Last weekend I had the great pleasure of attending an event celebrating Thunderbirds at the Nottingham Puppet Festival. The five-day even celebrated all forms up puppetry with events across the city. One of them was a screening of the classic 1966 film Thunderbirds are Go. Just prior to the screening I gave a brief talk about the evolution of Gerry Anderson …

Thunderbirds Are Go Film Screening and Q&A with Jamie Anderson Saturday 24 March at 1pm, Nottingham UK This year, Nottingham is holding its inaugural puppet festival. Spread over four days the city will come to life with puppetry of every kind in all corners of the city, with an eclectic mix of performances, talks, workshops, film screenings, a pop-up puppet village …

Kids all over the world are dressing up as their favourite literary characters! You may not want to dress up, but here are our top 3 suggestions for Gerry Anderson book titles to add to your library… For the purposes of this list, we’re only including Gerry Anderson fiction books from the last 5 years. There are lots of other …

It’s almost time for the special launch of Space Precinct Reloaded at Forbidden Planet Belfast this Saturday! Writer/colourist Chris Thompson, artist Connor Flanagan and editor Andrew Clements will be on hand to sign copies and answer your burning questions about the new comic from Anderson Entertainment. Space Precinct Reloaded issue 1 is a brand new action-packed comic based on Gerry Anderson’s …

Special Assignment: A Mission Report! On the 50th anniversary weekend of Captain Scarlet, Fanderson undertook a Special Assignment in honour of the Captain’s birthday. We took a look to see what celebrations were in store for Anderson fans. There was a full takeover of the event in Maidenhead for the 50th anniversary, with a Spectrum vehicle parked right outside to …

Your Online Thunderbirds Day Guide 52 years ago today, Gerry Anderson’s Thunderbirds was broadcast for the very first time on ATV. Five (and a bit) decades on, the show remains as popular as ever – with a new generation of fans being made aware of the classic series by ITV’s ‘reinvention’ of the show – a hybrid CGI series called …

Lady Penelope Afternoon Tea with Art & Hue’s Thunderbirds Pop Art  The classic Gerry Anderson series Thunderbirds first hit British TV screens 52 years ago but 2017 will be the inaugural year to hold an official “Thunderbirds Day”. On the 30th of September, the anniversary of the first episode’s broadcast in 1965, numerous events will be taking place to celebrate …

FAB Worlds of Anderson at the National Space Centre Gerry Anderson fans can head to the National Space Centre this weekend to meet the stars (puppet and human), see the sets, discover the techniques and find out how Gerry, Sylvia and their team created some of the best-loved shows of all time. 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of Captain Scarlet …

It’s September 13th 2017 – 18 years after the moon blasted out of Earth orbit. Well, at least it did in Space 1999 Breakaway – the first episode of the iconic 1975 Gerry Anderson series. What will you be doing to celebrate Breakaway Day? Watching a whole series (year one, obviously) of Space 1999? Taking an Eagle out for a …

Hundreds braved the rain to unite against dementia at the Bath Memory Walk Jamie Anderson, the son of Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson, was one of the hardy souls who took part in the Bath Memory Walk on Sunday, September 3. He cut the ribbon at the start of the second walk organised by the Alzheimer’s Society to raise funds for the devastating disease. Despite the …