Season Two of Space:1999 introduced Catherine Schell as the lovable Maya, but in this FAB Fact we uncover another prominent actor of the time who was initially offered the role…
Season Two of Space:1999 introduced Catherine Schell as the lovable Maya, but in this FAB Fact we uncover another prominent actor of the time who was initially offered the role…
This streaming event is now over, but you can buy the Blu-ray collection here. As a taster of their forthcoming Space:1999 Super Space Theater Blu-ray collection, Network are offering a FREE weeklong stream of the classic Destination Moonbase Alpha compilation movie – but as you’ve never seen it before! Rebuilt from the High Definition restorations created for the series itself, …
Continued from part 2… 1998 On July 27th, the UFO episode The Cat With Ten Lives was among the programmes broadcast at very short notice in place of rained-off cricket coverage; specifically, the NatWestTrophy quarter-final match between Leicestershire and Warwickshire. UFO aired at 6.25pm, following the similarly unscheduled The Simpsons episode Bart’s Friend Gets a Girlfriend. Back in 1996, the …
John Kenneth Muir was just a little boy when he saw Dragon’s Domain for the first time. The spine-tingling fright left a permanent mark on him and led to his career as a film critic and author, specializing in genre film and television. His books about Space:1999 (both fiction and non-fiction) stand as a testament to his love for the …
There are various stories of famous actors auditioning for Anderson roles, to be rejected and then finding fame elsewhere. In some episodes of Space:1999, guest stars of Doctor Who episodes seem to appear in background roles.
Although Thunderbirds had premiered on British television back in 1965 and would be repeated several times over the next two decades, the fragmented regional makeup of the British television landscape of the time meant that different regions would see different episodes airing at different times – with some regions receiving more broadcasts than others. When the BBC purchased the rights …
A stunning 10″ replica of the Space:1999 Eagle with laboratory pod is now available exclusively from the Gerry Anderson Store. This “Type E” Eagle boasted a remote laboratory pod, modified from the passenger pod. It was used to locate and refine crude minerals on planetary surfaces and offered an array of scientific equipment for contact-and-survey teams, who could use it …
One of the most important aspects of any television production is a great theme tune, and the Anderson shows were blessed with some of the all-time greats! In anticipation of hearing many of them being performed live at the Stand by for Action! concert in Birmingham next April, we’re counting down our top ten favourite Anderson television show theme tunes! …
Two brand new jigsaw puzzles are now available from the Gerry Anderson Store! These 1000-piece Thunderbirds and Space:1999 designs are the work of artist Lee Sullivan, and we caught up with him to learn more about how the specially commissioned artwork was devised. When the idea came up to produce an illustration for a jigsaw puzzle I was surprisingly thrilled. …
Space:1999‘s second season is infamous for its radical changes from the first season, as a big shake up amongst the cast was planned. When the second season novelisations were written, the author had little more than a few episodes to go off and ended up writing characters that were later renamed on-screen, thereby creating characters that only ever existed in …
Anderson Entertainment and the BKSTS are proud to announce the introduction of a new Award, …
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