Keeping a cautious eye on the moon, it’s the Gerry Anderson Podcast! Filmmakers, puppeteers, and all-around creatives Justin and Lindsay Lee talk about what makes the legacy of the puppet series so enduring, prompting Jamie to break out a VHS copy of Attack of the Alligators! Are puppets really so hard to work with? What’s it really like to work …

Puppets! Models! Miniatures! In the tradition of Shane Rimmer, Miikshi creators Justin and Lindsay Lee are Canadians who joined the ranks of the Anderverse extended family. In part one of this in-depth interview, Justin and Lindsay talk about meeting each other and discovering Thunderbirds and Supermarionation!

MAA (Mark A. Altman) talks Space:1999 Year One versus Year Two and the parallels to Star Trek. Utilizing his extensive experience in the film and television industries, Mark analyses what made Space:1999 successful and why the production team faced so many challenges. He even divulges his secret obsession with Space Precinct! Don’t miss this collection of great stories from a …

Mark A. Altman is the producer and showrunner of Pandora, airing on the CW in the USA and coming soon to the UK. He also has extensive experience in the film and TV industry as well as publishing, where he has written books about all sorts of sci-fi franchises. In part one of his interview on this week’s edition of …

In a family of brothers where he was the eldest, David Munday wanted to be Scott Tracy and saw his Dad as Jeff and his brother as Virgil. The family format keeps him coming back year after year. He also enjoyed commanding operations in the pool as Troy Tempest and playground adventures as John Koenig. As an author, he discusses …

There is learning your ABCs, and then there is learning the names of the International Rescue vehicles! Which is more important? Thunderbirds obviously! Maybe not, but this week David Munday explains how it is that he became a fan thirty years after shows like Stingray and Captain Scarlet were made – in the middle of the Pokemon craze! A sports …

The peaceful planet of Kestra is threatened by the warlike Zargon people. A base has been established on an impenetrable asteroid, but the beautiful Colonel Zana has a plan to prevent invasion without launching a full-scale war. Mercenary John Lovell and his lovable wise guy chimp co-pilot must assemble a crack team to launch a secret assault on the Zargons, …

Are miniatures disappearing from our world? What is it that makes filming miniatures and practical effects so expensive? (HINT: it’s not the building cost!) Why does the public have biases about practical or digital effects? How do you pick between these two approaches to creating visuals for a film or television series? There are no easy answers, but Richard Taylor …

Over the course of his amazing career, Richard Taylor has collected many stories. Stories about Peter Jackson’s collection and preservation of rare Thunderbirds props and memorabilia, stories about Space:1999 becoming a hit show in New Zealand, and stories about bringing Thunderbirds back to the screen for the CGI Thunderbirds Are Go series. At the heart of all these Gerry Anderson-related …

Richard Taylor started out by sculpting from clay harvested in the backyard and building model railroads with his father. These humble beginnings were the foundation for one of the most successful special effects careers of all time! He’s a five-time Academy Award winner, a veteran of numerous big-budget productions (such as Lord of the Rings, Narnia, and Blade Runner 2049), …