the British royal family, and celebrities. The following drawings are present: 1. Rough drawings of hands and feet; c 1975 (L+F/280 (a)-(b)).2. A portrait of Prince Charles...
Dates: c 1975-1983
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Photographs, c late 1960s-c early 1980s

 Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/1
Scope and Contents An assortment of colour and black and white photographs, in a variety of sizes and formats, which feature Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations that were published in magazines and newspapers. There is also a scrapbook that holds polaroids with raw images of models produced by Roger Law, dating back to the late 1960s, prior to the partnership; the final few pages also hold such photographs of Luck & Flaw models. Also present is a set of 30 polaroids that document the making of...
Dates: c late 1960s-c early 1980s
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
 Item

Prince Charles Eggcup Mould, 1982

 Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/5/2
Scope and Contents

A plaster mould for an eggcup made in the image of Prince Charles [afterwards King Charles III], modelled by Luck & Flaw. This mould has the front external design for the eggcup, which features Charles' face. The mould is comprised of three pieces.

The mould with the back external design is missing.

Dates: 1982
Conditions Governing Access: From the Fonds: The collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Special Collections Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. Please see specific entries within the catalogue for any access restrictions present for particular files or items. For further details on conditions governing access please contact specialcollections@lib.cam.ac.uk . Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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