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In February 1984 an outrageous satirical puppet show hit British television screens

Witness History: Archive 2014 · BBC World Service

February 25, 20149m 0s

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In February 1984 an outrageous satirical puppet show hit British television screens, lampooning politicians, the Royal Family and many other celebrities. Witness hears from one of its creators, Roger Law.

(Photo: Roger Law with a Spitting Image puppet of Osama bin Laden, which never made it into the series. Credit: Roger Law)