When UFO first aired on Italy’s national television service RAI in October 1971, the country was still broadcasting in black and white. However, since the series had proved extremely popular on television, and there were still episodes the Italian public had not yet seen, it was decided that the show might do even better in Italian cinemas. Director Bruno Mattei …

For years it seemed that Harlington Film was to be consigned to the dustbin of history. After an initial succession of profitable films in the 1940s and 1950s, a slew of disappointing returns through the 1960s threw the future of the studio into uncertainty. However, just as all hope seemed lost, the studio was saved in the early 1970s by …

When re-watching UFO in production order (or the similar ITC Recommended order) many established characters suddenly disappear without explanation after the seventeenth episode. The reason for so many departures among the regular cast following the episode Sub-Smash was that production on the series had been interrupted for nine months due to the closure of the MGM Studios in Borehamwood. Since …

This week UFO arrived on the Horror Channel in the UK, and as with many of the television series shown in their weeknight ‘sci-fi zone’ some have asked on the Channel’s various social media outlets “does this really count as horror?” For those unfamiliar with UFO it may seem on first glance like an odd choice for a horror-themed broadcaster, yet …

CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS REPORT The cloud of black smoke from the still-smouldering remains of Mobile 2 drifted across the shimmering white alpine landscape. From behind Mobile 1, Foster glanced at the Moon and cursed inwardly. The big round orb was casting brilliant light on the hundred-yard stretch between the SHADO forces and the craggy peak ahead, illuminating every flake of …

The three explosions blazed brilliantly in the black void of space, but still the target of their destructive power made it through. As the Moonbase Interceptors returned to their lunar hangar bays, the damaged UFO was already entering the Earth’s atmosphere. SHADO tracking stations reported the alien craft landing in a remote area of the Swiss Alps. Commander Straker ordered …

Many Anderson productions originally included scenes that, for various reasons, were trimmed, reshot, or removed altogether. Although the film material for these deleted scenes is generally believed to be lost, surviving scripts, production stills and even audio recordings can still provide interesting insights into these lost moments from our favourite Anderson productions. The opening episode of UFO, Identified, went through …

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. …

To the casual observer, Harlington-Straker Studios may seem like any other bustling film studio you might expect to find in England, but only a select few know its true purpose; to provide cover for the underground headquarters of the SHADO organisation! While SHADO keeps the Earth safe from Aliens below ground, the Harlington-Straker Studios complex remains busy “up top” churning …

UFO had one of the largest regular and semi-regular casts of any Anderson series, but only one character appeared in all twenty-six episodes of the show. Throughout the run of UFO, Ed Bishop’s starring role as Commander Ed Straker was the glue that held the series together – but the character’s eventual prominence and importance to the series was quite …