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 …

The shows produced by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson were consistently a showcase for some of the greatest artists and technicians to ever have worked in the British film industry, but every so often little mistakes slipped through here and there – and for fans, the fun comes in spotting them! Here’s a collection of ten of our favourite mistakes, accidents …

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 …

Continued From Previous Report The wheels of the Spectrum Passenger Jet touched down on the runway at Site Q at 10-30 hours precisely. The three Angel aircraft that had been escorting the SPJ wheeled gracefully in the bright morning sky and soared off to patrol the perimeter. Captain Blue and Captain Black disembarked the craft and made their way to …

Continued From Previous Report In the 72 hours following Captain Black’s extraordinary claim that he was free of Mysteron control, he was monitored around the clock. Cloudbase was on the highest possible security alert status and guards remained stationed at all key areas. Nowhere was their presence more obvious than the security centre and brig, where Black remained the sole …

Dateline: Friday – November 30th, 2068 The Mysterons had failed – Spectrum had stopped the attack on Ben One, the World Navy’s Coastal Training Base. Bruised, but undefeated, Captain Black beat a hasty retreat, breaking out through the base’s perimeter in a stolen staff car. A Spectrum Saloon tore after him with Captain Scarlet and Captain Grey inside. “Scarlet calling …

As Fireball XL5’s 60th anniversary gets nearer, more details have been announced regarding the upcoming comic anthology celebrating the show’s full colour life within the pages of the TV Century 21 comic! The Fireball XL5 60th Anniversary Comic Anthology is a 336-page hardback volume collecting every Fireball XL5 comic strip story from that legendary publication in one place for the …

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 …