This documentary from 2002 takes an exclusive peak behind the curtain for the creation of Stingray. Meet Bob Bell, Brian Johnson, John Read, Judith Shutt and Mary Turner as they share their experiences and anecdotes!
Encore is Talking Pictures TV’s free catch-up service – watch here.
To celebrate Talking Pictures TV’s launch of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s undersea puppet adventure Stingray tomorrow, we’re making our exclusive three-CD soundtrack boxset available at a very special price:
Having already broadcast Fireball XL5 and Thunderbirds, we can only hope that Joe 90 will soon be on TPTV too, and you can can get ready with our exclusive Joe 90 four-CD soundtrack boxset now at the same great price:
These soundtracks are produced by Fanderson exclusively for club members, and they’re available at these great offer prices until 31st May 2024.
Talking Pictures TV is delighted to announce that Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Stingray is coming to the channel from Saturday 2nd March at 15:00.
The acclaimed British children’s science fiction television was filmed in 1963, using a combination of electronic marionette puppetry and scale model special effects. The marionette adventure series about a futuristic submarine patrol that’s responsible for policing the Earth’s oceans.
Stingray follows the Talking Pictures TV’s acquisitions of Thunderbirds and Fireball XL5 last year and shows the channel’s proud and continued support of classic TV, and to bring these series to a new audience!
Talking Pictures TV is available on Freeview/Youview 82, Freesat 306, Sky channel 328 and Virgin 445, with the Encore catch-up service also available.
Adventures In Plastic (part of the renowned railway modeller Bachmann) has announced an expansion of their range of Gerry and Sylva Anderson models (currently Thunderbirds) with Troy Tempest and Phones from Stingray.
Limited to 500 pieces each, the new 1:6 scale hand-painted resin figures are approximately 12″ (30cm) tall, and come complete with certificate and display base. With a recommended retail price of £149.95 each, Troy and Phones will be available late 2023/early 2024 at your local Bachmann stockist.
UPDATED 23/11/23: Offer extended to end of December
As we prepare our winter mailing to all club members, we can now make remaining stocks of FAB Annual 2023 available to buy, just in time for Christmas.
And to really make it a Christmas to remember, until the end of November December we’ve got two great offers for you:
See all six items here. Just be sure to apply the relevant coupon code at checkout before you pay.
OFFER TERMS AND CONDITIONS (in addition to our standing Ts&Cs)
UPDATED 15/10/23: We’ve updated the listing to include hammer prices (in US$).
Heritage Auctions (“The World’s Largest Collectibles Auctioneer”) will be auctioning over 550 items from the film and television science fiction in The Greg Jein Collection on 13-14th October 2023.
The landmark Greg Jein Auction features the collection of the Oscar- and Emmy-nominated miniature-maker who helped create the mothership from Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and worked on most of the Star Trek movies and TV series since 1977. Jein spent decades putting together this unparalleled assemblage, which includes one of the largest collections of Star Trek props, costumes, models and production photos ever offered to the public, from the original series to nearly every big- and small-screen sequel and spinoff that followed. They’re joined by some of the most significant pieces from sci-fi and cinema history, including his mothership maquette. It spans Jein’s beloved 1940s and ’50s serials, including Spy Smasher and Commando Cody: Sky Marshal Of The Universe, to such 1960s TV shows as Batman and Lost In Space to 2001: A Space Odyssey and Star Wars.
Lots likely to be of interest to Fanderson members:
Something we’ve been asked for many times over the years is now, thanks to club members Matthew Teevan and Mark Whyte, finally available – the exclusive FAB Challenge card game from Fanderson!
Easy to play, but fiendish to master, FAB Challenge presents 40 of the greatest vehicles from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s productions in a card game. Accompanying the brand-new vehicle artwork on each card is the FAB Spec & Tech, from which you must choose one item to beat your opponents and seize the hand!
LIMITED TIME INTRODUCTORY OFFER: We know that some members will want to play FAB Challenge with their friends and family, whilst keeping a set pristine (possibly unopened!). So, put two in your basket together and apply the coupon code FABChallenge before you pay and you’ll save £4! This offer will expire on 1st October 2023.
IMPORTANT: Members must apply the coupon code to get the discount. It cannot be applied after you have paid, and we cannot apply it retroactively.
Australian cult and classic film and television label ViaVision has a Big UK TV Sale now on, where you could save up to 50%!
Of particular interest to Fanderson members will be The Protectors in Classic ITV Bundle 2, Stingray, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons and Space:1999 in Sci-Fi DVD Bundle. With over 50 titles included, there’s sure to be something for everyone, but hurry as the sales ends on 24th August!
Australia’s cult and classic film and television label Via Vision is releasing Supermarionation – The Gerry And Sylvia Anderson Collection on 5th July.
This brings together Via Vision’s previous DVD sets of Fireball XL5, Stingray, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons and Joe 90 into a 21-disc super-set, currently available to pre-order at AU$99.95.
Though Via Vision’s Fireball XL5 is now out of stock, separate releases for the other three series remain available.
UPDATE 22nd May :
Fanderson member Lee Elliott sent us these photos of the pre-production samples on display at the UK Slot Car Festival, held over the weekend at the National Motor Museum Warwickshire.
Hornby Hobbies has announced two new iconic craft from Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s productions, for release in 2024.
Scalextric’s 1:32 scale (22cm long) FAB 1 will soon be racing around slot-car tracks, and can be pre-ordered now.
Corgi has released initial images of their upcoming die-cast Stingray, also for 2024, which includes a high metal content and will feature firing Sting missiles!
