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  • 2 weeks ago UFO, Fireball XL5 and Stingray blast off with Big Finish!
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UFO, Fireball XL5 and Stingray blast off with Big Finish!

By Chris Dale
2 weeks ago
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Big Finish Productions have a bumper crop of upcoming productions based on classic Anderson productions, including another chance to grab two rare and out of print audio adventures! The SHADO team battle personal demons, menacing aliens and time itself in a brand new UFO box set of outer space full–cast audio adventures, released this week by Big Finish Productions. Originally …

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Space:1999 – Dragon’s Domain from Big Finish Productions!

By Chris Dale
February 24, 2023
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The story details and cover artwork are today revealed for the brand new box set of Space:1999 full-cast audio dramas, due for release in May 2023 from Big Finish Productions. The BAFTA-winning actor Mark Bonnar stars as Commander John Koenig in the third volume of outer-space adventures – based on Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s ITV series that launched in 1975. …

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“Keep this frequency clear!” A history of Anderson on audio

By Chris Dale
December 15, 2022
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For as long as the Gerry Anderson shows have been merchandised, that merchandise has included audio releases – be they music collections or original audio dramas. From early vinyl releases of songs from The Adventures of Twizzle and Four Feather Falls, and an expanded version of the soundtrack to the Supercar episode Flight of Fancy, the audio medium has proven …

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Thunderbirds: Fire and Fury now available to pre-order!

By Chris Dale
November 4, 2022
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Now available to pre-order from the Official Gerry Anderson Store is the latest audio adventure for International Rescue – Fire and Fury! Following the same format as Thunderbirds Versus the Hood, Fire and Fury features two more brand new full cast audio dramatizations of Thunderbirds stories that first appeared in the pages of the TV Century 21 comic strip; Blazing …

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Fireball XL5 – 60th Anniversary Celebration Roundup!

By Chris Dale
October 27, 2022
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To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fireball XL5 on Friday October 28th 2022 there’s a real boss collection of video events lined up throughout the day – and new merchandise ready on the launching rail! The second series to carry the Filmed in Supermarionation banner, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Fireball XL5 first aired in the UK in 1962 and ran …

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Fireball XL5: Cloud of a Billion Lights on vinyl

By Chris Dale
October 11, 2022
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With the 60th anniversary of Fireball XL5 looming, Anderson Entertainment has decided to re-launch the iconic and collectable Century 21 record label originally formed in 1965! Using the same “21 minutes of adventure” concept and mirroring the original artwork which has become iconic in its own right, the series kicks off with the Fireball XL5 audio adventure Cloud of a Billion Lights, …

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Anything Can Happen: Anderson Annuals and Anderson Audio Annuals

By Chris Dale
September 28, 2022
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From as early as 1957’s The Adventures of Twizzle, the various television series associated with Gerry and Sylvia Anderson enjoyed a plethora of associated merchandise that only increased in scale and scope as the pair entered their creative golden period of the 1960s and early 1970s – and among the most highly prized items young fans could hope to find …

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New Thunderbirds audio dramas: Thunderbirds Versus the Hood!

By Chris Dale
September 8, 2022
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TV classic Thunderbirds is being revived for two new full-cast audio dramas! Created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, the original television series – filmed using a form of puppetry dubbed Supermarionation – aired 32 episodes between 1965 and 1966, charting the adventures of the life-saving organisation International Rescue. The team used a range of high-tech equipment to carry out their …

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Pod 215: EXCLUSIVE – TV21 Audio Annual 2022 – Anything Can Happen Preview

By Chris Dale
July 25, 2022
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Tune in to this week’s episode of the Gerry Anderson Podcast for a free and exclusive preview of Anything Can Happen, the upcoming TV21 Audio Annual! Read by Nicholas Briggs and Wayne Forester, this new set features classic adventures from Thunderbirds, Stingray, Joe 90, and Captain Scarlet annuals. Plus we’ve got a FAB Fact, a bumper crop of emails from …

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New TV Century 21 Audio Annual Featuring Classic Anderson Adventures

By Chris Dale
June 17, 2022
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Building on the success of their growing audio book and audio drama range, Anderson Entertainment is pleased to unveil a new range of TV Century 21 Audio Annuals starting with Anything Can Happen in July 2022. Narrated by Wayne Forester (New Captain Scarlet,Thunderbirds) and Nicholas Briggs (Doctor Who, the voice of the Daleks), these new Audio Annuals bring back classic …

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BKSTS Introduce the Gerry Anderson Award for VFX

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Anderson Entertainment and the BKSTS are proud to announce the introduction of a new Award, …

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Gerry Anderson was born on 14 April 1929, and through a combination of skill and an incredible level of determination earned his first credit as a producer when he was still in his 20s. Years before the word ‘brand’ was popularly applied to television, Gerry’s name came to represent an inimitable style of entertainment that proved hugely successful around the world. From Fireball XL5 to Space: 1999, Captain Scarlet to Space Precinct, Supercar to Thunderbirds - he has become the UK's equivalent of Walt Disney. During the 1960s Gerry used puppetry to realise epic science fiction scenarios that would have been impossible to achieve in anything other than miniature scale. The names of the shows he produced during this era are familiar to millions, and continue to entertain audiences today. An incredible feat unsurpassed by any other British TV and film producer. As the optimism of the 1960s faded, Gerry Anderson created darker scenarios for the new decade. Live-action series UFO and Space: 1999 anticipated the accomplishments of Star Wars and are still regarded by many as his finest work. He was never content to stand still, and his programmes became increasingly diverse in the 1980s. He made a welcome return to puppetry for Terrahawks and brought the animated private detective Dick Spanner to the screen, while developing a parallel career as an award-winning director of sophisticated television commercials. In the 1990s he created and produced the lavish live-action series Space Precinct, before returning to children’s entertainment with the enchanting Lavender Castle. In 2001 he was awarded an MBE for services to the British film industry. The astonishing New Captain Scarlet premièred in 2005, by which time Gerry (then 76) was long past the age when most people consider retiring. His enthusiasm for the next project, and his fascination for the latest technology, remained undimmed through much of his final illness. He passed away on 26 December 2012. Despite being relatively shy, and never really spending much time looking back and reminiscing over his achievements Gerry Anderson came to appreciate that for many people his shows represented a special time in their lives. And he was proud that the ingenuity and optimism of his characters galvanised some viewers who went on to distinguished careers within film, television and other fields. Thunderbirds has inspired movies, stage shows and a vast array of merchandise, all reflecting its phenomenal impact on our popular culture, and together with his other shows is cherished by many generations of viewers.

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Timeline

  • 6 days ago

    This week in Gerry Anderson news! (March 25th 2023)

  • 1 week ago

    Fireball XL5: Space S.O.S. – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story

  • 1 week ago

    Stand by for Action – Gerry Anderson Day 2023 incoming!

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    “Gee, mom!” Mothers of the Anderson universe

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    This week in Gerry Anderson news! (March 18th 2023)

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