Ray Austin – stuntman, actor, director, producer, screenwriter and novelist – died on 17th May. Ray worked on many cult British TV series, including The Avengers, Department S, The New Avengers, The Professionals, Randall And Hopkirk (Deceased), Return Of The Saint and The Saint. To Fanderson members he will probably be best known for directing the Space:1999 […]

John Brown, who sculpted puppets in Stingray and Thunderbirds (including The Hood, Jeff and Virgil Tracy), died on 18th April. You can read this tribute in John’s local newspaper. We’ll have an obituary for John in FAB Express 104, due this summer, alongside one for his puppeteer wife Wanda (née Webb) who died just a few […]

Fanderson is saddened to report the death of Dr Gerry Anderson, Gerry and Sylvia’s son. Dr Gerry Anderson was the only son of Sylvia and Gerry, the legendary husband and wife team of Thunderbirds fame. He was born in Windsor on 31st July 1967 and his parents issued an invitation to the celebration of his […]

Thanks to everyone who enjoyed the freebies and offers in our Easter Egg Hunt over the last couple of weeks, and to everyone who bid in the charity auction, or bought tickets in the charity raffle. We’re delighted to report that Kouichi Miyazaki bid the highest for the Terrahawks soundtrack CD, and Mrs LM Jones […]

Silva Screen’s Joe 90 soundtrack has jumped to the #1 spot on Amazon’s “TV Soundtracks” chart, and #4 in “Soundtracks & Musicals” – not bad for a 56-year-old television series! The CD is also available via Fanderson Sales, as is our exclusive 4-CD boxset.

ITV Content Services has upscaled Gerry Anderson’s 1994 series Space Precinct to high definition for their ITVX Premium streaming service. The series will also be available to BritBox subscribers too. Space Precinct was filmed on Super16 film, and a true remastering to high definition would be both time-consuming and quite costly, so a way of […]

Fanderson is the proud sponsor once again of the Anderson On Film presentation as part of the Southend Film Festival, enabling fans to enjoy Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s work with other fans this summer… on film! In this digital world it’s easy to watch programmes on your phone, to stream, or even to watch from […]

Hot on the heels of their replica Moonbase Alpha helmet collection, specialist collectible manufacturer Sixteen 12 is making it possible to own your personalised helmet! The helmets will be complete with display stand and Space:1999 metallic base logo, and have a recommended retail price of £299.99 + shipping. Sixteen 12 need a minimum order of […]

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, […]

Captain Scarlet, AKA Lloyd Scott, from Theydon Bois, Essex, will run the London Marathon on 23rd April. Lloyd, who famously took six days to complete the London Marathon in a deep sea diving suit, said he chose the ‘indestructible’ hero from his childhood after twice beating cancer – in 1989 and 2022. “To me, cancer is […]