Fans of Barry Gray have been given the chance to study the first of a planned set of full episodic scores; beginning with the complete manuscript from the Thunderbirds episode, The Perils of Penelope.

For some two decades The Barry Gray Music Archive has overseen restoration of the work of British composer Barry Gray (1908 – 1984), known for his long association with film and television producer Gerry Anderson – who made Stingray, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, Space:1999 and Thunderbirds.

100s of reels of audio tape and 100s of pages of handwritten music manuscript have been digitised and preserved for posterity.

As well as presenting the entire score, meticulously transcribed, each volume also contains detailed study notes, programme commentaries and significant biographical information.

Prices

THUNDERBIRDS – PERILS OF PENELOPE 82p SC A4 £45.00 (plus postage and packing: £3.00 UK, £4.50 Europe, £6.00 Rest of the World)

The manuscript is available exclusively from The Barry Gray Music Archive, 2 Romney Road, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0RW.

Payment can be via cheque to Ralph Titterton, or by direct bank transfer.

E-mail ralph.titterton@sky.com for details.

The publication of a new edition of The Complete Book of UFO is to be marked by a launch event in November in London. In a rare opportunity for fans, author Chris Bentley will be interviewing Ayshea Brough, one of the stars of UFO and the host of fondly remembered pop show Lift Off with Ayshea.

There will also be an audience Q&A, a book signing with Chris and Ayshea, and a rare screening of The UFO Documentary, a special programme produced by Fanderson. All attendees will be entitled to an exclusive £5 discount on signed copies of the book.

The evening will be hosted at The Cinema Museum in London on 25th November, with doors opening at 19:00, for a 19:30 start. Refreshments will be available in the Museum’s licensed cafe and bar.

About the book

The Complete Book of UFO is the official guide to the classic series, and is now for the first time available as an expanded, deluxe hardback in full colour. Designed with full access to ITV’s extensive stills archive, the book includes a complete production history, comprehensive episode guides and full details of vehicles and characters. The chapter on promotion and merchandise is expanded with details on UFO-inspired comics, and there is a new section on Andersons’ feature film Doppelgänger, considered by many to be the precursor to UFO.

Tickets for the event

Tickets are priced £5, and advance tickets can be purchased online, or direct from the Museum by calling 020 7840 2200 in office hours.

Purchase your tickets 

We wanted to draw attention to one of our latest sales items that might have slipped under the radar – or should that be sonar? 

Our new 3-disc set of Stingray mini albums features the soundtracks of three classic episodes, with specially recorded narration supplied by intrepid members of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol…

Loch Ness Monster

“Find the Loch Ness Monster? What a crazy mission…”

Following a sighting of the Loch Ness Monster by Admiral Denver, the crew of Stringray are dispatched to Scotland to solve the mystery once and for all.

With linking narration by Phones.

Tune of Danger

“This is one concert that is really going to go with a bang.”

One of Agent X-2-Zero’s human agents plans to ruin a jazz group’s performance in Aphony’s undersea city…with a bomb hidden in a double bass.

With linking narration by Commander Shore.

Trapped in the Depths

“Untie me professor – you can’t fight Marineville alone.”

Having joined forces with an undersea race, a mad professor at a fish farm holds Atlanta Shore captive in a plot to steal Stingray and destroy Troy Tempest.

With linking narration by Phones.

So, what are you waiting for, Terrainean? 

Order your copy of the Stingray mini album and experience these classic adventures from the 1960s in a whole new way.

Please note: As with all of our sales items, this mini album set is available exclusively to Fanderson club members.

If you would like to join Fanderson, you can do it easily online today.

Art & Hue has created a  collection of stylish Thunderbirds pop art prints to mark 50 years since the end of the original episodes in 1966.

22 art prints are available in a choice of 18 colours and 3 sizes, printed on museum-quality archival card of 310gsm, made from 100% cotton, using pigment inks which will last lifetimes. The collection showcases some of the series’s modernist Mid-Century architecture, American ‘ubergeek’ Brains and the British style of Lady Penelope and Parker.

Original Thunderbirds photographs have been given a stylish pop art treatment featuring Art & Hue’s signature halftone style. Halftone is an age-old technique that uses dots to make up the printed image, similar to newspapers or comic books.

View the full collection on Art & Hue’s website.