UFO

[AUS] UFO coming to Blu-ray Disc down under

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Definitive UFO Blu-ray boxset on positive track!

Australian cult film and TV label ViaVision has announced the release of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s 1969 series UFO, coming to Blu-ray Disc on 26th March! This eight disc set boasts an impressive range of special features, including new interviews with guest stars Jane Merrow and Derren Nesbitt, a 120-page booklet and new episode commentaries by authors and Fanderson members Ian Fryer and Chris Drake, and ITC historians Jonathan Wood and Rick Davy. ViaVision have worked hard to include as many archival special features as possible from previous releases too.

Most interesting is the note that “grading work and updates have been applied to select episodes, correcting specific flaws in the original restoration”, so we can hope this really is the definitive boxset to get!

Although we’re unable to confirm whether this release includes region-coding, when it is applied Australia is BD region B, the same as the UK.

See the full details and order your copy now here.

 

It’s FAB Monthly!

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We’re launching a series of monthly offers to help newer members discover the club’s FAB magazine.

We regularly get feedback from members who have bought back issues of FAB magazine, along the lines of ‘It’s an amazing magazine’ or ‘I never knew how much there is in each issue’.

Although a large number of members have been with Fanderson for years, and so may have received FAB as part of their membership package, there’s a significant number who have joined since. To encourage that latter group to take a punt on ordering some copies, we’re launching a series of monthly discounts focussed on a specific series. This month, it’s the turn of that fan favourite – UFO.

Buy any five or more issues of FAB magazine that contain UFO content (conveniently, you can see them all by clicking on the UFO tab in the Shop) in one transaction, apply the coupon code FAB-JAN-UFO at checkout, and you’ll get a whopping 50% off those issues.

Get shopping now!

Please note:

  • Whilst stocks last – some issues have very low stock.
  • This offer cannot be used in conjunction with other coupon codes.
  • This offer is for online purchases only.
  • Members must apply the coupon code themselves before checkout. It cannot be applied retroactively.
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FAB Annual 2025 on its way in time for Christmas, for most club members

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Finally! We can confirm that FAB Annual 2025 has been mailed to Fanderson members today!

Hopefully, this will give enough time for the majority of members to find their annual under the tree this Christmas – certainly those in the UK should and maybe those in parts of Europe too. Unfortunately, due to ongoing industrial action in Canada we’ve been advised not to mail to members there, but we’ll keep your FAB Annuals safe and post them as soon as the action is over and the backlog of mail has cleared.

Together with FAB Express 108, mailed recently, our winter mailing is complete and we can get on with welcoming all the new club members who have been waiting patiently for their membership packages!

Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: London 2024

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Propstore has released details of lots in their upcoming Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction that will be of interest to fans of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s productions.

In the Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: London 2024, running 14th to 17 November you’ll find:

  • Lot 407: “Slim” puppet, from Thunderbirds Martian Invasion (starting bid £10,000, estimate £20,000 – £40,000)
  • Lot 408: Ambulance model miniature from Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons Winged Assassin (starting bid £10,000, estimate £20,000 – £40,000)
  • Lot 967: Three Derek Meddings drawings from Thunderbird 6 and Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons (starting bid £200, estimate £400 – £800)
  • Lot 1605: Light-up Luxorian Ice Power Source prop from Space Precinct The Power (starting bid £1,000, estimate £2,000 – £4,000)
  • Lot 1773: Thunderbird 4 model built by Martin Bower (starting bid £1,500, estimate £3,000 – £6,000)
  • Lot 1774: Thunderbird 1 model built by Martin Bower (starting bid £1,000, estimate £2,000 – £4,000)
  • Lot 1775: Sylvia Anderson’s Thunderbirds Are Go premiere dress (starting bid £1,000, estimate £2,000 – £4,000)
  • Lot 1799: S.H.A.D.O. Mobile 3 large-scale replica model built by Sean Robinson and Mike Trim (starting bid £1,500, final estimate £3,000 – £6,000)

See the full auction details and catalogue and register for online bidding here.

Special launch offer for exclusive Thunderbirds To The Rescue soundtrack

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To celebrate the third in our series of exclusive soundtracks to the Super Space Theater compilation movies, we’ve got a special offer for the rest of October!

Buy all three SST movies and get our Super Space Theater book and art prints half-price!

  • Log on to our website
  • Click here to go to our SST page, then put all three SST soundtracks and the SST book in your basket
  • Add anything else from our Shop that you’d like
  • Click on basket, then apply coupon code SSToct24 before moving on to pay. This will deduct 50% off the price of the book and art prints.

OFFER TERMS AND CONDITIONS (in addition to our standing Ts&Cs)

  • This offer is for Fanderson members only.
  • Members must buy both all three soundtracks and the SST book in the same transaction.
  • Each member can only use the coupon code once.
  • Apply the coupon code SSToct24 before you pay to get the SST book half price.
  • Members must apply the coupon code themselves to get the discount. It cannot be applied after you have paid, and we cannot apply it retroactively.
  • This is an online-only offer. It cannot be redeemed via the post.

UPDATED: Let’s make it an Annual Affair!

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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)

  • Discount will be applied to items as detailed above in the same transaction.
  • Apply either coupon code AnnualAffair3 or AnnualAffair6 before you pay to get the relevant discount detailed above.
  • Members must apply the coupon code themselves to get the discount. It cannot be applied after you have paid, and we cannot apply it retroactively.
  • This is an online-only offer. It cannot be redeemed via the post.
  • This offer ends on 30th November 2023, though Fanderson reserves the right to close the offer early.

Will you win the FAB Challenge?

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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.

 

[UK] UFO on HorrorXtra channel from 15th August

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Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s UFO is showing on HorrorXtra channel in the UK from Tuesday 15th August.

You can see UFO on HorrorXtra:

  • weeknights at 20:00
  • repeated next weekday at 16:00
  • Sundays at 17:00

HorrorXtra is available in the UK on Freeview 69, Freesat 138 (+1 on 139), Sky 317 (+1 on 318) and Virgin Media 171 (+1 on 371).

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35% off Network Blu-ray Discs

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Network are offering 35% off a selection of their high definition titles on Blu-ray Disc in their latest HD35 promotion.

The selection includes loads of classic British TV and film, and for Anderson fans the titles of most interest are likely to be Fireball XL5 A Day In The Life Of A Space General (colourised), Joe 90, UFO, Ultimate Space:1999, Terrahawks, and New Captain Scarlet,

The promotion ends at 16:00 on Tuesday 18th April, so go shopping now by clicking this link to see all titles in Network’s HD35 promotion.