by A21 Reporter Andy Clems Fireball XL5, the pride of the World Space Patrol, has been left critically damaged by an encounter with a hyper-velocity space storm! XL5 was on routine patrol duty on the outer edges of Sector 25 when the navigation computer went haywire, detecting a ferocious space storm bearing down on the craft. Wasting no time, Colonel …
by A21 Reporter Andy Clems Sidewinder, the US Army’s prototype combat walker, has just completed the final leg of a grueling endurance mission. The exercise lasted three weeks and took the powerful vehicle on a journey of almost 3,000 miles across the Sahara desert. General Montgomery of the US Army stated that the Sidewinder had “More than proved itself, despite …
Anderson Entertainment’s Thunderbirds ‘Tracy Island Make’ competition proved more popular than any of us could have imagined! With nearly 200 entries, the members of the judging panel are gradually making their way through each one giving them the care and attention they all deserve. With the huge number of entries, we’re now expecting to announce the winner and runners up …
by A21 Reporter Andy Clems Spectrum’s latest operation against the Mysterons proved to be the setting of a spectacular leap of faith for Captain Blue. Captain Blue, real name Adam Svenson, and Captain Scarlet were escorting a shipment of vital electronics from a manufacturing plant outside Paris to Spectrum’s remote testing centre in Finland. The Spectrum officers were mounted on …
by A21 Reporter Andy Clems The World Aquanaut Security Patrol flagship Stingray has concluded an investigation into the mysterious explosion at the Oxton Offshore Atomic Centre on Tuesday. Speaking to A21, Commander Shore of Marineville said, “The Oxton Centre is one of the most vital links in the WASP power supply network. Any drop in output from that facility could …
by A21 Reporter Andy Clems International Rescue have once again saved the day after a thrilling underground mission to save two geologists on Immelmann Island. Immelmann Island, a small volcanic outcrop in the Pacific ring of fire, has recently hit the news as a potential untapped resource of valuable mineral deposits. Renowned geologist Professor Hans Verner and his assistant Angela …
In 1991 the BBC purchased the rights to air Thunderbirds on BBC2. Originally intended to be nothing more than a cheap filler programme for the Friday early evening timeslot the show proved to be a massive hit once again, and the runaway success of these repeats led to demand for toys and playsets based on the series. However, perhaps understandably, …
Anderson Entertainment is launching a Thunderbirds ‘Tracy Island Make’ competition to give fans young and old the opportunity to create something F.A.B during the global COVID-19 social distancing and lockdown measures. Inspired by the famous Blue Peter Thunderbirds Tracy Island Make of the 1990s and early 2000s, we want you to build and make your very own Tracy Island out …
Missed part one and two? Read part one here, and part two here. Hot on the heels of Captain Scarlet the next television series produced by Century 21 arrived in 1968. Joe 90 saw the focus of the stories shift away from the traditional sci-fi adventures of the past to smaller-scale character-based tales, but still incorporating plenty of action and …
Missed part one? Read it here. Anderson’s next series moved the action from outer space to the ocean depths, as Troy Tempest took charge of the super-sub Stingray and encountered undersea aliens both hostile and benign. Today Stingray often finds itself standing alongside Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet as one of the jewels in the Gerry Anderson crown, but the amount …
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