Spitting Image - Analysing British television - Toby Greer N0564076 by https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo en-us 2017-05-14 19:51:00 UTC 2025-11-15 09:29:12 UTC hello@padlet.com Spitting Image: essential satire for a generation - Telegraph toby_greer https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171701619 Discusses the effect the show had at the time, and the effects it's still having now. Also details some of the creators who went on to even bigger things from it.]]> 2017-05-14 19:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171701619 It's been 30 years since Spitting Image burst onto television with biting satire that had (almost) everyone in stitches. toby_greer https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171702218 A reflection of the show, discussing which boundaries it smashed, the effects it had culturally and whether or not it could be done today.]]> 2017-05-14 20:02:56 UTC https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171702218 Margaret Thatcher and Spitting Image: we had no idea we would be joined at the hip toby_greer https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171702286 2017-05-14 20:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171702286 Spitting Image: still biting after all these years toby_greer https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171702488 A conversation with people involved in making the show. Detailing the frantic process by which this was done, and the effects it had.]]> 2017-05-14 20:07:05 UTC https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171702488 Margaret Thatcher: The Iron Lady in Pop Culture toby_greer https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171702675 A look at Thatcher's effect on popular culture. References in detail the relationship her puppet had on her public image.]]> 2017-05-14 20:09:02 UTC https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171702675 Why did the Spitting Image satire boom go bust? toby_greer https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171703193 A look at the long term trend of satire, and how Spitting Image represents the satire industry at its peak.]]> 2017-05-14 20:17:42 UTC https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171703193 Spitting Image at 30: 13 things you never knew toby_greer https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171703633 A collection of interesting facts regarding the show, concerning its production and its impact on the wider world.]]> 2017-05-14 20:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171703633 We all adored being savaged on Spitting Image (honest!) toby_greer https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171709432 A view of Spitting Image, by people who were mercilessly ridiculed by it. Despite them being mocked, nearly all the reviews were positive.]]> 2017-05-14 21:51:19 UTC https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171709432 Spitting Image is 30: Looking back at the satirical puppet classic toby_greer https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171709692 A look back on the growth, then decline of the show. The writer also discusses why he believes the show hasn't aged very well.]]> 2017-05-14 21:55:53 UTC https://padlet.com/toby_greer/iqlhnujh6xoo/wish/171709692