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Add MS 89284/1/22
- Record Id:
- 040-003389537
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003389071
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100051236584.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 89284/1/22
- Title:
- 'The Complete and Utter History of Britain' - Part 4
- Scope & Content:
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Material relating to The Complete and Utter History of Britain, written by Terry Jones and Michael Palin, as follows:
- draft script for Episode Four (production number 0141), VTR 12 Dec 1968 - clean copy typescript, 31 pages;
- draft script for Episode Five (production number 0142), VTR 30 Dec 1968 - typescript draft wit holograph corrections, 35 pages;
- draft script for Episode Six (production number 0143), VTR 10 Jan 1969 - clean copy typescript, 28 pages;
- two letters from Humphrey Barclay, producer of the programme, to Palin and Jones, one with comments on part 2 of the series, 10 Sept 1968, and one congratulating them after the airing of the first episode, 15 Jan 1969;
- letter from Colin Gordon to Palin congratulating him on the programme after the first episode, 13 Jan 1969;
- letter from John Hughman to Palin asking him for some news after the end of the programme, 6 Feb 1969;
- agreement signed by Michael Palin and Terry Jones to authorise MCPS to pay Harry Rabinowitz royalties for two songs used in the programme, 10 May 1973;
- London Weekend Television press release announcing the programme, 8 Jan 1969;
- press cuttings of reviews of the programme, mostly from Durrant's, Dec 1968-Feb 1969;
- press cutting about copyright law and comparisons made between the William the Conqueror sketch by Jones and Palin and an advert for the privatisation of the Scottish electricity industry, from Durrant's, 7 Jun 1991;
- flyer from the BFI for their event 'Missing Believed Wiped Special: Maximum Access: The Complete and Utter History of Britain', 2 Apr 2014.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Additional Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003389071
036-003389350
037-003389546
040-003389537 - Is part of:
- Add MS 89284 : Michael Palin Archive
Add MS 89284/1 : Michael Palin Archive: Projects
Add MS 89284/1/19-22 : Michael Palin Archive: 'The Complete and Utter History of Britain'
Add MS 89284/1/22 : 'The Complete and Utter History of Britain' - Part 4 - Hierarchy:
- 032-003389071[0005]/036-003389350[0020]/037-003389546[0004]/040-003389537
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add MS 89284
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 file
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1968
- End Date:
- 1969
- Date Range:
- 1968-2014
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Barclay, Humphrey, television executive and producer, b 1941
British Film Institute, 1933-
Durrant's Press Cuttings, 1880-
Gordon, Colin, actor, 1911-1972
Hughman, John Gordon, actor, 1919-1993
Mechanical-Copyright Protection Society Ltd, 1924-
Rabinowitz, Harry, conductor and composer of film and television music, 1916-2016