And the winner is…

Robert Harrop - Santa Phones from StingrayThe winner of our special Robert Harrop competition can now be revealed!

Long-standing member Martin Ackroyd from Manchester is now the proud owner of a beautiful ceramic resin figurine of Phones, in full Santa outfit, from a classic Stingray episode.

The question was:

What kind of dressing is prepared for the meal in A Christmas To Remember?

The answer is, of course, chestnut stuffing.

Well done Martin, Christmas comes late for you! Watch this web space and FAB for further competitions coming up…

Space Precinct Documentary to be released on BluRay

The cover artwork for a brand new feature-length documentary about Gerry Anderson’s  Space Precinct has been unveiled.

Dubbed ‘the story of the most ambitious British television series ever made’,  Space Precinct Legacy features brand new interviews with cast as well as rare and never-before-seen behind the scenes footage! The 90-minute documentary is slated for release in April 2013  and will be eagerly awaited by all fans of a series that has perhaps been unfairly ignored in recent years. It is directed by Paul Cotrulia and produced by Event Films Ltd.

A Christmas to Remember…

Robert Harrop - Santa Phones from Stingray…and this one really will be memorable Christmas for one lucky Fanderson member, as we are running a special competition to win a new limited edition model courtesy of Robert Harrop! The figurine, featuring Phones in his full Santa outfit from A Christmas to Remember – the Stingray Christmas episode – has been hand-painted in ceramic resin and perfectly captures the comic moment when he is mistaken for an intruder by Troy Tempest!

The prize will be individually numbered on the base, will come packaged in a presentation box and be accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity.

To enter, all you need to do is correctly answer this simple question:

What kind of dressing is prepared for the meal in A Christmas To Remember?

Send your answer to: query@fanderson.org.uk with ‘Robert Harrop Competition’ in the subject line, quoting your full name and Fanderson membership number. Alternatively, you can mail your answer to Fanderson Committee, PO Box 12, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD10 0YE, again quoting ‘Robery Harrop Competition’ in the address.

The closing date for entries is 24th December.

Take a look at Robert Harrop’s other Gerry Anderson-themed collectables.

Thunderbirds back on Vinyl for Record Store Day

A stunning series of five Gerry Anderson soundtrack EPs is being released by Silva Screen Records and Little Amber Fish to mark Record Store Day 2013 – the international music celebration. The recordings have been carefully restored and edited from Barry Gray’s own archives courtesy of The Barry Gray Estate and ITV Global Entertainment.

 Five Gerry Anderson soundtrack EPs are being released by Silva Screen Records and Little Amber Fish for Record Store Day 2013The EPs will be released regularly from now until Record Store Day on April 20th 2013, and fans will be able to send off to Silva Screen for a special stand to keep the set in!

Each EP is to be released in coloured vinyl as a numbered, limited edition of 700 copies. 200 copies of each will be kept back and sold as a complete set in May 2013 at a premium price, which means that collecting them piecemeal is certainly the way to go!

The first release will focus on Thunderbirds (in blue vinyl), to be followed by Captain Scarlet, Joe 90 and Space 1999. The final EP will be released on Record Store Day itself and will comprise a special flexi-disc poster package – content yet to be revealed!

Fans can order the EPs online from 15th October at www.silvascreen.com or by emailing info@silvascreen.co.uk, as well as from independent record stores throughout the UK.

Find your nearest participating store

The full release schedule:

  • Thunderbirds (7″ EP, numbered blue vinyl) – 15/10/2012
  • Captain Scarlet (7″ EP, numbered red vinyl) – 19/11/2012
  • Joe 90 (7″ EP, numbered yellow vinyl) – 21/01/2013
  • Space:1999 (7″ EP, numbered purple vinyl) – 25/02/2013
  • RSD 2013 secret release (flexi-disc and poster pack (TBA)) – 20/04/2013