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Hendra (2004): ‘extraordinary; a truly great satirist’ Credit: Tina Fineberg/AP Photo Tony Hendra, who has died aged 79, was one of the most brilliant satirists of the post-war period. He formed the link between the Cambridge Footlights team, in which he collaborated with John Cleese and Graham Chapman, and American institutions such as the satirical magazine National Lampoon and the NBC show Saturday Night Live where he was instrumental in launching the careers of John Belushi and Chevy Chase.  In Rob Reiner’s classic 1984 “mockumentary” This is Spinal Tap, Hendra plays the band�...

Died: December 25, 2020. MARTIN Lambie-Nairn, who has died aged 75, was a designer whose work will be known to millions who have watched British terrestrial TV over the last 40 years or so, even if they don’t know the name of its creator. This came through a series of animated logos that gave both the BBC and Channel 4 their corporate identities. More recently, Lambie-Nairn was behind the oxygen bubbles ident for mobile phone network, O2. He was also the brains behind the original Spitting Image (1984-1996), which became one of the most iconic TV programmes of its era. The puppet-ba...

Martin Lambie-Nairn Credit: Ashley Bingham at A&M Photography Martin Lambie-Nairn, who has died aged 75, was one of Britain’s leading television graphic designers, creating memorable logos for the BBC and Channel 4, as well as coming up with the original idea for the Spitting Image series. Credited with the concept of “an adult Muppet Show”, Lambie-Nairn recalled having a brainwave in the middle of a winter’s night in 1981: a satirical show featuring grotesque caricatures of public figures, politicians, royalty and celebrities, like the Plasticine models made by Peter Fluck and Roger...

Martin Lambie-Nairn: Designer behind famous BBC and Channel 4 'idents' dies Published image captionMartin Lambie-Nairn in 2011 Martin Lambie-Nairn, the noted designer who created popular "idents" for the BBC and Channel 4, has died aged 75. His design consultancy created Channel 4's original animated "blocks" logo in 1982 and the globe balloon idents used by BBC One from 1997 to 2001. His company also produced memorable idents for BBC Two, one of which had blue paint splashing horizontally across the screen to hit a metallic 2. He was recently seen discussing his work on BBC Four's The Sound ...

Martin Lambie-Nairn dead: Spitting Image creator dies aged 75 Spitting Image creator Martin Lambie-Nairn, who was also famed for creating the iconic Channel 4 logo, has died aged 75. Lambie-Nairn's family confirmed he died on Christmas Day 16:23, 28 DEC 2020 Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Daily Star - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more about how we use your data, and your rights. ...