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 …

“Gentlemen, let’s concern ourselves with the three main questions regarding UFOs. One; where do they come from? Two; who are they? Three; why do they come?” – Ed Straker Although the first confirmed UFO landing on Earth occurred in 1970, it wouldn’t be until 1980 that one of its alien occupants would actually be captured and examined. With the founding …

Fans of retro-TV are set for a field day at the QUAD Cinema in Derby. If sci-fi fans – and their parents – fondly recall a moonbase run by svelte purple-wigged women, and a blond, ice-cool Commander Straker heading Earth’s defences against an Alien race in eerie spinning craft, they might want to check out SHADO Con. This is a …

Dateline: September 15th, 1980 Ed Straker is the head of one of the UK’s biggest independent studios, Harlington-Straker Studios. Whereas most movie makers are only too willing to talk about their work, Straker has gained the reputation of being reticent, almost to the point of reclusiveness. Having been granted a rare interview with the man himself, Steve Hardy attempts to …

WARNING – THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS SPOILERS ABOUT THE SERIES! UFO is considered by many to be one of the best science fiction series ever created. After years of creating thrilling action series with sophisticated puppets, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson made the leap to a full length live action television series with UFO. Set in the then-future of 1980, the premise of UFO …