Podcast 8 – Space:1999 special

Podcast 8 – Space:1999 special

Click here for Podcast 8. THIS EPISODE: By popular demand, a Space:1999 special! Christopher Penfold (Space:1999 Story Consultant and Scriptwriter) joins Ros, along with writer/journalist/editor David Hirsch and author Robert E Wood in a Space:1999 special. Plus more from the archive with Barry Morse recounting his time on the series. There’s a link to all the […]

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Thunderbirds in 4:3 on Britbox

Thunderbirds in 4:3 on Britbox

Britbox (the digital video subscription service created by the BBC and ITV) is replacing the widescreen versions of Thunderbirds with the original, full-screen, versions! Fanderson members based in the UK were delighted when ITV added Thunderbirds, along with other Anderson productions and cult TV, to the streaming platform in August. They were less than happy, […]

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Whatever happened to FAB 1?

Whatever happened to FAB 1?

In Thunderbirds, it’s assumed FAB 1 met a fiery end during the crash of Skyship One. Sadly, real life is proving to be just as shocking! Fanderson members will remember the full-size replica FAB 1 built by Melvin Jarvis, which was a star attraction at the club’s Countdown To Disaster convention in 2005 (pictured above) […]

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Vinyl soundtrack albums now available in the Shop!

Vinyl soundtrack albums now available in the Shop!

We’re delighted to announce that Silva Screen’s wonderful (and growing) collection of vinyl albums is now available for Fanderson members to buy in the Shop! Until now, you’ll have only found products in the Fanderson shop that we’ve produced exclusively for our members. Products that we’ve had complete control over in terms of design, production and […]

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Martin Roberts on Celebrity Mastermind this Saturday

Martin Roberts on Celebrity Mastermind this Saturday

Television presenter Martin Roberts will be one of the contestants on the BBC’s Celebrity Mastermind quiz this coming Saturday. Martin is the proud owner of the policeman puppet Slim from the Thunderbirds episode Martian Invasion. He was a surprise guest at Fanderson’s The Future Is Fantastic! convention in 2015, where he mingled with hundreds of other Anderson […]

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Supermarionation at 60

Supermarionation at 60

To celebrate 60 years of Supermarionation (the broadcast of Supercar‘s first episode on 28th January 1961) Network have published this feature by Chris Dale on their website. We can only hope that line towards the end is a hint at Network’s next Blu-ray Disc release!

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Podcast 7 available now!

Podcast 7 available now!

Let’s start a happy new year… Click here for Podcast 7. THIS EPISODE: David Stoner (Director of Label and Licensing at Silva Screen) and Tim Mallett (producer and editor) discuss soundtrack albums, and actor, presenter and former Chief Scout Peter Duncan remembers his guest spot on Space:1999 The Exiles. There’s a link to all the […]

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Stingray and The Secret Service added to Britbox

Stingray and The Secret Service added to Britbox

Britbox (the digital video subscription service created by the BBC and ITV) has recently added Stingray and The Secret Service to the streaming platform in the UK. The first series to go before the cameras in 1963 at AP Films’ new studios in Stirling Road, Slough, Stingray was also the first British television series to […]

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Virtual Annual General Meeting 2021

Virtual Annual General Meeting 2021

Fanderson’s Annual General Meeting is a chance for the committee to report on the club’s status and respond to members’ questions, thoughts and suggestions. Fanderson’s next Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held on Saturday 27th March 2021. Once again, due to the ongoing pandemic and to give as many members as possible the opportunity to […]

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Just in time for Christmas… Podcast 6

Just in time for Christmas… Podcast 6

Just in time for Christmas… Click here for Podcast 6. THIS EPISODE: Special effects supremo Steve Begg discusses Terrahawks, James Bond, Derek Meddings and more, and actor/presenter Nadia Sawalha remembering her dad, Nadim Sawalha, guest starring in Space:1999 The Immunity Syndrome. There’s a link to all the podcasts in the menu bar above, or click here.

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