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Box MS Add.10275/3/6/1/1, MS Add.10275/3/6/1/2, MS Add.10275/3/6/1/3, MS Add.10275/3/6/1/4, MS Add.10275/3/6/1/5: Box 223

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Contains 5 Results:

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Revolting Rhymes, 1987 - 1988

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/1
Scope and Contents

A file containing material relating to a proposed children's television adaptation of Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes poems. Items include, but are not limited to: a partial draft script for the first episode, Little Red Riding Hood, written by Dahl; and correspondence between Spitting Image Productions Limited and Dahl, Dahl's literary agent, Murray Pollinger; and Tony Fantozzi at the William Morris Agency.

Dates: 1987 - 1988
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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The Last Election, 1987

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/2
Scope and Contents

A file containing correspondence and other documentation regarding a proposed television series based on the Pete Davies' book, The Last Election.

Dates: 1987
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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The Threepenny Trial, 1987 - 1990, 1993

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/3
Scope and Contents

A file containing correspondence, scripts, budgeting papers and other material relating to a proposed television adaptation of Bertolt Brecht's musical play, The Threepenny Opera. The main development phase of this project was between November 1987 and early 1990.

Dates: 1987 - 1990; 1993
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Spitting Image HBO Special, 1988 - 1989

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/4
Scope and Contents A file containing budget documentation, correspondence, notes, draft production schedules and other documents relating to a proposed special episode/pilot of Spitting Image for the American network, Home Box Office (HBO). This was to be a joint venture between Spitting Image Productions Limited and The Brillstein Company Inc. for HBO, and it was hoped that any special episode produced would be the launchpad for a full series with the network. However, this project...
Dates: 1988 - 1989
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.
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Alice's Adventures in Euroland 1992, 1989

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/6/1/5
Scope and Contents A treatment [a written summary for a television show idea] for a proposed Spitting Image Productions Limited/BBC Arena series or single episode production, Alice's Adventures in Euroland 1992 (SI/2102). This production would have been 'an unholy recreation of Lewis Carroll's classic,' providing a satirical view on 'England and its new European destiny.' The treatment contains artwork, including a representation of Margaret Thatcher as The...
Dates: 1989
Conditions Governing Access: From the Sub-Fonds: See sub-level descriptions for information on access conditions.