Space Precinct’s journey from original concept to finished television series was a notably longer and more complicated one than any other Gerry Anderson show, and perhaps the most obvious symptom of the behind-the-scenes problems the production faced is the fact that it has no opening episode. While Double Duty was the first episode to enter production, and Protect and Survive …

We’re incredibly sad to report that Richard Gregory – a master of film and television effects, animatronics and design has passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Gerry Anderson’s son Jamie wrote the following short tribute to Richard after hearing the news: I am devastated to report that my dear friend and colleague Richard Gregory passed away suddenly and unexpectedly last week. …

You’d think that the constant action and non-stop thrills of your typical Gerry Anderson series would mean that many of their stars wouldn’t have time to care for pets – but thankfully, that wasn’t the case! Here are five of the most faithful animal friends in the Gerry Anderson universe: our Gerry Anderson pets coundown! #5 – Zoony The Fireball …

Despite producing more than five hundred television episodes over a fifty year period there were remarkably few true two-part stories in any of the Gerry Anderson series. The Supermarionation shows occasionally referenced past events and even occasionally brought back guest characters from previous episodes but aside from Captain Scarlet‘s ‘Lunarville trilogy’ (a loose collection of linked episodes rather than a …

Aliens – where would the Gerry Anderson shows be without them? Some are friendly. Some are not. Then there are those who are just…strange. Here’s a selection of our five favourite Gerry Anderson aliense. Or perhaps we should call them “otherworldly weirdos”! #5 – The Mercurians At first glance these Mercurians, Kalmus and Planitimus, look like fairly typical guest aliens …

To celebrate the recent release of Space Precinct on DVD and the Space Precinct Soundtrack this week, Chris Dale interviews Crispin Merrell about his work on the 1994 Gerry Anderson series. Next week will cover the later series, but for now, enjoy a great interview with a fantastic composer. Add to that – Gerry Anderson news, the randomiser and listener emails! There’s …

One of the key themes in most Gerry Anderson series is how technology can make our lives better – and how easily it can go wrong! When it comes to creating artificial life however the Anderson shows make it seem easy, although the results don’t always turn out exactly how their creators hoped! Here are five of our favourite Gerry …

Several of the various Gerry Anderson shows are among those classic science fiction series to predict advances in technology that nowadays we all take for granted. One of the most obvious and rapidly-developing fields was that of personal communication, and many of these futuristic gadgets now look hopelessly outdated by modern standards! Nevertheless, we still love them, and here are …

After our list of top 5 explosions from the Gerry Anderson puppet shows you’d naturally expect us to do the same for the live action explosions – but if anything this list was even harder to compile since Gerry’s explosions only seemed to get bigger and boomier with each passing series. Nevertheless, we’ll give it a try – here are …

Gerry Anderson’s television and film work spanned six decades, so it’s only to be expected that many familiar faces voices and names from his productions also turned up attached to many other long-running and equally popular franchises. The most prolific of these would be Doctor Who, with Star Wars and 007 close behind, but a surprising number of Anderson-related names …