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New Captain Scarlet merchandising

OK, I admit I'm in the US, but I'm a Brit to the end. I make no excuses, I'm a fan of shows that few people outside of the UK watch. Now it seems that despite a HUGE budget and fund raising and Gerry Anderson actually producing a decent show, its not really getting the respect it deserves. I'm really not sure what is going on here, and I'll save my opinions for a later time, but at least there are some interesting merchandising items available. In the UK.

Fans of the astonishingly successful Thunderbirds comic (aimed at the VERY young fans and still going strong at issue 90) is going to start publishing a comic based on the New Captain Scarlet show. The first issue should be available mid-october. Copy of the ad can be seen in the GALLERY.

Bandai's range of toys is now available in the shops. For details on the range, see the earlier news item. Sadly, FEVA has dropped plans to release their own range of toys.

A more detailed list of merchandise can be found after clicking the "READ MORE" link below

Details: Written by: Simon Wickes; Category: New Captain Scarlet; Last Updated: 05 August 2013; Hits: 11168

Thunderbirds 40th Anniversary CD

Can it really be 40 years since Thunderbirds first graced our TV screens? That's two generations of kids growing up watching a show that only had 32 episodes. Amazing.

To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the show Silva Screen is releasing a special deluxe 2 CD set containing not only favourite tracks, but also some unreleased items and other goodies.

Click the "READ MORE" link below for full details

Details: Written by: Simon Wickes; Category: News; Last Updated: 05 August 2013; Hits: 9762

Thunderbirds

Various News Updates

I'll post more detail tomorrow, but here are some news updates:

Still no sign of New Captain Scarlet outside the UK (harumph)
Corgi has released FAB1 and Thunderbird 2 vehicles
Joe 90 CD coming in 2006
Perhaps another Anderson-related CD in 2006...

Full details and pics soon.

Details: Written by: Simon Wickes; Category: News; Last Updated: 05 August 2013; Hits: 7919

Captain Scarlet series 2 airs Sept 3

The "second" season of the New Captain Scarlet TV series starts airing in the UK on Sept 3. Lucky buggers. Leading up to this, the "first" series has been airing as a warm up. There are a number of fairly high-profile publicity events taking place to promote the new series. Gerry Anderson did a 30 minute radio interview with the BBC last week. You can listen to it on the BBC site here.

In addition, Gerry will be at Forbidden Planet doing some autographs and Hamleys will be carrying the new range of toys from Bandai.

All this, and no word of broadcast or other releases outside the UK...

Details: Written by: Simon Wickes; Category: New Captain Scarlet; Last Updated: 05 August 2013; Hits: 9313

Captain Scarlet

TV21 Site Update list active again

This is basically a good news/bad news posting. The good news is that I have finally been able to get the TV Century 21 site updates newsletter active again. The bad news is that despite many hours of effort, I have been unable to ressurect the original subscriber list. Consequently, we have to start again from scratch. So, if you were subscribed to the TV 21 updates email list, you will need to subscribe again, sorry about that. If you were not subscribed, the TV Century 21 site updates email list is a service I provide to send out emails whenever a new post has been added. If there is interest, I may break it down a bit more, so that we have lists related to interests such as general news, downloads, gallery etc.

If you want to subscribe, simply add your email to the "TV21 Site Update" form to the left, make sure "SUBSCRIBE" is selected and click the PROCEED button. You will receive a confirmation email, which contains a link to click on to verify that you really want to subscribe. IMPORTANT Until you click on this link to verify your request to subscribe, you will not be subscribed!

The emails will probably go out 2-3 times a month at most and each will include details on how to unsubscribe. Just my way of making it slightly easier to use the site.

Details: Written by: Simon; Category: News; Last Updated: 05 August 2013; Hits: 7899

Site Updates

Hi again. The forum and downloads area have been updated. The forum now includes "personal messaging" and the downloads has been fixed so all dud downloads actually work. Images have been added where available. I'm going to put back many of the other popular files, but if there is one you are missing let me know and I'll add it. The Personal Messaging functionality allows you to send a message to any other member of the site. It only works when you are logged in, but you will see a box on the left of the main page showing if you have messages. Click on the link to send messages to others. Play nice, kids! I'll be adding back a classified ads section soon, adding another reason to use PM.

The downloads area has been expanded to include a complete set of Supermarionation-era fonts, TV Century 21.com desktops and even a set of icons.

Details: Written by: Simon Wickes; Category: Latest; Last Updated: 05 August 2013; Hits: 6923

Ed Bishop and Mike Billington have died

In a grim co-incidence, two of the main actors from the UFO TV series have passed away within days of each other. Mike Billington passed away on monday and Ed Bishop passed away on wednesday.

Not much is known about the circumstances, but it will certainly come as a shock to fans of UFO and Captain Scarlet, where Ed Bishop voiced Captain Blue.

The Fanderson site has a detailed report on these events as well as more of the history for both actors. Both actors were scheduled to appear at the convention this autumn. We offer sincere condolences to their families.

Details: Written by: Simon Wickes; Category: Personnel; Last Updated: 05 August 2013; Hits: 10541

Torchy, Four Feather Falls on DVD Finally!

Finally after oh-so-many years, some of the early shows from Gerry Anderson are finally available on DVD in the UK. Torchy the Battery Boy and Four Feather Falls are both available with all episodes. Sadly, The Adventures of Twizzle has few remaining episodes, so a DVD release is unlikely.

The company doing the release, Network, is also re-issuing Supercar on DVD. Network has a reputation for doing superb DVD releases, so all of these should contain plenty of goodies and hopefully the Supercar DVD even contains something new.

Details: Written by: Simon Wickes; Category: DVDs; Last Updated: 05 August 2013; Hits: 8004

Protectors season 1 now on Region 1 DVD

The live action 1972 series "The Protectors" is finally out on DVD in the US. The DVD set consists of 4 discs with all 26 episodes from the first season. Not a lot of extras, but there is a photo gallery and a commentary for one episode.

The Protectors season 1 DVD set is available at Amazon for about $72. Something to tide us over until the Four Feather Falls DVD comes out later this year...

Details: Written by: Simon Wickes; Category: Productions; Last Updated: 05 August 2013; Hits: 7445

Complete studio-recording list of Barry Gray

The table below is the complete studio recording list of Barry Gray from his personal notes. It contains information on dates, projects, recording venue and schedule, number of musicians and additonal notes.

Details: Written by: Theo de Klerk; Category: Barry Gray; Last Updated: 20 June 2025; Hits: 45365

Barry Gray