(Note: the “missing puppet” story that inspired our reporter Jeremy Briggs’ research below was quickly revealed as a PR hoax, see follow up, but we have kept this item live for information purposes) Gerry Anderson fans have a new game… Read More ›
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All About Thunderbirds documentary
A quick update on the BBC4 Thunderbirds documentary we reported on recently. downthetubes has been in contact with the producer of the show and he tells us production is complete and is pencilled for broadcast on 4 January 2008. In… Read More ›
Thunderbirds: the Dan Dare connection
BBC4 is continuing its efforts to mine Britain’s rich science fiction and comics culture with a new documenatary on the 1960s cult classic puppet show Thunderbirds. Dan Dare fan site dandare.info reports the Beeb has discovered Dan Dare was an… Read More ›
Andersonic
The fourth ‘episode’ of Richard Farell and Vincent Law’s Gerry Anderson fanzine is now out. Amongst the articles and reviews of the Gerry Anderson series Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, UFO and Space:1999, are articles on the comic strips associated with… Read More ›
FAB Makeover
The new issue of Fanderson’s fanzine FAB, (Number 57), has just been released. With Chris Bentley’s retirement as editor, Fanderson have taken the opportunity to redesign the 56 page glossy colour A5 zine and bring in new features, intended to… Read More ›