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  • 3 days ago Terrahawks: From Zelda With Love! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story
  • 5 days ago Gerry Anderson’s Century 21 – New Exhibition at London Cartoon Museum
  • 1 week ago This week in Gerry Anderson news! (January 28th 2023)
  • 1 week ago New Captain Scarlet: Falcon’s Fury! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story
  • 2 weeks ago Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted streaming event at 6pm on Monday January 30th!
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Tag Archives: journey to the far side of the sun

The Mark of Greatorex: UFO and The Power Game

By Chris Dale
July 17, 2021
in :  Archive, Feature
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Wilfred Greatorex may not be a name familiar to many Anderson fans, since it doesn’t appear on any completed Anderson production. However, he created (or co-created) several highly successful television series over the course of his life, including Secret Army, Man at the Top, 1990, Hine – and most relevant to the Anderson story, The Plane Makers and The Power …

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FAB Facts: Doppelganger’s Mistaken Double Version

By Chris Dale
June 10, 2021
in :  FAB Facts, Podcast, Video
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While preparing a television print of the 1969 Anderson feature film Doppelgänger (aka Journey to the Far Side of the Sun) an engineer mistakenly corrected what he thought to be an error in the film, as he noticed that the film looked as if it had been mirrored incorrectly. As discussed in this week’s FAB Facts section on the Gerry …

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A Car You Just Can’t Buy – Paul Foster’s UFO car

By Chris Dale
May 29, 2021
in :  Article, Feature, Guest Blog, Interview
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We recently received an email from Mike Hammond, former owner of a car that UFO fans should be very familiar with! He’s very kindly offered to share some of his memories of owning one of the cars used in the 1969 feature film Doppelgänger (more commonly known as Journey to the Far Side of the Sun) and the TV series UFO. …

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Doppelgänger: Dove Returns! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story

By Andrew Clements
May 21, 2021
in :  Fun, News, Spoof
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Colonel Glenn Ross has returned to Earth aboard the Dove spacecraft three weeks after he was presumed dead in the disaster that destroyed the EUROSEC Space Center. His story of survival is one that stretches credibility to breaking point and many experts claim that he may be suffering from a nervous breakdown. Colonel Ross claims that he was not present …

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Journey to the Far Side of the Sun – DVD & Blu-ray re-release!

By Chris Dale
March 12, 2021
in :  Merchandise, News, Offer
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Classic sci-fi adventure and suspense has never been more exciting as when you Journey to the Far Side of the Sun! When a new, previously unseen planet is discovered on the opposite side of the sun, a space-race develops and European space agency EUROSEC hurriedly dispatches a spaceship to investigate. But when two astronauts are forced to crash land on …

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Obituary – Nikki van der Zyl

By Chris Dale
March 10, 2021
in :  Article, Feature, Obituary
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We’re sad to learn of the passing of actress and voice artist Nikki van der Zyl on March 6th 2021. Born in Berlin in 1935 her Jewish family fled to London in 1939 to escape the Nazis, where the young van der Zyl soon gained an interest in acting and performing that would eventually see her become a voice artist …

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A Beginner’s Guide To Doppelgänger

By Andrew Clements
May 13, 2017
in :  Guest Blog, Reviews
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Ian Coomber gives us his thoughts on the 1969 film Doppelgänger aka Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun. We hope both of you are sitting comfortably… Although most commonly known by its alternative title Journey To The Far Side Of The Sun, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s 1969 film was originally released in Europe under the name of Doppelgänger, and was one which …

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BKSTS Introduce the Gerry Anderson Award for VFX

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March 12, 2013

Anderson Entertainment and the BKSTS are proud to announce the introduction of a new Award, …

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About US

Gerry Anderson was born on 14 April 1929, and through a combination of skill and an incredible level of determination earned his first credit as a producer when he was still in his 20s. Years before the word ‘brand’ was popularly applied to television, Gerry’s name came to represent an inimitable style of entertainment that proved hugely successful around the world. From Fireball XL5 to Space: 1999, Captain Scarlet to Space Precinct, Supercar to Thunderbirds - he has become the UK's equivalent of Walt Disney. During the 1960s Gerry used puppetry to realise epic science fiction scenarios that would have been impossible to achieve in anything other than miniature scale. The names of the shows he produced during this era are familiar to millions, and continue to entertain audiences today. An incredible feat unsurpassed by any other British TV and film producer. As the optimism of the 1960s faded, Gerry Anderson created darker scenarios for the new decade. Live-action series UFO and Space: 1999 anticipated the accomplishments of Star Wars and are still regarded by many as his finest work. He was never content to stand still, and his programmes became increasingly diverse in the 1980s. He made a welcome return to puppetry for Terrahawks and brought the animated private detective Dick Spanner to the screen, while developing a parallel career as an award-winning director of sophisticated television commercials. In the 1990s he created and produced the lavish live-action series Space Precinct, before returning to children’s entertainment with the enchanting Lavender Castle. In 2001 he was awarded an MBE for services to the British film industry. The astonishing New Captain Scarlet premièred in 2005, by which time Gerry (then 76) was long past the age when most people consider retiring. His enthusiasm for the next project, and his fascination for the latest technology, remained undimmed through much of his final illness. He passed away on 26 December 2012. Despite being relatively shy, and never really spending much time looking back and reminiscing over his achievements Gerry Anderson came to appreciate that for many people his shows represented a special time in their lives. And he was proud that the ingenuity and optimism of his characters galvanised some viewers who went on to distinguished careers within film, television and other fields. Thunderbirds has inspired movies, stage shows and a vast array of merchandise, all reflecting its phenomenal impact on our popular culture, and together with his other shows is cherished by many generations of viewers.

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Timeline

  • 2 days ago

    This week in Gerry Anderson news! (February 4th 2023)

  • 3 days ago

    Terrahawks: From Zelda With Love! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story

  • 5 days ago

    Gerry Anderson’s Century 21 – New Exhibition at London Cartoon Museum

  • 1 week ago

    This week in Gerry Anderson news! (January 28th 2023)

  • 1 week ago

    New Captain Scarlet: Falcon’s Fury! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story

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