Further to last week’s briefing about the upcoming UFO SHADO Technical Operations Manual, Jamie Anderson was joined by designer and author Chris Thompson and co-writer Andrew Clements on September 26th to further discuss the contents of this exciting book – including its special limited-edition version! As discussed previously, this full colour 208 page book features more than 180 brand new …

“How you do it is up to you, but I want that satellite up and running in the shortest possible time-frame!” Straker said firmly. Paul Foster nodded, “Yes, Commander. We’ve already requisitioned the components we’ll need and they’re being loaded onto the Lunar Module as we speak. Takeoff is scheduled for 14:00 hours.” “You know what’s at stake here, Foster. …

Following the incredible success of 2021’s Space:1999 Moonbase Alpha Technical Operations Manual, the same creative team that brought you that book returns to explore the world of UFO in equal depth and detail! Across 208 full colour pages, the SHADO Technical Operations Manual will immerse readers in the world of UFO like never before! Presented as an in-universe orientation book …

The vivid and imaginative world of Gerry Anderson’s 1970 British cult sci-fi series UFO will explode to life again with the October 2022 release of the UFO: S.H.A.D.O. Technical Operations Manual. Written by Chris Thompson and Andrew Clements, and published by Anderson Entertainment, the UFO: S.H.A.D.O. Technical Operations Manual immerses readers in the classic show, which followed the Supreme Headquarters …

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 …