Jack and Ben are sitting down to review the classic Fireball XL5 adventure SPY IN SPACE. Steve Zodiac, Dr. Venus, and Professor Mattic board a deserted space station only to find a familiar foe waiting for them inside! What will your hosts make of this episode’s eerie atmosphere and comedy villains?
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Ep 35 – The Perfect Gerry Anderson Christmas
Celebrate the festive season with Jack and Ben! We’re talking about the incredible toys that would top our Gerry Anderson Christmas wishlist. Will we be asking Santa for a Tracy Island or an Eagle Transporter? And what is lurking inside the boys’ Christmas stockings?
Ep 20 – Fireball XL5 Comics vs. TV
The space-age Supermarionation series FIREBALL XL5 enjoyed great success on television, but it was also a hit in the pages of TV Century 21! Today, Jack and Ben are comparing the television adventures of Steve Zodiac, Venus, and Matic to those of their comic strip counterparts!
Ep 8 – The Evolution of Supermarionation
What makes a Thunderbirds puppet different from a Captain Scarlet puppet? The marionette stars of AP Films and Century 21 changed considerably between each of Gerry & Sylvia Anderson’s exciting television series. Jack and Ben are going to chart the advancements of the Supermarionation puppets and choose some of their favourites!
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)”
LEGO Fireball XL5 MOC
Today I have a video to share with you! I’ve had this little Fireball XL5 model in my collection for a while so I thought it was about time for a literal deconstruction and a talk-through of the build process!
Ep 12 – Fireball XL5
Jack and Katherine journey to Sector 25 of outer space with the Fireball XL5 crew for this week’s episode. What will Katherine make of the devious aliens from Planet 46 threatening to destroy the Earth? And how about that coffee, Venus?
Operation Anderthon Podcast Trailer
Starting Friday, October 18th, 2019 on the Security Hazard blog, a brand new podcast from Jack and his wife, Katherine, will begin!
The Most Special Office
Today’s post has to do with my recent house move and my opportunity to realise a dream I have had for a long time. Say hello to my new office.
All Puppet Creatures Great and Small
A celebration of all the creatures which had to be made by the puppet workshop at AP Films to stand alongside their human co-stars without looking too odd.
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