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Answerphone Tapes, 1988

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/3/2/3

Scope and Contents

A box containing Spitting Image answerphone audio cassette tapes and/or cases, accompanied by case inserts relating to these tapes, made by The Comic Answer Company Limited/K-Tel International (SI/488). These answerphone tapes feature impressions of celebrity and political figures from Spitting Image voice actors: Chris Barrie, Steve Nallon and Nigel Plaskitt. The front cover of the inserts have images of Spitting Image puppets and the programme's logo, and the interior of those inserts hold the scripts for the messages. There are only tapes for two out of the four versions found in the archive.

Also present is an audio cassette tape that holds the voice messages featured on all tapes released to the public.

Missing from this set is the tape of royal family impressions.

Dates

  • Creation: 1988

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

Copyright - intellectual property rights over the recordings are held by K-tel International. Copyright ownership over the Spitting Image logo is held by Roger Law.

Extent

1 archive box(es) : Metal; paper; plastic

Language of Materials

English