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  • 3 weeks ago Supercar: Mission Redacted – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story
  • 4 weeks ago This week in Gerry Anderson news! (March 4th 2023)
  • 4 weeks ago Supercar: Rendezvous In The Deep – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story
  • February 25, 2023 Supercar: Sunken Secret! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story
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Supercar: Rendezvous In The Deep – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story

By Andrew Clements
4 weeks ago
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Continued From Previous Report More than ten hours had passed since Mike Mercury and his friends made their startling discovery in the cargo hold of the sunken vessel HMS Grade.  Supercar was now cruising silently deep beneath the waves of the mighty ocean and Mike was re-playing the event of the last half day over and over in his mind. …

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Joe 90: The Heat Is On! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story

By Andrew Clements
October 28, 2022
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The smoke rising from the blaze at the newly completed British Science Centre could be seen from miles around. The whole area had been cordoned off and dozens of fire crews were hard at work directing appliances to try and contain the inferno. “We’re getting reports that there are people still trapped inside, Chief!” one of the fire-fighters called over …

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Fireball XL5 – 60th Anniversary Celebration Roundup!

By Chris Dale
October 27, 2022
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To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Fireball XL5 on Friday October 28th 2022 there’s a real boss collection of video events lined up throughout the day – and new merchandise ready on the launching rail! The second series to carry the Filmed in Supermarionation banner, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Fireball XL5 first aired in the UK in 1962 and ran …

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“Deep joy to the eyebold!” The Genesis of The Secret Service

By Chris Dale
May 14, 2022
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1968’s Joe 90 ran for only one season of thirty episodes, after which came the traditional meeting between Gerry Anderson and Lew Grade from which came the traditional commission for another new series from Century 21 Productions. This time, however, the concept of that series was to be in part inspired by Anderson’s chance meeting with the man who would …

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FAB Facts: When Scott Tracy stunt doubled for a guest character

By Chris Dale
May 5, 2022
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In the Thunderbirds episode End of the Road, eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed that Eddie Houseman, when jumping from the explosives truck, is briefly doubled by somebody else entirely…

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The top five (ish) Supercar guest villains

By Chris Dale
May 1, 2022
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Although Masterspy and Zarin (and to a lesser extent Harper and Judd) could always be relied upon to be a consistent thorn in the side of the Supercar team, there were many other villains and antagonists who only had one appearance in the series! Here is a top five (ish) selection of our favourite one-off Supercar baddies! #5 – Professor …

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FAB Facts: The Secret Service & The Origin of Unwinese

By Chris Dale
March 24, 2022
in :  FAB Facts, Podcast, Video
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The bizarre 1960s Supermarionation show The Secret Service features Stanley Unwin and his renowned gibberish language ‘Unwinese’. In the Fab Facts section from this week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast, Jamie explains the origins of this…

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Top 9 Joe 90 guest villains

By Chris Dale
March 20, 2022
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Across the thirty episodes of Joe 90, W.I.N.’s Most Special Agent faced all manner of foes; some were bent on world domination, others on bringing down the World Intelligence Network itself, and a few were in it just for the money! Taken from across five episodes of the series, here’s our pick for nine of the greatest Joe 90 villains! …

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Joe 90: Whiteout! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story

By Andrew Clements
February 11, 2022
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The relentless howl of the wind was audible even above the powerful hum of the snow-cat’s turbines. Joe 90, WIN’s Most Special Agent, checked the position of the homing beacon on his navigation console. The signal was coming from 5 miles ahead, not far to go. He had already been travelling for several hours. Even with the brain pattern of …

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Atlantis – An unmade Supermarionation series idea!

By Chris Dale
February 8, 2022
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As part of their two-day Out of the Ordinary auction beginning at 10am on Tuesday February 15th, Sworders auctioneers will be offering two lots of interest to Anderson fans, both from the collection of Supermarionation puppet sculptor Terry Curtis. One is a replica Captain Grey puppet built by Terry (not screen-used, although Terry did sculpt Grey’s original head for the …

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BKSTS Introduce the Gerry Anderson Award for VFX

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Anderson Entertainment and the BKSTS are proud to announce the introduction of a new Award, …

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Gerry Anderson was born on 14 April 1929, and through a combination of skill and an incredible level of determination earned his first credit as a producer when he was still in his 20s. Years before the word ‘brand’ was popularly applied to television, Gerry’s name came to represent an inimitable style of entertainment that proved hugely successful around the world. From Fireball XL5 to Space: 1999, Captain Scarlet to Space Precinct, Supercar to Thunderbirds - he has become the UK's equivalent of Walt Disney. During the 1960s Gerry used puppetry to realise epic science fiction scenarios that would have been impossible to achieve in anything other than miniature scale. The names of the shows he produced during this era are familiar to millions, and continue to entertain audiences today. An incredible feat unsurpassed by any other British TV and film producer. As the optimism of the 1960s faded, Gerry Anderson created darker scenarios for the new decade. Live-action series UFO and Space: 1999 anticipated the accomplishments of Star Wars and are still regarded by many as his finest work. He was never content to stand still, and his programmes became increasingly diverse in the 1980s. He made a welcome return to puppetry for Terrahawks and brought the animated private detective Dick Spanner to the screen, while developing a parallel career as an award-winning director of sophisticated television commercials. In the 1990s he created and produced the lavish live-action series Space Precinct, before returning to children’s entertainment with the enchanting Lavender Castle. In 2001 he was awarded an MBE for services to the British film industry. The astonishing New Captain Scarlet premièred in 2005, by which time Gerry (then 76) was long past the age when most people consider retiring. His enthusiasm for the next project, and his fascination for the latest technology, remained undimmed through much of his final illness. He passed away on 26 December 2012. Despite being relatively shy, and never really spending much time looking back and reminiscing over his achievements Gerry Anderson came to appreciate that for many people his shows represented a special time in their lives. And he was proud that the ingenuity and optimism of his characters galvanised some viewers who went on to distinguished careers within film, television and other fields. Thunderbirds has inspired movies, stage shows and a vast array of merchandise, all reflecting its phenomenal impact on our popular culture, and together with his other shows is cherished by many generations of viewers.

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Timeline

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    This week in Gerry Anderson news! (March 25th 2023)

  • 1 week ago

    Fireball XL5: Space S.O.S. – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story

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    Stand by for Action – Gerry Anderson Day 2023 incoming!

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    “Gee, mom!” Mothers of the Anderson universe

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    This week in Gerry Anderson news! (March 18th 2023)

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