The second series of Thunderbirds Are Go blasted on to television screens on 22nd October, with a double bill of episodes on ITV1. In its new Saturday afternoon slot, the series launched with Earthbreaker (how did they resist going for the title ‘Groundbreaker’?), an episode that introduces the Mechanic, a ruthless techno-villain with mysterious links […]

Fanderson is very pleased to announce the release of two fascinating audio interviews with Ed Bishop, the man behind UFO’s Commander Straker! With his timeless and unique voice, Ed Bishop was one of the key ingredients which made Gerry Anderson’s UFO one of the finest television series ever made. Now, in these two interviews recorded […]

Fanderson is offering a copy of the Italian Space:1999 soundtrack CD to one lucky club member, courtesy of Claudio Fuiano & Daniel Winkler, the guys behind the mastering of the CD (pictured above). To be in with a chance of winning, all you have to do is answer these three easy questions (hint: all of the […]

Fans of Barry Gray have been given the chance to study the first of a planned set of full episodic scores; beginning with the complete manuscript from the Thunderbirds episode, The Perils of Penelope. For some two decades The Barry Gray Music Archive has overseen restoration of the work of British composer Barry Gray (1908 […]

The publication of a new edition of The Complete Book of UFO is to be marked by a launch event in November in London. In a rare opportunity for fans, author Chris Bentley will be interviewing Ayshea Brough, one of the stars of UFO and the host of fondly remembered pop show Lift Off with […]

FAB 84 has been printed and should be on its way to Fanderson club members in the next few days!  Apologies for the delay, but we hope you’ll think that the wait has been worth it. Here’s what’s just coming in the new issue of FAB magazine: We look back at Supercar, the very first Supermarionation […]

We wanted to draw attention to one of our latest sales items that might have slipped under the radar – or should that be sonar?  Our new 3-disc set of Stingray mini albums features the soundtracks of three classic episodes, with specially recorded narration supplied by intrepid members of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol…   […]

Art & Hue has created a  collection of stylish Thunderbirds pop art prints to mark 50 years since the end of the original episodes in 1966. 22 art prints are available in a choice of 18 colours and 3 sizes, printed on museum-quality archival card of 310gsm, made from 100% cotton, using pigment inks which […]

Thirty-five years ago, on this very day, eight fans of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s work gathered at Pinewood Studios with Gerry himself and Keith Shackleton to discuss the formation of the provisionally-entitled ‘Anderclan’. At ITC Entertainment’s request, these representatives of the various Anderson appreciation clubs and societies were asked to form a single group that […]

Members who were among the first to receive our Space:1999 Year Two CD will soon be receiving a replacement booklet in the post, direct from our manufacturers. Although we’ve received nothing but compliments on the soundtrack album, the paper quality in the original booklets was not up to our usual specification so they’ve been replaced […]