UFO is more than just a bit of nostalgic fun! It’s also a show with a lot to say about religion, philosophy, race relations, and politics. Teaching us to think critically about cult TV is our guest Samira Ahmed. On this week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast she discusses the gender dynamics of Moonbase, SHADO fashions, the links with …

Journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed first appeared on The Gerry Anderson Podcast in 2019 alongside fellow Space:1999 enthusiast Kevin Fong. This time, she turns her enthusiastic eye to Gerry’s earlier live-action sci-fi programme – UFO! In part one of her new interview, Samira’s witty and intelligent analysis covers the character of Ed Straker, the military mindset, the link between Ayshea …

In this week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast, Homes Under the Hammer host Martin Roberts returns to confess his fear of Terrahawks puppets and tell the story of how he came to be a broadcaster! He even gives us an insight into why he picked Thunderbirds as his specialist subject on Celebrity Mastermind. But did he win? The answer …

Martin Roberts has been the host of Homes Under the Hammer for over 17 years. He’s also appeared on numerous other TV and radio shows, written books, curated his own YouTube channel, recently appeared on Celebrity Mastermind specializing in Thunderbirds – and is the latest guest interviewee on this week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast! His lifelong Anderson fandom …

This is a very special episode of the Gerry Anderson Podcast! Firstly Michael Shanks is back to tell us about how he went from being a high school filmmaker making a web series in the early days of YouTube to getting a call from agents in Hollywood. His short film Rebooted features unique practical and digital visuals. Michael also explains …

Michael Shanks is a filmmaker based in Melbourne. In part one of his chat with Jamie on this week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast, he discusses how he first discovered Thunderbirds, why he loves the fact that he can identify the puppets as puppets, and how puppetry and special effects fit into the contemporary world of modern filmmaking. Plus, …

We recently received an email from Mike Hammond, former owner of a car that UFO fans should be very familiar with! He’s very kindly offered to share some of his memories of owning one of the cars used in the 1969 feature film Doppelgänger (more commonly known as Journey to the Far Side of the Sun) and the TV series UFO. …

Toby Hadoke is back on this week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast! In part two of his interview with Richard James, Toby explores how the plethora of choices facing modern viewers has changed the viewing experience. They discuss the value of diversity in fan groups as a means of breaking out of your echo chamber and Toby confesses why …

Although mainly known for his Doctor Who fandom, actor, writer, and comedian Toby Hadoke also has a thing or two to say about the shows of Gerry Anderson! In part one of his interview with Richard James on this week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast, Toby remembers his first exposure to the exploits of Joe 90, spotting human hands …

If you expected a mere two parts for an interview with the legendary Jeremy Hitchen then you should have expected the unexpected! Our third and final interview covers Jeremy’s return to the world of Terrahawks in audio form (available from Big Finish and the Gerry Anderson Store) plus some Facts which are FAB, some listeners who are Podsterons, and an …