Although the Anderson shows are well known for featuring organisations headed by single fathers working alongside their grown-up children, not all of the mothers were (conveniently) dead! Many of the shows also featured notable female characters who were mothers – and here are a few of our favourites! Eleanor Zero Wife of Space City Commander Wilbur Zero (and mother of …

The torrential rain continued to hammer the huge windows of Edinburgh Airport’s control tower and Chief Controller Argyll’s jaw tightened as she peered at the concrete apron outside. The visibility had worsened considerably in the last few minutes and she could no longer make out the shape of the huge green International Rescue aircraft that she knew was sitting a …

It’s been another action-packed seven days in our corner of the Anderson universe – here’s all the things you need to know! This week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast included as its special feature a complete adventure from the pages of Stellar Patrol, a short story anthology now available from the Official Gerry Anderson Store written by Richard James …

Valentine’s Day is here again, and the Gerry Anderson universe certainly offered viewers a wide variety of romantic relationships and dashing characters over the decades! But which of them is marriage material? Which of them deserves a bit of a snog? And which are best avoided altogether? It’s time for the first annual* (*maybe) Snog Marry Avoid – Gerry Anderson …

2023 has only just started, but Hornby already have an eye on making Anderson fans happy in 2024 – with two exciting announcements this week! Now available for pre-order (for 2024 release) is a 1:32 scale replica of Lady Penelope’s famous pink Rolls Royce FAB 1 from Thunderbirds, for their Scalextric slot-car racing range. This release will feature working lights, …

You don’t need to have been an Anderson fan for long to start accumulating a merchandise collection, and Christmas brings the opportunity for family, friends – or even yourself – to add new and exciting items to that collection! If you’ve been an Anderson fan since childhood then your memories of favourite Anderson-related Christmas gifts are likely to be extremely …

Having picked some of our favourite winter-themed episodes from the Anderson television shows, it only seems logical to cast an eye over the various comics based on those shows and pick out five strip stories that also feature snowy and icey settings. From alien worlds to behind enemy lines, there were no shortage of stories with a seasonal flavour – …

Winter has well and truly arrived, and as we huddle in our homes for warmth we can at least enjoy some classic winter-themed episodes from around the Anderson universe – if only to remind ourselves that no matter how cold we might feel, some of our favourite Anderson heroes have had it worse! Here are five of our favourite winter-themed …

As Christmas approaches, you’d better believe that The Hood is up to his usual scheming villainy. Naturally, International Rescue are on the alert and will be doing all they can to thwart the evil master of disguise at every turn. But with so many ruined plans throughout the course of his nefarious adventures, and following on from last year’s Christmas …

The shows produced by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson were consistently a showcase for some of the greatest artists and technicians to ever have worked in the British film industry, but every so often little mistakes slipped through here and there – and for fans, the fun comes in spotting them! Here’s a collection of ten of our favourite mistakes, accidents …