Benjamin Field’s long CV includes The Elf Who Saved Christmas, Alien Life and Where to Find It, and the upcoming Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted. A producer, writer, director, and editor, Ben joins Jamie Anderson to recount their discoveries during the recently wrapped filming of the new documentary premiering in April! PLUS Aquamarina played backwards, the connection between Gerry Anderson …
During the 1960s Gerry Anderson’s Century 21 special effects team did a very short sequence for the film Crossplot, starring Roger Moore. Having missed out on 2001: A Space Odyssey, this seemed like the perfect opportunity to collaborate with the team behind The Saint…
We’re sad to report the passing of Betty Peacock (née Wrightman), first wife of Gerry Anderson, at the age of ninety-two. Born on June 30th 1929, the young Betty trained as a dressmaker. After first meeting at a dance hall in Hammersmith, Gerry and Betty were married at the home of Betty’s parents on October 16th 1952, and made their …
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s much-loved Supermarionation series has been remastered in High Definition from original 35mm film elements for this special edition Blu-ray collection! The year is 2062, and World Space Patrol ship Fireball XL5 is assigned to Sector 25, where intrepid pilot Steve Zodiac, ably assisted by Doctor Venus and Professor Matthew Matic, faces such dangers as planetomic missiles, …
BritBox UK, The Format Factory and Anderson Entertainment announced today a new and exclusive documentary. Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted is in production and will be launched on BritBox on 14th April 2022. A national treasure, Gerry Anderson’s career spanned 60 years, and he created some of the world’s most beloved television series including Thunderbirds, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, Space:1999, Terrahawks, Space …
For many Terrahawks fans one of the most memorable elements of the series was the show’s terrifying monsters! From the cryogenic store within her Martian base the evil android queen Zelda would regularly unthaw another terrifying creation to terrorise the Terrahawks! Some appeared only once, while others made multiple appearances, and by the end of Terrahawks’ run the series had …
The day has finally come! For the next 24 hours, we’re giving you special advance access to get tickets for this world premiere that will take place at the Birmingham Symphony Hall, UK, on 16th April 2022. This FABtastic show will feature special guests, and is the first time this complete, career-spanning collection of music will be performed live in concert by a full orchestra. The …
As discussed in this week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast, Four Feather Falls writer Hugh Woodhouse had an idea for a television show called Beaker’s Bureau. When it was rejected by the BBC he suggested the idea to Gerry Anderson and Reg Hill, who decided to incorporate the character into their next series…
An in-depth look at the aborted second season of UFO and the reasons for its cancellation, and how Gerry Anderson salvaged the vast amounts of pre-production into the smash hit Space:1999 that we all know and love today!
In 1993 the fledgling toy company Vivid Imaginations secured the rights to produce toys based on Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, aiming for their release to coincide with the BBC repeat run scheduled for that autumn. Despite the odds being against them, they were successful in getting their Captain Scarlet toy line of diecast vehicles, plastic Cloudbase and six action …
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