The many television series and films produced by Gerry Anderson were blessed with some of the greatest creative talents of their time, and one of the names that most often appeared alongside his was Barry Gray. Gray composed and directed most of the music for Anderson’s shows and films from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, and as a …

From the very first issue of Thunderbirds the Comic in 1991 to the premature end of the Thunderbirds are Go! comic several years later I was an avid reader of Fleetway Comics’ various Gerry Anderson titles, and while I don’t have a complete collection I probably own about 75% of them. Unfortunately, as can sometimes happen with comics, the cancellation …

The first series of Century 21 Tech talk is now complete, but you can watch all of them right here! If you’d ever wanted to know more about some of the best-known vehicles of the 21st century, then this is the way to do it. Hosted by Brains from Thunderbirds, we find out the technical specs of some of the …

The Gerry Anderson universe is brimming with classic vehicles that everybody remembers and loves, but alongside these is a contingent of smaller single-occupant devices that could be used to reach areas these larger vehicles couldn’t; basically we’re thinking of any method of transportation primarily designed to be used by one person and which doesn’t feature wheels. Not quite a star …

One question we see crop up frequently in relation to the various Anderson series (although not quite as often as “what does F.A.B. mean?”) is why are there so many different broadcast and home video Gerry Anderson episode orders out there for each show? Most of the Anderson shows were produced in an era where it was common practice for …

Last time we examined our five favourite “it was all a dream!” episodes from the various Gerry Anderson shows, and now it’s time to do the opposite! Let’s dive to the bottom of the barrel in search of five episodes best described as “a terrible horrible nightmare!” #5 – Errand of Mercy The Secret Service was mad to start with, …

By 1965, Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Supermarionation series had become something of a television phenomenon in the U.K., with Supercar, Fireball XL5 and Stingray all proving just as successful when it came to merchandising. This success would lead almost inevitably to a comic, and while TV Comic had run strips based on Anderson shows like Four Feather Falls, Supercar and …

‘Comedy episode’; two words guaranteed to strike fear into the hearts of cult television fans, sometimes even more so than ‘clip show’. There’s nothing more painful than watching our favourite shows fail in a misguided attempt to be funny, and the various Gerry Anderson series are no exception in this regard, but they have also produced several comedy episodes that …

All manner of strange and nasty ailments can befall residents of the Gerry Anderson television universe, from brains melting on the Moon to an outbreak of dreaded Xyron fever in Demeter City. Luckily help is always on hand in the form of some of the finest medical professionals in the universe; splendid fellows, all fifteen of them! For this list, …

Over the years many television series and feature films have paid tribute to the Gerry Anderson shows in a variety of ways, with Stingray recently making a brief appearance on the big screen in Aquaman. One show that made frequent mention of the Anderson universe will likely not be familiar to as many British and European fans as it is …