UPDATED 3rd October: We did it! The project has reached the 10,000 milestone, so will be entered for assessment by the Lego team next year (which will include licensing discussions with ITV, as required). There’s just 100 days left to get behind Andrew Clark’s Thunderbird 2, help it reach the 10,000 milestone and be considered […]

Today’s the last day for Fanderson members to renew their memberships for 2022/3! In FAB 100, mailed back in May, we explained that as part of our changes to the membership package, all memberships would expire with the then upcoming FAB Express 101. All copies of FAB Express 101 mailed in August were accompanied by […]

Big Chief Studios have announced their first range of retro collector action figures, enabling fans to create their own miniature adventures. Designed with collectors in mind, each 3.75 inch figure in The Anderson Collection sports five points of jointed articulation, authentic character likenesses and detailed costumes. Priced at a pocket-friendly £14.99 each, the figures are […]

Fanderson’s all-new FAB Annual 2023 will be sent to all club members in our winter mailing. If you haven’t yet renewed your membership since FAB Express 101, you’ve only got until 1st October to be included in the winter mailing and get your copy of the FAB Annual. This 100-page, A4 hardback book includes features on […]

Next Saturday, 24th September, Fanderson members are encouraged to join an online ‘watchalong’ of Space:1999 Mission of The Darians with episode director Ray Austin and actor Prentis Hancock. Watchalongs are like the episode commentaries on DVDs, but live. Fanderson’s first watchalong was Space:1999 The Last Sunset with actor Zienia Merton, at the Stand By For […]

Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Thunderbirds is showing on MeTV (Memorable Entertainment Television) in the USA from 11th September. You can see Thunderbirds on MeTV: Sundays at 06:00 EST/07:00 Central MeTV is available in across the USA – check your local guide for details. Thanks to Charles Grayson for the heads-up. If you know about one […]

Thunderbirds‘ co-creator Sylvia Anderson and her influence on women working in TV is one of the subjects to be discussed in BBC Radio 4’s Front Row programme on Wednesday 13th September 2022. Front Row is Radio 4’s live magazine programme on the worlds of arts, literature, film, media and music. The name Sylvia Anderson was recently […]

The Thunderbirds International Rescue Club staged a glitzy launch event in north London last week, propelling the classic franchise into the brave new world of ‘web 3’, cryptocurrency and the metaverse. By no means a club in the traditional sense, the International Rescue Club offers ‘members’ the chance to own unique digital artwork and avatars, […]

Having long been available to view in the UK on Britbox, many of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s classic productions are now available on the ITV Hub. Fans can now watch Supercar, Fireball XL5 (selected episodes), Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons, Joe 90 (selected episodes), The Secret Service, UFO, The Protectors and Space:1999. ITV’s […]

The UK’s top cult TV and film home video label, Network, has another ‘buy one, get one free’ offer this weekend! Until 16:00 on Wednesday 31st August if you buy one of the 100 selected titles on DVD, you get another free (cheapest item will be free). Fanderson members will be mostly interested in Fireball […]