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Spitting In Russian

Roger Law of ITV's Spitting Image heads to Moscow to see if the Russians succeeded with their 1990s puppet version. From 2010.

In the 1980s and early 1990s, at the height of its success, Spitting Image was commanding audiences from around the world. The Russians decided that they would like to have their own version of the satirical show, and a mysterious fax landed on the desk of its co-creator, Roger Law. 'The Russians are coming!' he announced to his team, and after much confusion a team arrived from Moscow to learn the magic art of making political puppets.

But how did all this go down in the dying days of the Soviet Union? At the time, Roget Law went over to Moscow to help set up the show, and he can remember vodka with breakfast and not very much else. Did they actually manage to make a Russian version of Spitting Image? It is time for Roger to go back and find out what happened to the TV producers and to their satirical ambitions.

Roger Law digs out the paperwork from 20 years ago and heads off to Moscow again on a mission to track them down. Armed only with a handful of faxes, letters, and a puppet of Mikhail Gorbachev for company, Roger heads to the bitter cold of a Moscow winter, and discovers more than he bargained for.

A story of intrigue, betrayal, international espionage and rubber puppets.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in January 2010

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 7 Sep 2021 02:30

Credit

Role Contributor
Producer Mark Rickards

Broadcasts

  • New Year's Day 2010 11:00
  • Sun 11 Jul 2010 13:30
  • Thu 7 Apr 2016 06:30
  • Thu 7 Apr 2016 13:30
  • Thu 7 Apr 2016 20:30
  • Fri 8 Apr 2016 01:30
  • Thu 21 Nov 2019 06:30
  • Thu 21 Nov 2019 13:30
  • Thu 21 Nov 2019 20:30
  • Fri 22 Nov 2019 01:30
  • Mon 6 Sep 2021 14:30
  • Tue 7 Sep 2021 02:30