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 30 – Thunderbirds Story Writing Challenge

Jack and Ben are back with their story writing segment, The Sky’s The Limit! Taking randomly generated Thunderbirds vehicles, characters, settings, and situations, your intrepid hosts are challenged to mix their ideas together and dream up exciting new International Rescue adventures on the spot!

Ep 28 – Top 10 Scariest Anderson Moments

Jack and Ben have chosen their most haunting, chilling, and downright terrifying moments from across Gerry Anderson’s television series and will be counting down their top 10! From Thunderbirds and Stingray to Space: 1999 and UFO, will your scary scene make our list?

Ep 24 – Thunderbirds In Outer Space

Blast Off Into Adventure! Jack and Ben are reviewing the Super Space Theater compilation movie Thunderbirds In Outer Space. How well do the classic Thunderbirds episodes Sun Probe and Ricochet combine together into one cosmic adventure?

Ep 23 – What If Thunderbirds Kept Going?

In readiness for Thunderbirds’ 60th Anniversary, Jack and Ben are exploring what a hypothetical third series of Thunderbirds might have looked like had the classic Supermarionation show continued on television. Ultimately, financier Lew Grade asked Gerry & Sylvia Anderson to develop a new television series called Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons – but what ifContinue reading “Ep 23 – What If Thunderbirds Kept Going?”

Ep 19 – The Ipcress File

The Ipcress File (1965) starring Michael Caine influenced David Elliott when he directed the Thunderbirds episode 30 Minutes After Noon. This week, Jack and Ben are studying the classic spy thriller and drawing comparisons to the Thunderbirds episode it inspired.

Ep 9 – FAB 1 vs. HUDSON

Join us for a battle of the Rollers! Lady Penelope’s pink Rolls Royce is an icon of Thunderbirds, and one of TV’s most recognisable cars. FAB 1 is ably driven by Parker on land and sea, gunning down bad guys and getting to the danger zone just on time. Meanwhile, Gerry Anderson’s 1980s puppet series,Continue reading “Ep 9 – FAB 1 vs. HUDSON”

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!