Foot, Michael Mackintosh, 1913 - 2010 (politician and author)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1913 - 2010
Found in 20 Collections and/or Records:
File
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:
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File
BBC Radio Nottingham, Afternoon Special: interview between Dennis McCarthy and NK, 1992-03-31
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 26/2/198
Scope and Contents
Subjects include: Michael Foot and Denis Healey stepping down as MPs and NK's view of Foot; the job of being Prime Minister and the frustrations of being in Opposition; co-operation between the Government and Opposition; the strength of the current Labour front bench and comparisons with Labour in 1945; policies on unemployment and taxation; Labour's relations with the business community; housing policy; funding for the National Health Service.Side 2 consists of a Nottinghamshire...
Dates:
1992-03-31
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Access copies available.
File
BBC Wales: "Roundabout" Interview, 1983-10-15
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 26/2/5
Scope and Contents
Interviews with Welsh MPs, including NK on his view of Westminster [London], his memory of his maiden speech and the difficulties of family life as an MP. Other speakers include Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Geraint Howells, John Stradling Thomas and Michael Foot.
Dates:
1983-10-15
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Sub-Series:
Access copies available.
Item
British General Election Mug Set, 1983
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/7/2/1
Scope and Contents
A set of two mugs modelled by Luck & Flaw, produced as memorabilia for the 1983 British General Election. Each mug has been modelled to resemble the head and face of a particular politician: one is of British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, and the other of Labour Party leader Michael Foot. They both have a white, glossy finish, and 'Luck & Flaw [copyright symbol] 1983' is stamped on the underside of each of their bases.These items were probably made by either Gill Wing...
Dates:
1983
Conditions Governing Access:
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Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Luck & Flaw
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Ceramic Ware
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Ceramics
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Mugs and Related Mould
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Mugs
File
Caricatures Portfolio 2, c 1984-c 1996
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/1/2/1/3/2
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...
Dates:
c 1984-c 1996
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File
First Sale File, 2000 - 2002
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/7/2/1/2
Scope and Contents
A file of papers concerning matters prior to and following the first sale of Spitting Image puppets by Sotheby's, held online over 14 days in July 2000. A large proportion of the file's contents are correspondence, in the form of faxes, and they cover the following topics: the preparation of puppets for the sale; the preparation of photographs; matters regarding payments owed following the sale; the intention to sell the unsold puppets at another auction; and...
Dates:
2000 - 2002
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File
General correspondence, The majority of folios date from 1954-61
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/RDCH 1/1/5
Scope and Contents
Correspondents include: John Betjeman on signing RSC's copy of 'Summoned by Bells' and some of his unpublished poems in RSC's files; Charles Wintour, Deputy Editor of the Evening Standard, enclosing a letter from Arthur Schlesinger on the race between Adlai Stevenson and [William] Averell Harriman to become the Democratic nominee for the presidency of the United States, 1956; Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to the President of the United States; Arthur Schlesinger, Special Assistant to the...
Dates:
The majority of folios date from 1954-61
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge. The catalogue includes details of some material in the collection which is currently too fragile to be produced and researchers should seek advice from Archives Centre staff about accessing this material.
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:
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Item
Liberal/Labour, c 1962
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/1/2/1/2/10
Scope and Contents
A large cartoon mural featuring a felt-tip pen and coloured crayon illustration, along with photographs taken from newspapers, created by Roger Law for display at Peter Cook's nightclub, The Establishment. The artwork features representations of various Liberal/Labour political figures, along with individuals associated with liberalism, including Bertrand Russell and Michael Foot (RL/Pre-/1482).
Dates:
c 1962
Conditions Governing Access:
Restricted. Not available for consultation. Please contact repository.
File
Michael Foot, 2010-03 - 2011-11
File
Reference Code: GBR/0014/KNNK 16/2/145
Scope and Contents
Arrangements for and annotated drafts of NK’s speeches paying tribute to Michael Foot, particularly NK’s Speaker’s lecture on Foot, 2011 and also the establishment of a Michael Foot Foundation and NK’s tributes to Foot after his death, including for Tribune, the Observer, the 2010 Labour Party Conference and the eulogy at his memorial service. Correspondents include John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons.
Dates:
2010-03 - 2011-11
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection is open for consultation by researchers using Churchill Archives Centre, Churchill College, Cambridge.
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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Luck & Flaw
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Published Material
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Magazines
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Mugs, 1983 - 1988
Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/4/1/7/2
Scope and Contents
Ceramic mugs modelled by Luck & Flaw, which bear a likeness to the following politicians: British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, leader of the Labour Party, Michael Foot; and American President Ronald Reagan. Two of the mugs were made for the 1983 British General Election.
Dates:
1983 - 1988
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Sub-Series
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).
File
Private Eye Christmas Cards, c 1982
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/8/8
Scope and Contents
Two examples of a Christmas card produced by the satirical magazine, Private Eye. The front cover of this particular card features an image of a plasticine model illustration by Luck & Flaw, which depicts British politician Michael Foot as the television character Worzel Gummidge. The photographic image was taken by John Lawrence Jones.Both cards have inscriptions on the interior pages, bearing season's greetings in Roger Law's hand. One is addressed...
Dates:
c 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).
Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
Research Material, 1983 - 1986
Sub-Sub-Sub-Sub-Series
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
Conditions Governing Access:
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File
Royal Academy of Arts Exhibition, 1997
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/4/27
Scope and Contents
A visifile holding five large colour photographs, which are mounted and were once framed, which feature illustrations produced by Luck & Flaw and Spitting Image Productions Limited. These photographs were displayed at an exhibition on contemporary satirists, held at the Royal Academy of Arts, in the spring of 1997. The following images are present: Michael Foot with Denis Healey (L+F/123); 'Gin & Tonic' Queen Mother (SI/212); a naked Rupert Murdoch with Andrew Neil as the head of...
Dates:
1997
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File
Second Sale Correspondence File, 2001, 2013
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/7/2/2/1
Scope and Contents
A file containing correspondence largely relating to preparations for the second sale of Spitting Image puppets and other items, which was held at Sotheby's in November 2001. The vast majority of this correspondence is in the form of faxes, and is between Roger Law and Deirdre Amsden, based in Australia at that time, with representatives at Sotheby's, the director of Spitting Image Productions Limited, Richard Bennett; and Law's brother, Martin. Other topics...
Dates:
2001; 2013
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Sub-Sub-Series
The Sunday Times Magazine, 1976 - 1982
Sub-Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/2/3/10
Scope and Contents
Full issues and tearsheets for the British Sunday newspaper supplement, The Sunday Times Magazine, which contain photographic images of Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations. One of the issues also has an article that features the partnership's ceramic ware.The following are present:1. Issue 4 July 1976, which features illustrations of the party nominees for the 1976 American presidential election. There is an illustration of Jimmy...
Dates:
Publication: 1976 - 1982
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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).
Found in:
Cambridge University Library
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Roger Law Archive
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Luck & Flaw
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Published Material
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Magazines
Sub-Series
Transparencies, 1975 - 1983
Sub-Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/2/3/2
Scope and Contents
Four boxes containing an assortment of 63mm x 63mm and 126mm x 120mm photographic transparencies, along with 35mm slides, which feature images of Luck & Flaw plasticine model illustrations that were published in various magazines, newspapers and other mediums. The contents of the four boxes are in alphabetical order, based on the subject(s) of the illustrations or the title of the work, and they are split into the following: A to C, D to G, H to R, and S to W. The final box...
Dates:
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).
File
TV Times, 1984 - 1987
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/5/2/12
Scope and Contents
Four issues of the British weekly television magazine, TV Times. The following editions are present:1. 25 February-2 March 1984 - the front cover contains a photograph of television astrologer, Russell Grant, accompanied by his Spitting Image puppet. Pages 4 to 6 feature an article on Spitting Image (SI/705 and 706).2. 5-11 January 1985 - pages 13 and 14 feature an article on the upcoming...
Dates:
Publication: 1984 - 1987
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Additional filters:
- ARCHON code (for CUL materials)
- Archives and MSS Dept. (GBR/0012) 16
- Subject
- Commercial television 1
- Elections 1
- Health policy 1
- Housing policy 1
- Taxation 1