FAB Facts: The time the Space:1999 set caught fire!
There are some stories of accidents or larger than expected explosions on Gerry Anderson productions, and on one episode of Space:1999 a fire went...
FAB Facts: Joe 90 was considered for a live action movie?
On the heels of the popular Spy Kids movie franchise of the early 2000s, a pair of producers secured the rights to make...
FAB Facts: When Scott Tracy stunt doubled for a guest character
In the Thunderbirds episode End of the Road, eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed that Eddie Houseman, when jumping from the explosives truck, is...
FAB Facts: How deep-fake was used in Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted
Gerry Anderson: A Life Uncharted has now been released on Britbox, and features Gerry Anderson telling his story in his own words. Deep-fake...
FAB Facts: Jamie Anderson’s Awkward Brush with Fame & Richard James’ Space Precinct Mishaps
For the live celebration of the podcast, this light hearted FAB Facts reveals an embarrassing story for Jamie about his brush with a...
FAB Facts: The first Anderson show to feature a pre-titles sequence
Pre-titles sequences are a common occurrence in TV today, but in the 60s it was far more random. Few Gerry Anderson shows featured...
FAB Facts: When real hands were used in Supermarionation
To film the puppets doing complex motions, live action footage of hands were often shot during Stingray, Thunderbirds and beyond. In once instance,...
FAB Facts: Star Fleet/X Bomber; often confused for an Anderson show!
Star Fleet (or X Bomber in its country of origin) is a Japanese sci-fi puppet show that aired in the 1980s, sometimes mistakenly...
FAB Facts: The Secret Service & The Origin of Unwinese
The bizarre 1960s Supermarionation show The Secret Service features Stanley Unwin and his renowned gibberish language ‘Unwinese’. In the Fab Facts section from...
FAB Facts: Meet Captain Purple, Spectrum’s Latest Operative!
During the peak of TV21, Captain Scarlet’s Spectrum Shades club was so popular that the country had to be divided into regions, each...