Space: 1999
New Space: 1999 Book Reveals the Lost Stories from the 1975 Gerry Anderson Series
Known as ‘Breakaway Day’ to fans of Space:1999, September 13th marks the date of the show’s fictional cataclysmic event when, in the year...
Space:1999 – Morrow Lives! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story
“This is Eagle Five calling Eagle Three. Do you read me?” There was no response. Seated in the starboard chair of the command...
“Moonbase Alpha status report…” The Space:1999 Chronology
September 13th 1999 was, as Space:1999 itself reminded us during the opening titles of its first season, the date on which the Moon...
“Put it up on the big screen!” Spazio:1999 – Italy’s first taste of Space:1999!
As we’ve discussed previously, UFO was a big hit with Italian cinemagoers from 1973 onwards, in the form of five compilation feature films....
“Okay Father!” Five Anderson episodes for Fathers Day!
The majority of the Anderson shows to feature family units often (although certainly not always) spotlighted the father – be it Jeff Tracy,...
Anderson legends: The life and work of Shane Rimmer
Shane Rimmer was born Shane Lance Deacon in Toronto Canada on May 28th 1929. As a young man he got his start as...
FAB Facts: Supermarionation voice artists in live action Anderson shows
Many voice artists who leant their voices to the shows of Supermarionation also appeared later on down the line in the live action...
FAB Facts: The time the Space:1999 set caught fire!
There are some stories of accidents or larger than expected explosions on Gerry Anderson productions, and on one episode of Space:1999 a fire went...
“Foolish games!” The long lost orange tree of Space:1999!
The first episode of Space:1999‘s second season received a special fall preview on at least three American television stations in August 1976, ahead...
Space:1999 – Moonbase Alpha casualty report (Year Two)
Continued from Year One… The second season of Space:1999 saw Moonbase Alpha become a noticeably safer environment to live and work in than...