Answerphone Tapes, 1988
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
Source
- Spitting Image Productions Limited (TV/Film Production Company) (1981-) (United Kingdom) (Organization)
Subject
- Attenborough, David Frederick, Sir, b 1926 (Knight, Broadcaster) (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, 1951-Present (Musician and Political Activist) (Person)
- Gielgud, Arthur John, Sir, 1904 - 2000 (Knight, actor) (Person)
- Hattersley, Roy Sydney George, b 1932 (MP) (Person)
- Kinnock, Neil Gordon, 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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