On Wednesday 7th October, a small number of International Rescue agents gathered at a (now not so) secret location for the very first screening of Thunderbirds 1965, The Abominable Snowman. Retro-TV critic Steve Berry was there and has sent back this report to GAHQ… “Deep in the bowels of London’s Mondrian Hotel, cast and crew of Thunderbirds 1965 assemble. Along with specially invited …

Cinekid Festival celebrates 50th birthday of Thunderbirds On Friday the 23rd of October Dutch festival Cinekid celebrates Thunderbirds 50th Anniversary! Grandparents, parents and children can enjoy the very first episodes of the legendary sci-fi series on the big screen. Thunderbirds 50 years! is part of Animation Day, which offers a special programme of new and old animation productions for the …

News has just us of a Thunderbirds 50th Anniversary concert, which is to take place at Colston Hall in Bristol on 1st December. Renowned conductor Charles Hazlewood and his All Star Collective celebrate the wondrous music of Thunderbirds and composer Barry Gray in the show’s 50th anniversary year. Bringing it to life is a special ensemble which features Adrian Utley …

GF1: Ghost Mine Blasting Off 3rd September 2015 The second book in the posthumously completed series from Gerry Anderson – the creator of Thunderbirds – is launching next week at SciFi Wales. Gemini Force One Ghost Mine is the follow up to the critically acclaimed first book in the science fiction action adventure series – Black Horizon. Gemini Force One is a complete …

A Yorkshire farmer has created a 300m long representation of THUNDERBIRD 2 from maize plants! Tom Pearcey has created the York Maze Thunderbird 2 from over 1,000,000 maize plants. Says Tom Pearcy, “As a kid I remember watching Gerry Anderson’s great TV shows like Stingray, Captain Scarlet, but Thunderbirds was my favourite. I wanted to do something big to mark …

A new Thunderbird 2 Shaun the Sheep is to be unveiled as part of the next charity arts trails from Shaun in the City. Anderson Entertainment and Shaun in the City have been working together for several months on the project, alongside ITV to give the Thunderbird 2 Shaun the green light. From 6th July to 31st August, the charity are …

On Wednesday 13th May, the White Bus Cinema in Southend On Sea was host to an evening of screenings of a number of Gerry Anderson productions on 16mm and 35mm film. Presenter at the event Mark Joseph gives his report of this rare opportunity. Little did I realise that just months after discovering that I had a venue close to …

Bonhams auction house have recently advertised that an original studio-used Lady Penelope puppet is up for sale. Penelope is Lot 127 in an Entertainment Memorabilia being held on 24th June 2015 at 12:00pm BST Bonhams’ London, Knightsbridge saleroom. The item is listed as “an original AP Films / Century 21 productions puppet; comprising original Thunderbirds series head, the neck mechanism has …

Until a year or so ago, Peter Collins had never been to a convention. But now, he’s a convert. And here, he’s going to tell you why you should give the convention circuit a try, and reconnect with your childhood self! Have you checked-in with your childhood-self recently? Or have you spent the last however many years staunchly practicing adulthood? …

At this year’s Hay Festival, Anderson fans will get a chance to hear MG Harris and Jamie Anderson speak about Gemini Force One: Black Horizon, as well as Captain Scarlet voice actor Liz Morgan talking about her new historical novel: Ticket to Paradise. Beyond Gemini Force One In Beyond Gemini Force One, MG Harris and Jamie Anderson present an audio-visual tour …