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FAB Facts: The Secret to Lady Penelope’s Wardrobe and other Supermarionation Clothing Facts
There was a very simple secret to the success behind Lady Penelope’s varied wardrobe in Thunderbirds. In the FAB Fact from this week’s...
Pod 166 – David Munday Picks His Gerry Anderson Starting Line-up
In a family of brothers where he was the eldest, David Munday wanted to be Scott Tracy and saw his Dad as Jeff...
Pod 165: Thunderbirds Generations with David Munday
There is learning your ABCs, and then there is learning the names of the International Rescue vehicles! Which is more important? Thunderbirds obviously!...
Pod 164: Five Star Five – John Lovell and the Zargon Threat
The peaceful planet of Kestra is threatened by the warlike Zargon people. A base has been established on an impenetrable asteroid, but the...
FAB Facts: The Inconsistencies of Captain Scarlet’s End Credits
In the 60s, captioning episodes of TV was an expensive business. As Captain Scarlet had so many characters, a larger cast was needed...
Pod 163: Richard Taylor on Practical FX
Are miniatures disappearing from our world? What is it that makes filming miniatures and practical effects so expensive? (HINT: it’s not the building...
FAB Facts: The Mishaps of Filming Space: 1999’s Soapy Space Brain Episode
During filming of the Space:1999 episode Space Brain, with guest star Shane Rimmer, the climax shows Moonbase Alpha flooded with antibodies in the...
Pod 162 – Richard Taylor of WETA Workshop!
Over the course of his amazing career, Richard Taylor has collected many stories. Stories about Peter Jackson’s collection and preservation of rare Thunderbirds...
Pod 161 – Richard Taylor of WETA Workshop!
Richard Taylor started out by sculpting from clay harvested in the backyard and building model railroads with his father. These humble beginnings were...
FAB Facts: Married Couples of the Anderverse!
Barbara Bain and Martin Landau, alongside Denise Bryer and Nicholas Parsons are often the most notable married couples who worked on Anderson shows,...