We hope that many of you will all be aware of the Benji and Nick Show – hosted by Benji Clifford and Nicholas Briggs. They dig into British cult TV, oddities, and random tangential conversation. In their most recent show they covered Space 1999, and its opening episode, Breakaway. There’s even a short impromptu guest appearance by Gerry Anderson’s younger …

Many fans (with deep pockets) will be excited to see Martin Bower’s Altares up for auction next month. The model from the 1975 pilot special ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ (also known as Into Infinity) is going up for auction as part of Profiles in History’s Icons and Legends of Hollywood auction from 2nd June 2018… Here’s the page from the …

The recently launched Slough Estate trail app includes a stop at Ipswich Road (original site of AP Films, now Protyre) with interactive content all about Gerry Anderson’s amazing decade on the estate in the 1960s, and is available to anyone through the Zappar app. On Thursday 22nd March, Resource Productions commenced the Estate Trail App (abbreviated as ETA Slough) at …

Will Thunderbird 4 Make it to Benidorm? Four International Rescue agents from Henllan in Wales are getting aboard Thunderbird 4, and taking part in this year’s Manchester to ‘Benidorm or Bust’ Charity Rally, raising funds for Alzheimer’s Society Cymru. Tony Adams has modified a Vauxhall Zafira into a ‘Thunderbird 4’, International Rescue’s underwater rescue vehicle, which even includes bubble makers in …

We’re very sorry to learn from multiple sources today, that Desmond Saunders has died. Desmond, better known as Des Saunders was a director and film editor who had a long association with Gerry Anderson. Having served as a director for Supercar (1961–62), Stingray (1964–65), Thunderbirds (1965–66), Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (1967–68), Joe 90 (1968–69),and both production and post-production roles for The Protectors …

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New Captain Scarlet Soundtrack Released! In 2005 Gerry Anderson completed what was to be one of the most ambitious projects of his entire career: a computer animated reinvention of his cult Supermarionation classic Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Fast-paced and action-packed, Gerry Anderson’s New Captain Scarlet was one of the sci-fi creator’s proudest achievements – with each of the 26 …

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 …