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Advent calendar – day 6

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We’re raising funds for our charity of the year – Prostate Cancer UK. See all advent calendar items so far, and Terms and Conditions, here.

Day 6 – CHARITY RAFFLE – You can buy raffle tickets here for this Stingray 2CD soundtrack. It was produced by Fanderson in 2009 with a total running time of 160 minutes, and the track listing is as follows:

Disc 1

  1. Stingray main theme
  2. Attack Of The Mechanical Fish
  3. The Judgement Of Teufel
  4. WASPs Night Club Medley
  5. A Gift From Titan
  6. The Deadly Bloom
  7. Revenge Of The Bitumites
  8. Johnny Swoonara Arrives
  9. Blue Lagoon Batonga
  10. An Invitation To Death
  11. Marina In Peril
  12. The Quest For Treasure
  13. Commercial break bumper and Lyons Maid commercial
  14. The Treachery Of Captain Black
  15. The Might Of Solarstar
  16. I’ve Got Something To Shout About – instrumental
  17. Consoling Atlanta
  18. Fish Bait
  19. Terror Of The Gargan
  20. Ghostly Trap
  21. Prisoners of the Galleon
  22. Marineville Intruder
  23. Girls’ Night In
  24. Festive Fun
  25. Aqua Marina

Disc 2

  1. Stingray main theme – music only
  2. The Imposter
  3. Countdown To Destruction
  4. Palace In The Jungle
  5. The Commander’s Adventure
  6. Stingray In Pursuit
  7. The Galvanoid Threat
  8. Deadly Ransom
  9. Journey Beneath The Sea
  10. The Mysteries Of The Loch
  11. The Monster Returns
  12. The Amazing Giant Oyster
  13. Pursuit Of The Oysters
  14. Hepcat in Trouble
  15. Dreamsville
  16. I’ve Got Something To Shout About – Gary Miller vocalist
  17. I’ve Got Something To Shout About – alternate version
  18. Troy’s Award
  19. WASPs Jazz Interlude
  20. Concerto For X20
  21. The WASPs Medley EP
  22. The Tune Of Danger
  23. Troy Inferno
  24. Bass Replace
  25. Aqua Marina – extended
  26. Stingray
  27. March Of The Oysters
  28. I’ve Got Something To Shout About
  29. Aqua Marina

Advent calendar – day 5

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We’re raising funds for our charity of the year – Prostate Cancer UK. See all advent calendar items so far, and Terms and Conditions, here.

Day 5 – CHARITY RAFFLE – You can buy raffle tickets here for this FAB Yearbook 2. It was produced by Fanderson in 2002 as part of the Stand By For Action convention package. It features interviews with Paul Maxwell (Fireball XL5), Ed Bishop (UFO), Gito Santana (UFO), Christopher Penfold (Space:1999) and Steve Begg (Terrahawks, Space Precinct) and a detailed look at the history of Countdown comic.

48 pages, A4 (210x297mm).

[UPDATED] Keep an eye out for the postman!

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UPDATED 4/12/25 – Royal Mail is reporting severe issues with deliveries in several parts of the UK. Unusually, copies of FAB Express started landing abroad (Italy and Canada at least) before anyone in the UK got theirs! Check this page for Service Updates in your area.

The postman’s on his way with your winter mailing

FAB Express 111 was posted today to all Fanderson members. As well as all the Anderson news and your views, this issue takes a FlashBack to Titan Goes Pop, the perennially popular episode of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Stingray.

Unfortunately, we are extremely sorry that FAB Annual 2026 is not included in the winter mailing. Editor/designer Mike Jones has been unexpectedly distracted by some personal issues recently, and the team felt it was better not to rush to get an annual finished that we’re not happy with. We know many of you will be disappointed to not have an annual to open on Christmas morning, but hope you agree that it’s better that the book is the quality you expect, albeit coming to you in the spring. We’re all working to support Mike to get FAB Annual 2026 finished so it can be with you alongside FAB Express 112 in the spring mailing.

As we mentioned in issue 110 this summer, we’re now reviewing our merchandise pricing on the website. As well as postage prices going up recently, we’ve aligned ourselves with Royal Mail’s world postal zones to ensure you’re paying the right postage.

Meet Ross, your new editor!

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Ross Ironfield is your new editor of FAB Express

Hi everyone,

I’m delighted to be joining the Fanderson committee as the new Editor of FAB Express. As a lifelong fan of the fabulous futuristic worlds created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, it’s a real privilege to help shape the magazine’s next chapter. 

My favourite series has to be Thunderbirds, it was a huge part of my childhood growing up in the 1990s – along with Stingray, Captain Scarlet and Joe 90. I proudly collected all the comics, videos and toys released at the time – and later the many DVD and Blu-ray releases, not forgetting of course, the wonderful soundtrack releases and exclusive merchandise produced by Fanderson.

More recently I’ve been enjoying Thunderbirds Are Go, the 2015 series, with my six-year old son, who has cheekily pinched all my Thunderbirds models and action figures!

I look forward to working with members to continue the club’s proud tradition of high-quality, well-researched features and articles, starting with FAB Express 112 early next year. If you have any ideas, suggestions or would like to contribute – or even just to say hello, I’d love to hear from you. You can email me, or I’m on most social networks and you’ll find me on the Fanderson Facebook group.

FAB! 

Ross Ironfield 

[UPDATED] Growing up with Thunderbirds – Gerry and Sylvia’s daughter Dee Anderson on tour

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Dee Anderson is embarking on a tour of the UK, sharing her memories of ‘growing up with Thunderbirds‘

 

As the daughter of Sylvia and Gerry Anderson, Dee Anderson, lived and breathed the magic of Thunderbirds and all the other Supermarionation programmes as a child. In this show, Dee presents a heartfelt tribute to the boundless imagination and thrilling adventures that defined a generation.

Gerry and Sylvia’s extraordinary legacy comes to life on stage like never before, inviting you into the world of a child who grew up with Thunderbirds. In her words “It was simply FAB!”

Dates/venues being added as confirmed and tickets become available:

Anton Phillips to attend The Eagle Obsession UK premiere on 11th December 2025

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The Eagle Obsession, UK premiere on 11th December 2025

The Eagle Obsession is Jeffrey Morris’ love letter to the iconic craft from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Space:1999. Jeffrey’s been obsessed with the Eagle’s beautiful and functional design since childhood. At that time, he discovered a link between his favorite fictional spacecraft and his favorite real one—NASA’s Lunar Module. Now, he’s ready to explore that connection, and more, with you! Join him as he talks all things Eagle with Space:1999‘s Barbara Bain, Nick Tate, Brian Johnson, Star Trek‘s William Shatner, engineers, fans and many more who share his passion.

Special guest at the UK premiere is Anton Philips (Dr Bob Mathias). The premiere is at 18:00, including a live Q&A with Jeffrey Morris on Thursday 11th December 2025 at The Rio Cinema, 107 Kingsland Road, London E8 2PB. Free tickets are available here.

Our 2026 charity of the year is… Prostate Cancer UK

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Fanderson to support Prostate Cancer UK in 2025/6

Thanks to our members who nominated and then voted for Prostate Cancer UK to be our charity for 2025/6.

Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men. 1 in 8 men will get it, and if you’re Black, your risk is double. We’re standing together with Prostate Cancer UK  who support our dads, brothers, partners and friends – by raising awareness, funding lifesaving research, campaigning for change and providing helpful support and information.

We’ve started raising funds for Prostate Cancer UK now, with some new items in our Shop for which you’ll be making a donation to the charity. In December we’ll have our now-traditional advent calendar too, with raffles, auctions and other ways to do your bit to support Prostate Cancer UK.

Prostate Cancer UK was chosen by Fanderson members from six charities, also nominated by club members.

Fanderson members have a fantastic tracks record of raising funds for charities. In our 44 years, over £61,000 has been donated to a variety of good causes, including Actors’ Benevolent Fund, Alzheimers Society, Baby Lifeline, Children In Need, Demelza, Diabetes UK, The Film And TV Charity, Guide Dogs For The Blind, Hearing Dogs For Deaf People, International Rescue Corps, Macmillan Cancer Support, Orchid, Silverline, Terrence Higgins Trust, Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal and many more.

 

Ghost Stands display your models in an action pose!

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Displaying iconic toys, figures and models with the illusion of levitation!

Ghost Stands was established in 2024 by toy designer and collector Matt Jones from Lunartik. They’re designed to be the most inconspicuous toy display stands in the world, enabling you to display your toys and models with the illusion that they’re flying!

Matt says “As an 80s child I was lucky to have many toys, especially Star Wars and He-Man figures. A lot of them were sadly given away by my parents, but since starting Ghost Stands, it’s definitely helped me reconnect to my past and I know with all my toy design knowledge and appreciation, I can finally add value to the toys I played with all them years ago while building a beautiful private collection.”

The range currently features bespoke stands designed for Dinky and Corgi models from Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, Joe 90, UFO and Space:1999. You can see these and more in their Ebay shop. Stands for Vivid Imaginations, Matchbox and Product Enterprise products are coming soon too.

Ghost Stands are produced from a special highly durable and flexible, thin crystal clear plastic material. Every stand has had hours of engineering dedicated to its development, especially as each toy or model is positioned into a particular dramatic pose when designing. This affects the centre of gravity of the piece and the challenge is to make a Ghost Stand that is well hidden, stable enough to display and easy to clip on to the piece without marking it, damaging stickers or paintwork.

Order in good time for Christmas

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We know, it’s not even December yet, but for some countries we’ll need to get merchandise orders on their way as soon as possible if they’re to arrive before Christmas!

You can see Royal Mail’s full details of last posting dates here, but to allow us time to package your order up and get it in the post, here’s a summary of ‘last order’ dates that will apply to the majority of Fanderson club members:

  • Wednesday 3rd December – everywhere outside the United Kingdom
  • Monday 15th December – UK (17th December if you add the optional Special Delivery payment to your order)

We’ll do our best to fulfil orders as quickly as possible, but we cannot guarantee orders will arrive by Christmas. If in any doubt, please place your orders as soon as you can. Remember, they’ll show as ‘complete’ in your online account once they’re in the post. Of course, we’ll save up any packages we haven’t been able to mail in time for Christmas and send them as soon as possible afterwards.

Thanks to Fanderson members, kids supported by Demelza are WINners!

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Young Joe McClaine presents our donation to Demelza

Over the last year Fanderson members have helped to raise an amazing £1234.11 for Demelza, helping them provide extraordinary care to children and young people with serious or life-limiting conditions, providing expert clinical care and helping to create extraordinary moments along the way. Activies have included our 2024 advent calendar, 44 FAB Years and items available for a donation to the charity.

Professor Ian McClaine took his son Joe along to Demelza to present our donation cheque.

Demelza’s CEO, Lavinia Jarrett, said,

“We’re so grateful to Fanderson for your generosity to Demelza.

“Without the support of organisations like yours, we wouldn’t be able to do what we do.

“Every donation we receive makes a difference to the children with serious or life-limiting conditions and their families who use our services.”

Fanderson has a great reputation for supporting worthwhile causes, and over the club’s 44 years members have raised in excess of £62,000 for Alzheimers Society, Baby Lifeline, Children In Need, Demelza, Diabetes UK, The Film And TV Charity, Hearing Dogs For Deaf People, International Rescue Corps, Macmillan Cancer Support, Orchid, Silverline, Terrence Higgins Trust, Wallace and Gromit’s Grand Appeal and many more.

With special thanks to Chris King for the presentation photo.