Only five of the Anderson shows had what could be considered a ‘Christmas episode’ – and in the case of the New Captain Scarlet episode Enigma, one of those was more of a ‘Christmas scene’ than a full story! With more than a dozen series lacking Christmas episodes, here are five shows that might have been able to produce one …

Having picked some of our favourite winter-themed episodes from the Anderson television shows, it only seems logical to cast an eye over the various comics based on those shows and pick out five strip stories that also feature snowy and icey settings. From alien worlds to behind enemy lines, there were no shortage of stories with a seasonal flavour – …

Winter has well and truly arrived, and as we huddle in our homes for warmth we can at least enjoy some classic winter-themed episodes from around the Anderson universe – if only to remind ourselves that no matter how cold we might feel, some of our favourite Anderson heroes have had it worse! Here are five of our favourite winter-themed …

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 …

“The Mysterons – sworn enemies of Earth.” Standing between these Martian aggressors and the destruction of the human race is the Spectrum organisation, a global security force that…well, has good days and bad days. When they really commit themselves to fending off the Mysterons, Spectrum truly are second to none – which only makes their more half-hearted attempts to defend …

Captain Scarlet Day is almost upon us! But just why was July 10th chosen in recent years as the date for this annual celebration of all things Spectrum? To find out, we go back to the original 1967 Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons television series, which includes July 10th as a notable date in its second episode, Winged Assassin. Here …

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 …

The Spectrum hovercraft was the primary guest vehicle of the Captain Scarlet episode Traitor, in which Captains Scarlet and Blue investigated several hovercraft accidents at Spectrum’s Koala Base training facility in Australia. This four-seater vehicle (two crew and two passengers) was shown being used by the base’s cadets for training exercises, although the episode did little to clearly establish the …

George Victor Bishop was born at the Shore Road Hospital in Brooklyn on June 11th 1932, and moved with his family to New York at the age of 7. At the age of 20 he was called up for national service, spending two years working an announcer in the Armed Forces Radio service at St Johns, Newfoundland. After being discharged …