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As if to draw a line between the UK fans and the rest of the world, we now have this. People lucky enough to be in the London area on November 8 2008 will be able to attend the "Barry Gray Centenary Concert" at the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank in London.
It will certainly be a major event for Anderson fans.
Full details after the jump. Lucky gits.
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his came out early February in an Australian newspaper. There is a large airship apparently capable of going around the world.
The Anderson tie-in is that they claim it looks like Thunderbird 2. It does, but as many will be aware this also bears more than a passing resemblance the SKYSHIP from the Thunderbird 6 movie.
This airship is apparently a hotel, so that should be fun. I don't see an old biplane anywhere though...
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If you live in the UK and can get BBC 4, make sure you tune in to Anderson-night on January 2 2008! BBC will be screening a number of Captain Scarlet and Thunderbirds episodes in addition to a new documentary and a brand new Stingray episode put together from promotional footage that was never used.
The evening's breakdown will be as follows:
- 1900 Thunderbirds - The Perils of Penelope
- 1950 Thunderbirds - Sun Probe
- 2040 Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons - The Mysterons
- 2110 All About Thunderbirds
- 2210 Stingray - the re-union party
- 2240 Mastermind - including a Thunderbirds specialist round
- 2310 Unrelated programming
- 0330 All About Thunderbirds - signed version for hearing impaired
All About Thunderbirds is the new documentary. Mastermind is a long-running quiz show where a contestant who claims to know a specific subject has to answer very tough questions.
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The UK company that made so many decent and affordable models from the Gerry Anderson universe has now re-branded itself as Iconic Replicas Limited.
What does that mean to you and me? Well, in a nutshell, most if not all of the "lower end" models have been discontinued and they are now focusing on larger, more detailed models with limited runs.
Full details on this along with the updated lineup after the jump.
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The winner was Brian of Illinois, USA. The three runner-up prizes went to three lucky chaps in the UK: Paul, Dave and Jim. They should all be receiving their prizes shortly.
In the meantime, if you have been holding out on the purchase in hopes of winning, now is a great time to visit the publisher's website and order your own copy. Congratulations to all the winners and a special thank you to the publishers of Century 21 FX for providing the prizes!
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Part one on the Supermarionation shows features: Gerry Anderson, David Elliott, Julien Lugrin, Desmond Saunders, Alan Perry, Roger Woodburn, Mary Turner, David Graham, Robert Eastonm John Blundall and Arthur Provis.
Someone let me know how it was...
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Apparently, the book is finally ready and is almost ready for distribution. The initial publication will be hardback, with a softcover to follow after.
All books will be sent out on or before 1st October. There's still time to get your signed copy from www.thunderbirdsbook.com The book is a limited 2500 print run, with no reprint planned.
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Although new Anderson productions are unlikely any time soon - if not ever, but new publications are appearing. This month, its a new biography from none other than Sylvia Anderson. Published at the end of July 2007, the title is "My FAB Years". The book is available in the UK and the US, so hopefully it is available in many other countries around the world too.
Read on for full details and links
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- Captain Scarlet website, once dead, now alive - Is this the work of the Mysterons?
- Alan Shubrook Bio due October 2007
- Fanderson Sector 25 event: Day 2
- Fanderson Sector 25 event: Day 1
- Thunderbirds almost took off again
- Fanderson Sector 25 summary
- Sector 25 - update
- SFF Magazine volume 3 due Sept 19 2006