Author Archives: Jack Knoll

“The Security Hazard Show” Launching April 23!

A brand new podcast about the worlds of Gerry Anderson is blasting off from Security Hazard on Wednesday, April 23rd 2025. Hosted by Jack Knoll and Ben Wolf Page, The Security Hazard Show will broadcast live on YouTube every Wednesday at 6:00 pm GMT, and then be available to watch and listen to any time across podcast platforms such as Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

“Security Hazard Minis” – New Episodes Every Monday on YouTube

Introducing “Security Hazard Minis,” a YouTube series featuring Gerry Anderson collectibles and Supermarionation insights from Security Hazard’s own Jack Knoll! Today we’re highlighting episodes you might have missed from January 2025 about unusual Thunderbirds statues, a 1993 Captain Scarlet annual, a unique signed vehicle design, and 1980s calendars showcasing various Anderson creations.

Thunderbirds (2004) The Movie | A 20th Anniversary Retrospective

Everything you never wanted to know about the 2004 movie of Thunderbirds in one impossible-to-digest video. We’ll work on the tagline, but hey, it’s finally here! Earlier this year, Andrew Clements came to me with the idea of commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Thunderbirds movie. Andrew wrote an enormous review of the movie forContinue reading “Thunderbirds (2004) The Movie | A 20th Anniversary Retrospective”

In Conversation With Peter Borg: The Making of Gerry Anderson’s The Investigator

For the first time in over 50 years, Maltese actor Peter Borg speaks about his experiences making the Gerry Anderson pilot film, The Investigator.

Coming November 2nd 2024: Thunderbirds The Movie | A 20th Anniversary Retrospective

In celebration of Thunderbirds Day, today we’re releasing a new trailer for our great, big, spectacular retrospective video about the 2004 Thunderbirds movie. Enjoy glimpses at some of the faces reflecting on 20 years of Jonathan Frakes’ live-action take on Thunderbirds, including some special guests who helped to bring the film to life.

UFO ‘Shadow Play’ and Space: 1999 ‘The Armageddon Engine’ by James Swallow

James Swallow’s new novellas, UFO: Shadow Play and Space: 1999: The Armageddon Engine, are an absolute treat for anyone who loves the detailed, high-stakes drama of the live-action Anderson canon. Swallow demonstrates how to immerse the reader in these worlds, capturing every inch of SHADO HQ and Moonbase Alpha with such vividness that they feel more real than ever before. You can practically hear the hum of the technology and feel the weight of the pressure building as both stories unfold.

David Graham (1925-2024)

David Graham, the actor who brought us the voices of Parker, Brains, and countless other Supermarionation characters, has died at the age of 99. Grandpa Twink, Fernando, Red Scalp, Big Ben, Dr. Beaker, Mitch the Monkey, Zarin, Bill Gibson, Professor Matic, Zoonie, Lt. Ninety, Boris Spacespy, Oink, Aloysius Parker, Brains, Kyrano, and Gordon Tracy… ThoseContinue reading “David Graham (1925-2024)”

Filmed In Malta: Rare 1970s Interview with Gerry Anderson

Thanks to the team at Filmed In Malta, I am delighted to share and analyse two archive newspaper reports from The Times of Malta dated 1971 and 1973, which shed some light on Gerry Anderson’s visits to Malta during the filming of both The Protectors and The Investigator. They are revealing glimpses into the shift in Gerry Anderson’s career, as well as the British film industry as a whole during the early 1970’s.