Answerphone Tapes, 1988
Scope and Contents
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 'answerbacks' tapes feature impressions of celebrity and political figures from Spitting Image voice actors: Chris Barrie, Steve Nallon and Nigel Plaskitt. The front covers of the inserts have images of Spitting Image puppets and the programme's logo, and the interiors of these inserts hold the scripts for the messages.
The following items are present, and their accompanying number corresponds to their item reference number in this sub-sub-series:
1. An audio cassette tape with accompanying case and insert, featuring celebrity impressions of: David Attenborough, David Coleman, Bob Geldof, and Archbishop Runcie. There is also a 'straight' message.
2. The case and insert for an audio cassette tape (not present) holding more celebrity impressions, featuring: Barry Norman, Robin Day, John Geilgud, and Sean Connery. The insert also notes that this tape would have a 'straight' message.
3. An audio cassette tape with accompanying case and insert, featuring impressions of the following politicians: Neil Kinnock, Roy Hattersley, Ronald Reagan, and Margaret Thatcher. There is also a 'straight' message.
4. The case and insert for an audio cassette tape (not present) holding more impressions of politicians, featuring: Margaret Thatcher, Neil Kinnock, and John Cole. The insert also notes that this tape would have a 'straight' message.
5. An audio cassette tape with case and insert, which 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
- Barrie, Chris, b 1960 (Actor and Comedian) (Person)
- K-tel International Limited (Music and Television Company) (1962-) (Canada) (Organization)
- Nallon, Steve, b 1960 (Actor and Writer) (Person)
- Plaskitt, Nigel, b 1950 (Puppeteer) (Person)
- Spitting Image Productions Limited (TV/Film Production Company) (1981-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
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) (Audio cassettes and/or cases are held inside two-seamed envelopes.) : Magnetic tape; paper; plastic
Language of Materials
English
General
Duplicate tapes have been weeded out of the archive.
Subject
- Attenborough, David Frederick, Sir, b 1926 (Knight, Broadcaster) (Person)
- Cole, John Morrison, 1927-2013 (Broadcaster and Journalist) (Person)
- Coleman, David Robert, 1926-2013 (Broadcaster) (Person)
- Connery, Thomas Sean, Sir, 1930-2020 (Knight, Actor) (Person)
- Day, Robin, Sir, 1923-2000 (Journalist and Broadcaster) (Person)
- Geldof, Robert Frederick Zenon, KBE, b 1951 (Musician and Political Activist) (Person)
- Gielgud, Arthur John, Sir, 1904-2000 (Knight, actor) (Person)
- Hattersley, Roy Sydney George, Baron Hattersley of Sparkbrook, 1932-2026 (politician) (Person)
- Kinnock, Neil Gordon, b 1942 (Baron Kinnock of Bedwellty, Labour politician) (Person)
- Norman, Barry Leslie, CBE, 1933-2017 (Broadcaster and Journalist) (Person)
- Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, 1925-2013 (née Roberts, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, Prime Minister) (Person)
- Reagan, Ronald Wilson, 1911-2004 (President of the United States of America) (Person)
- Runcie, Robert Alexander Kennedy, 1921-2000 (Baron Runcie of Cuddesdon, Archbishop of Canterbury) (Person)
Repository Details
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