One of the most important aspects of any television production is a great theme tune, and the Anderson shows were blessed with some of the all-time greats! In anticipation of hearing many of them being performed live at the Stand by for Action! concert in Birmingham next April, we’re counting down our top ten favourite Anderson television show theme tunes! …
Welcome to Series 3 of Century 21 Tech Talk, hosted by the head of International Rescue – Jeff Tracy! In this briefing we’ll be learning about Zero-X, the famous horizontally-launched spacecraft designed for solar system exploration! Starring Jon Culshaw as Jeff Tracy.
Cloudbase is supposedly home to some 600 staff, but in the Captain Scarlet television series we only see a handful of Captains and Spectrum Angels on screen. This FAB Fact sheds some light at some attempts to broaden the staff onboard…
“The Mysterons; sworn enemies of Earth. Possessing the ability to recreate an exact likeness of an object or person. But first, they must destroy…” With those memorable words, 1967’s Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons reminded viewers each week of one of the key abilities that made Spectrum’s Martian adversaries so unsettling. Literally anybody the Spectrum personnel encountered could potentially be a …
In a warm, nostalgia fest for viewers of all ages, the nation’s best loved puppets and classic children’s TV favourites will be making a big return for the ultimate supergroup music video parody – including Scott and Virgil Tracy, Captains Scarlet and Blue, and Zelda! The superstar cast of much loved household names that has assembled for this incredible collaboration …
Welcome to Series 3 of Century 21 Tech Talk, hosted by the head of International Rescue – Jeff Tracy! In this briefing we’ll be learning about Spectrum’s floating headquarters – Cloudbase! Starring Jon Culshaw as Jeff Tracy.
The Official Gerry Anderson Store is excited to offer you a new soundtrack release! Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, on either CD or a double LP on transparent red vinyl! After the international success of Thunderbirds, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson turned their attention to a deadly threat from Mars. Seeking revenge for an attack on their home planet, the Mysterons plot …
It’s that time of year again! Halloween is upon us, and we’re in a mood to celebrate the scarier side of the Anderson universe – specifically, stories involving ghosts and hauntings! We’ve collected five of the spookiest ghost-related stories below – how many of these have haunted your dreams over the years? #5 – The Lambda Factor The haunting of …
The brilliant red Spectrum Saloon tore along the winding cliff road with a scream of its gas turbine engine. The quivering needle of the speedometer touched one hundred and twenty miles per hour. Captain Scarlet gripped the controls and executed a death-defying power-slide around a blind bend, sending a spray of small stones hurtling over the edge and down into …
Jules de Jongh joined the Anderson voice actor family in 2005 with New Captain Scarlet where she played Lieutenant Green! Recently, she’s returned to the fold with her amazing Atlanta Shore voice in Stingray: Operation Icecap. In this episode of the Gerry Anderson Podcast, Jules relates some stories from her early years of training in California, her voice-over career from …
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