Thunderbirds merchMAKER launches customisable classic Thunderbirds apparel
Would you like a t-shirt that displays Parker’s words of wisdom? Or a hoodie with one of the Hood’s trademark curses? Well, now you can make your own! Thunderbirds fans can now customise their very own licensed classic Thunderbirds apparel thanks to merchMAKER. For the first time ever, Thunderbirds fans are now in complete control […]
Q&A: Thunderbirds Co-operative Board Game
Back in March, Fanderson reported on the staggering success of a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a Thunderbirds 50th anniversary co-operative boardgame. The campaign has since raised more than ten times the original goal of £20,000 and has expanded to include a number of amazing special extras that have got fans of the original […]
Andersonic issue 19 out now
The 19th issue of the hit fanzine Andersonic is now here! There’s an interview with APF’s sculptor/puppetry supervisor, Mary Turner, who worked on the puppet series from Torchy to The Secret Service and along with John Read. Amongst other things, Mary spills the beans about who Marina was really based on…. There’s also an interview with […]
Classic Thunderbirds chess set and trivia games to be released
Fanderson has been given a first glimpse of two exciting new products from Tactic Games that will be released to celebrate the 50th anniversary of classic Thunderbirds. Both games form part of ITV Studios Global Entertainment’s new range of Gerry Anderson licensed products announced in March. The Thunderbirds Classic 50th Anniversary Chess Game features a 29.2 x 29.2 cm playing […]
The Thunderbirds Are Go Interviews: Part 3 – Kayo, Colonel Casey and Grandma Tracy
In early March 2015 Fanderson was invited to ITV’s offices in Gray’s Inn Road, London to interview the voice cast of Thunderbirds Are Go. The series is now in full swing with episode three Space Race airing on ITV on 11th April. Now we bring you the last of three full-length interviews with the series […]
Sylvia Anderson to appear at The Future is Fantastic!
Fanderson is thrilled to announce that Sylvia Anderson has agreed to appear in her first-ever Fanderson convention this October. Sylvia has expressed the view that she thinks The Future is Fantastic! will be ‘very special’, and now leads a formidable list of guests who will be appearing at the event. Producer, writer and voice actress, Sylvia Anderson […]
The Thunderbirds Are Go Interviews: Part 2 – Parker, Brains and The Hood
Read Full Post Mary Turner to appear at The Future is Fantastic!
Fanderson is excited to announce that Mary Turner has agreed to appear at The Future is Fantastic! Mary, a puppeteer and puppet designer who worked on Supercar through to The Secret Service, was responsible for sculpting some of the most iconic Supermarionation characters, including Steve Zodiac, Troy Tempest, Captain Scarlet and Lady Penelope. An extra […]
Thunderbirds Are Go: Ring of Fire screened at BFI Southbank
ITV launched Thunderbirds Are Go in style today at the BFI Southbank in central London to a packed house of fans and journalists, desperate for their first real glimpse of the new series. The audience was treated to the opening two-part story, Ring of Fire, which had been edited together to make a single 50-minute […]
The Thunderbirds Are Go Interviews Part 1: The Tracy Brothers
In early March Fanderson was invited to ITV’s offices in Gray’s Inn Road, London to interview the voice cast of Thunderbirds Are Go. In the first of three full-length interviews, we grill the men behind the voices of the Tracy brothers: Rasmus Hardiker (Scott and Alan) – RH David Menkin (Virgil and Gordon) – DM Thomas Brodie-Sangster […]