ITV plc (Media Company) (2004-) (United kingdom)
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 2004-
Places
- United Kingdom (nation) (Associated Country)
Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:
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Best Ever Spitting Image, 2006
File
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/8/3
Scope and Contents
A file containing two items relating to the Best Ever Spitting Image tribute programme, which was aired on the British television channel, ITV 1, on 25 June 2006. The first item is a copy of a letter sent to Granada Media Group Limited by the legal firm, Davenport Lyon, working on behalf of Roger Law and Peter Fluck. The contents of this letter revolves around a conflict between Law and Fluck with the producers of the programme, regarding the creation of puppets...
Dates:
2006
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Dave Gaskill Cartoon, 1990
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/12/6
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A Dave Gaskill cartoon that has a representation of British ITN newsreader, Reginald Bosanquet, as a Spitting Image puppet. The Bosanquet puppet is being operated by a puppeteer, and is presenting the [ITV] News at Ten programme. A female crew member is seen addressing the puppeteer, and there is the caption: 'Look, you'll just have to keep at it until they've got his successor sorted out!' This cartoon was printed in the 19...
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Publication: 1990
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Get Fresh, c 1987-c 1988
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/7/2/1/2
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Two examples of a promotional card for the ITV childrens' television programme, Get Fresh, which features a photograph of the show's presenters, Gareth Jones and the Charlotte Hindle. Accompanying Jones and Hindle is the puppet presenter for the show, Gilbert the Alien, which was made by the Spitting Image Workshop (SI/1125).
Dates:
c 1987-c 1988
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Press-Cuttings and Website Printouts, c 1998-2019
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/5/5/1
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A box containing newspaper (and some magazine) cuttings, both originals and photocopies, along with printouts of pages taken from internet publications and blogs. These items feature articles written by or about Roger Law, and also discuss the legacy of Spitting Image. The following topics are covered, but are not limited to: a 1999 charity sale held at the Bonhams auction house, which featured items donated by Law; two auction sales of Spitting...
Dates:
c 1998-2019
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Production Agreement Between Central Television and Spitting Image Productions Limited, 1990
Item
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.10275/3/2/3/3/1
Scope and Contents
A photocopy of an unsigned version of a production agreement between Central Independent Television and Spitting Image Productions Limited, relating to the television puppet series, Winjin' Pom. The original document was prepared by Central and is dated 6 September 1990.
Dates:
1990
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