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Pod 163: Richard Taylor on Practical FX
Are miniatures disappearing from our world? What is it that makes filming miniatures and practical effects so expensive? (HINT: it’s not the building...
INTERVIEW: artist Lee Sullivan on his new Goodies and Baddies prints!
Now available from our online store are a pair of framed prints by artist Lee Sullivan; each one featuring ten favourite ‘Goodies’ and...
Fireball XL5 vs Cosmic Colossus! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story
From the control room of XL8, Steve Zodiac and the others watched speechlessly as the rock Colossus advanced slowly towards them. It must...
FAB Facts: The Mishaps of Filming Space: 1999’s Soapy Space Brain Episode
During filming of the Space:1999 episode Space Brain, with guest star Shane Rimmer, the climax shows Moonbase Alpha flooded with antibodies in the...
Barbara Bain, Prentis Hancock & more at Space:1999 virtual con!
An upcoming Space:1999 online convention to be held on September 12th 2021 will be featuring series stars Barbara Bain (Helena Russell), Prentis Hancock...
Pod 162 – Richard Taylor of WETA Workshop!
Over the course of his amazing career, Richard Taylor has collected many stories. Stories about Peter Jackson’s collection and preservation of rare Thunderbirds...
Fireball XL5: The Hunt for XL8! – A Gerry Anderson A21 News Story
The mighty retro motors of XL5 roared into life, slowing the huge craft as it approached the bizarre cluster of asteroids ahead. Captain...
FAB Facts – The Original Thunderbirds Stage Show!
In the early 1970s some former Supermarionation puppeteers, now working as Stage Three Productions, created a Thunderbirds stage show. It’s not very widely...
EXCLUSIVE Space:1999 Laboratory Pod Eagle – now available for pre-order!
A stunning 10″ replica of the Space: 1999 Eagle with Laboratory Pod is now available to pre-order – exclusively from the Gerry Anderson Store!...
Pod 161 – Richard Taylor of WETA Workshop!
Richard Taylor started out by sculpting from clay harvested in the backyard and building model railroads with his father. These humble beginnings were...