Think you know what the audience for Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s flagship original series, Thunderbirds, looks like? Take a guess. Chances are very good you’ll only be half right. Back in 2012, probably prompted by the then upcoming reboot of the original series (aimed at boys five to 11 years old, according to ITV’s SVP, Global Head of Merchandising Trudy …

This fantastic Eagle diorama has been making the rounds on the Internet of late. We catch up with its creator, Robert S LePine, to learn more about it.     My name is  Robert S LePine and I’ve been a professional model builder for over 25 years. Employment (yes we still need a day job) at NEOCON International Pattern Shop …

I remember discovering Terrahawks in HMV back in 2004 and getting really into it, it was like unearthing some sort of lost treasure. At the same time I was beginning to get into filmmaking as well, my first ever movie was a 5 minuite film of me as Dr Tiger Ninestein battling a UFO in Terrahawk (it was epic, of …

There’s no better time to sit back and watch some classic TV shows than during the Easter Holiday weekend. Treat yourself and dig out all of your favourite Gerry Anderson shows. We’ve got some suggestions of what you could watch, but let us know which episodes you’re enjoying over the long weekend in the comments down below. The Lunarville Trilogy – Captain …

Many actors who worked with Gerry Anderson described him as being very loyal to them. Throughout Gerry’s career he would frequently re-use the same artists over and over again. He knew they were professionals who could be relied upon to give a good performance, particularly on new projects which continued to push technically boundaries. With Gerry & Sylvia Anderson’s first live …

Rodney Matthew has chosen the formidable settings of The Bishops Palace, Wells, Somerset for his latest exhibition ‘IONAWR’ (Welsh for ‘January’), which sees a selection of his awe inspiring artwork on display that not only includes album covers – Magnum, Nazareth, Thin Lizzy to name a few – but also pieces from his many book illustrations and DVD work. Of …

Based on the initially promising ratings of Gerry Anderson’s first live action television series, UFO, Lew Grade was keen to build upon the show’s success and commissioned a second series in late 1972. Pre-production work began on expanding the world of UFO, including the design of a larger SHADO Moonbase. However, the ratings on UFO during its syndicated run in …

The Historic Kilburn Plaque Scheme (HKPS) is raising £2500 to fund two blue plaques to commemorate Gerry Anderson, the creator of Thunderbirds. Gerry grew up in Kilburn and attended Kingsgate Primary School. One plaque will be on his old school in Kingsgate Road and the other on the Sidney Boyd Court estate where he lived with his family between 1929 …