Author Archives: Jack Knoll

Ep 57 – 10 Years of Security Hazard

The Security Hazard blog is 10 years old! We’re celebrating a decade of Gerry Anderson episode reviews, giant LEGO projects, epic retrospectives, and beyond. Whether it’s Thunderbirds or The Investigator that takes your fancy, we hope you’ll join us for a look back at ten years of Security Hazard on today’s podcast.

Ep 55 – The Last Sunset

Jack and Ben are reviewing one of their favourite episodes of Space: 1999, THE LAST SUNSET. When the wandering Moon is gifted with a breathable atmosphere, the inhabitants of Moonbase Alpha head onto the surface and enjoy some outdoor leisure activities. Inevitably, things are too good to be true and Paul Morrow (Prentis Hancock) begins to crack…

LEGO Tracy Island

Weighing in at 15.6 kg and using approximately 10,000 LEGO bricks, this is the Tracy Island playset of my childhood dreams. It measures 115 cm long, 64 cm wide, and 44 cm high. This LEGO Tracy Island is based on the original Thunderbirds television series from 1965, and inspired by artwork from Graham Bleathman and Chris Thompson, as well as the legendary Tracy Island playsets created by Matchbox and Vivid Imaginations.

Ep 54 – Terrahawks Story Challenge

Can we write our own Terrahawks episodes using nothing but a few words? Jack and Ben are back with their story-writing challenge, The Sky’s The Limit, in which they take randomly selected Terrahawks vehicles, characters, and settings and try to come up with brand new stories with no prior planning. Will their adventures be worthy of Zelda and her monstrous family?

Ep 53 – Zodiac & McClaine’s Wild West Showdown

Through whacky dream sequences and experimental time machines, both Fireball XL5 and Joe 90 found ways to transform their science fiction heroes into cowboys for one week only! Ben and Jack are comparing the Wild West episodes ‘1875’ from Fireball XL5 and ‘Lone-Handed 90’ from Joe 90.

Ep 52 – Flight To Atlantica

The Security Hazard Show is celebrating its first anniversary… and so is the Spectrum organisation! This week we are swigging some Mysteron champagne and reviewing the Captain Scarlet episode FLIGHT TO ATLANTICA. Then, Jack and Ben have some surprise segments to share in honour of our big birthday episode.

Ep 51 – Devil Girl From Mars

Before Gerry Anderson made his name as the producer of Thunderbirds, he trained as an editor and worked on a number of British films. Today we’re exploring an early chapter from Gerry’s career – DEVIL GIRL FROM MARS (1954), the story of a female alien coming to Earth in order to replenish the declining population of men on her world.

Ep 50 – Thunderbirds Are Go (1966)

In our bumper 50th episode, Jack and Ben are taking a flight to Mars aboard Zero-X and reviewing International Rescue’s first big screen adventure, Thunderbirds Are Go! How well do the Tracy family and their magnificent machines translate to the cinema? How long does it take for Zero-X to get off the ground? And what’s the deal with the Cliff Richard dream sequence? Join us for a special assignment to find out!

Ep 49 – It Could Be Practically Anywhere On The Island

The worst episode of anything ever. That’s how Lew Grade, financier of The Protectors, reportedly described the episode IT COULD BE PRACTICALLY ANYWHERE ON THE ISLAND. It was directed by the series’ star Robert Vaughn. The story guest stars both Vaughn’s business partner, Sherwood Price, and Vaughn’s future wife, Linda Staab, and concerns the theft of a beloved poodle. Today, Jack and Ben are going to be finding out what happens when the wheels come off on a Gerry Anderson production. Send help.