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FAB Facts: The use of Thunderbirds music in Takeshi’s Castle

By Chris Dale
June 2, 2022
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Japanese gameshow Takeshi’s Castle is a very popular show to this day, and often featured music from other areas of pop culture – including Barry Gray’s famous Thunderbirds march!

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Stand by for Action! concert discs now available to pre-order!

By Chris Dale
April 19, 2022
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Re-live Stand by for Action! or experience it for the first time if you weren’t able to attend in person. Stand by for Action! Gerry Anderson in Concert is available on DVD and/or Blu-ray along with the official Souvenir Programme – as individual items or save money with a bundle. Stand by for Action! Gerry Anderson in Concert is a unique …

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“They crash him, & his body may burn…” The History of The Spectrum!

By Chris Dale
April 2, 2022
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From its fifteenth episode (The Trap) onwards, viewers of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons were treated to a new version of the show’s familiar end title theme; a track which now featured lyrics and which was performed by British group The Spectrum. However, although they would find themselves involved with the promotion of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons, the Spectrum …

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Six Decades of Themes from Gerry Anderson’s TV Shows Live in Concert

By Chris Dale
February 14, 2022
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Music from one of the most iconic back catalogues of all time, including Thunderbirds, Space:1999, Captain Scarlet and UFO, will be celebrated in a special one-off concert at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall, a B:Music venue on Saturday 16 April 2022! The timeless soundtracks from the TV shows of legendary producer Gerry Anderson MBE, with music by renowned composers like Barry Gray, …

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Top ten TV series theme tunes

By Chris Dale
December 5, 2021
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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! …

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STAND BY FOR ACTION! Gerry Anderson in Concert

By Chris Dale
September 30, 2021
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Anderson Entertainment presents a unique celebration of the life and TV productions of Gerry Anderson MBE in this world premiere event at the Birmingham Symphony Hall, Birmingham, UK on 16th April 2022.  Featuring special guests, it is the first time this career-spanning collection of music has been performed live in concert.  This sensational show will transport fans through over 60 …

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FAB Facts: The Lost Musical Score of Into Infinity

By Chris Dale
August 15, 2021
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Derek Wadsworth provided the score for Into Infinity, also known as The Day After Tomorrow. This was the score that got him the gig for Space:1999 series two. However, following an unfortunate sequence of events, it seems the original musical score could be lost forever…

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Top 5 Gerry Anderson theme songs

By Chris Dale
February 6, 2020
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Many classic Gerry Anderson shows of the 1960s and 1970s ended with a theme song that was usually completely different from the opening title theme at the beginning of the show! For this list, we’re celebrating the very best of these songs – and we’re keeping to a very strict definition of ‘song’ in that it must feature a vocalist …

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Barry Gray Interview on the Gerry Anderson Podcast

By Jamie Anderson
October 7, 2019
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Barry Gray interview podcast

Pod 69 of the Gerry Anderson Podcast features a Barry Gray Interview as well as a fantastic archive appearance of where Barry sings some of his favourite Gerry Anderson themes at a convention in the 1980s. Barry is the man behind so many of Anderfans’ favourite themes like UFO, Space 1999, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, Fireball XL5, and of course the …

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Ten Gerry Anderson music masterpieces!

By Chris Dale
June 27, 2019
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The many television series and films produced by Gerry Anderson were blessed with some of the greatest creative talents of their time, and one of the names that most often appeared alongside his was Barry Gray. Gray composed and directed most of the music for Anderson’s shows and films from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, and as a …

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BKSTS Introduce the Gerry Anderson Award for VFX

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

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

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

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

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

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

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