Thunderbirds Collectors Edition Blu-ray: 10 Bonus Features to Get Excited For!

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Thunderbirds Collectors Edition Blu-ray: 10 Bonus Features to Get Excited For! - The Gerry Anderson Store

The definitive Thunderbirds viewing experience is preparing for blast off! Our hotly anticipated Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Collectors Edition Blu-ray is available to pre-order, and promises to bring the adventures of International Rescue to life like never before! 

This spectacular collectors edition comes with all 32 episodes of the classic series, presented in its original 4:3 aspect ratio and with optional mono or original 5.1 soundtrack. The series has also been painstakingly restored to stunning detail. 

The Blu-ray set also comes absolutely packed with a far-reaching selection of bonus material, both new and exclusively produced for this releases and archive material from previous home releases. Let's count down 10 of the most exciting bonus features to get excited for in the Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Collectors Edition Blu-ray boxset!

10. Thunderbirds: Fab at 60

Exclusive to this Blu-ray set is Thunderbirds: Fab at 60. This newly produced documentary celebrates the enduring impact of Thunderbirds, featuring a variety of contributions from celebrity fans, actors, film-makers and 21st century contributors to Thunderbirds' ongoing legacy. The documentary's line-up of guests include Jon Culshaw, Jonathan Ross, Sophie Aldred, Nicola Bryant, Sanjeev Bhaskar, J. Michael Straczynski and more, all celebrating Thunderbirds' visionary craftmanship and inspiring heroism. 

9. Fabblebox

Fabblebox is an all-new Supermarionation mini-adventure featuring Genevieve Gaunt as Lady Penelope and Jon Culshaw as Parker. Join International Rescue's London agent and her faithful chauffeur as they investigate an unusual threat to International Rescue's security!

8. Nosey Parker is Go!

Originally produced for Thunderbirds' 25th anniversary, our collectors edition Blu-ray features this hilarious tribute in stunning HD. Nosey Parker is Go! sees Parker looking after Tracy Island while the Tracy family are on holiday, only to unexpectedly receive a distress call that only he can respond to! Nosey Parker is Go! features the voices of David Graham, Charles Tingwell and Gary Files, plus new commentary from director/creator Jeff Smart.

7. Brand new audio commentaries

With our forthcoming Blu-ray boxset, you'll be able to enjoy many classic Thunderbirds episodes with newly recorded audio commentaries from a variety of famous fans, including Nicola Bryant, Sophie Aldred, Genevieve Gaunt, Wayne Forester, Chris Dale and many more.

6. Archive interviews

Our collectors edition Blu-ray is also packed with several hours' worth of material culled from previous home media releases of Thunderbirds, including a huge selection of classic interviews. These include Talking Thunderbirds, a collection of archive interviews with crew members from the original show focusing on their respective departments, providing an intriguing insight into the making of the classic series.

5. Thunderbirds in Concert

Experience the supersonic magic of Thunderbirds' awe-inspiring music performed by a live orchestra! This selection of performances by the Hackenbacker Orchestra is taken from 2024's Gerry Anderson concert, Stand By for Action! 2: Tunes of Danger and features a selection of Barry Gray's beloved Thunderbirds' music performed to incredible and authentic effect by the orchestra.

4. Audio stories

This Blu-ray set features the full-cast audio adventure Brains is Dead, originally released as part of 2022's audio release, Thunderbirds Versus the Hood. Featuring the voices of Genevieve Gaunt, Jon Culshaw, Justin T. Lee, Wayne Forester, and Joe Jameson, this thrilling adventure sees The Hood unleash a devious masterplan against International Rescue that involves the apparent death of the outfit's chief engineer!

3. Series companions

Our collectors edition Blu-ray includes a variety of short companion pieces specially produced for previous home media releases. These include Great Rescues and Great Disasters, a pair of compilations highlighting some of International Rescue's most daring missions and challenging disasters, narrated by Gerry Anderson. I.R.'s genius engineer, Brains, hosts Thunderbirds: The Machines, Thunderbirds: The Characters and Lady Penelope & Parker, originally produced by Carlton International.

2. Classic documentaries

Various classic documentaries also form part of the Blu-ray's line-up of archive bonus material. All About Thunderbirds was produced in 2008 and explores the creation, impact and legacy of Thunderbirds. Directed and narrated by Jack Davenport, All About Thunderbirds features insights from Gerry Anderson and a selection of the series' cast, crew and fans. Also included is The Making of Thunderbirds, a short documentary filmed during Thunderbirds' production.

1. Kickstarter anniversary episodes

For the first time on UK-centric general home media release, you can enjoy Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes! These three new episodes, filmed in Supermarionation, were crowdfunded and created to celebrate Thunderbirds' 50th anniversary. Introducing Thunderbirds, The Abominable Snowman and The Stately Home Robberies are adaptations of original 1960s audio stories, using 1960s-style puppetry techniques, miniature models, and practical effects to bring them to life. 

And that's still not a complete breakdown of all you can expect! You can definitely expect further surprises within this spectacular release of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's classic television epic. 

Pre-order your copy of the Thunderbirds 60th Anniversary Collectors Edition Blu-ray and prepare to blast off into 60 years worth of enthralling Supermarionation adventure! 

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2 comments

I pre-ordered this box set a few weeks ago, looking forward to receiving it, but so far I have only seen promotions to pre order, when is it actually going to be distributed? Many thanks,
Mark

Mark Anstey

What about the old Supermarionation Lyons Maid and Kellogg’s ads? Are they included/remastered??

A.Brookes

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