Happy Thunderbirds Day!

Happy Thunderbirds Day!

Thunderbirds is fifty four years old today! At 7:00pm (BST) on 30th September 1965, viewers in the ATV Midlands ITV region were the first to watch Trapped In The Sky. Will you be joining us around the world by watching it again tonight?

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Supercelebration – what a weekend!

Supercelebration – what a weekend!

Anderson fans flocked to the Holiday Inn Maidenhead last weekend to mark the 50th anniversary of The Secret Service, Doppelgänger and UFO and to raise money for charity The Silver Line, a free 24-hour helpline for older people. Incredibly, a combination of events over the weekend and the sheer generosity of fans meant that over £8,000 was raised in […]

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Exclusive Shane Rimmer commentary at Supercelebration!

Exclusive Shane Rimmer commentary at Supercelebration!

As a tribute to our much-missed friend Shane Rimmer, at Supercelebration we’ll be showing The Protectors episode Zeke’s Blues (written by and guest starring Shane) with exclusive commentary by the man himself!

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Stanley Unwin to appear at Supercelebration!

Stanley Unwin to appear at Supercelebration!

It wouldn’t be possible to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Secret Service without hearing from the programme’s star, Stanley Unwin, would it? We’re delighted to announce that, through exclusive archive footage, Stanley Unwin will be appearing at our convention this coming weekend.

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Supercelebration – limited on-the-door places available

Supercelebration – limited on-the-door places available

Since registrations to Supercelebration closed last week, we’ve been inundated with enquiries as to whether club members can turn up and pay on the door. We’re delighted to confirm that we have a limited number of spaces available, and that more space is available on Sunday than Saturday. So, it will be possible for members […]

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FAB 93 in the post – again in ‘green’ packaging

FAB 93 in the post – again in ‘green’ packaging

FAB 93 is now winging its way to all Fanderson members around the world – once again in compostable packaging! Within its 60 pages FAB 93 includes: an in-depth study of UFO‘s Dr Jackson, Vladek Sheybal members’ views of Captain Scarlet And The Mysterons Noose Of Ice, plus an exclusive Hotspot Tower cutaway illustration, in […]

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Join the Operation Priest treasure hunt!

Join the Operation Priest treasure hunt!

Joining us at Supercelebration in September? You’ll be in the heart of filming location country for the weekend. So, if you’ve a bit of spare time before the convention starts, or you fancy getting away from the hotel for a couple of hours, you might want to join Father Unwin in solving the clues in this […]

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UK premiere of Inferno at Supercelebration

UK premiere of Inferno at Supercelebration

Inferno, episode 22 of Thunderbirds Are Go‘s second season, will receive its UK premiere screening at Fanderson’s Supercelebration convention – a weekend celebrating 50 years of UFO, Doppelgänger, The Secret Service and other Gerry and Sylvia Anderson creations – this September. The Crystal Spire, the tallest building in the world, catches fire and the local firefighters are rendered […]

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Even more Terrahawks! John Lee is coming to Supercelebration

Even more Terrahawks! John Lee is coming to Supercelebration

We are excited to reveal that Terrahawks modelmaker John Lee will be attending Supercelebration in September. Working under Special Effects Director Steven Begg and alongside fellow modelmaker Steve Woodcock, John designed and built many of the weird and wonderful space craft that appeared in the series. He has since gone on to amass a wealth […]

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Happy birthday, Fanderson!

Happy birthday, Fanderson!

Yes, it was 38 years ago today that Gerry Anderson was joined by Keith Shackleton, Pam Barnes, Mark Jones, Barbara Kitson, Chris Leach, David Nightingale, Phil Rae, Brendan Sheehan and John Williams at Pinewood Studios. Together, they formed the world’s only official appreciation society for the work of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson – Fanderson.

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