This week in Gerry Anderson news

This week's episode of the Gerry Anderson Podcast launched on Sunday evening at 7pm UK time, and featured the first half of an interview with Stingray novelist Bob Ayres - plus UFO on the Randomiser! But where has Jamie got to?

Also new this week over on the Gerry Anderson Randomiser Podcast, the Terrahawks found that the latest threat to Earth was anything but Child's Play!

This week's big merchandise launch was the latest in our Space:1999 Eagle range; the pallet Eagle as seen in the pre-titles sequence of Breakaway! The model also comes with several separate canisters (nuclear waste not included), a certificate of authenticity, and a display stand to add to your Eagle collection! You can read more about the model in a new article here and pre-order yours from the Official Gerry Anderson Store here - with a special pre-order discount this weekend only!

Incredibly Gerry Anderson's final television series, 2005's New Captain Scarlet, turned 20 years old this week - and to celebrate we have not one but two new articles! Here we examine the production and legacy of the series on this landmark anniversary, while this article counts down our top ten favourite episodes - is yours on the list?

To celebrate the launch of the pallet Eagle, Jack Knoll and Ben Page hosted a special Valentine's Day Space:1999 livestream to celebrate both the model and the series!

On February 14th we remembered the 1927 birth of Stingray voice actress Lois Maxwell, while popular Anderson episodes that first aired in the UK this week in decades past include Captain Scarlet's Dangerous Rendezvous (February 9th 1968), Joe 90's Talkdown (February 9th 1969), Fireball XL5's Convict in Space (February 10th 1963), Thunderbirds' Move - and You're Dead (February 10th 1966), UFO's The Dalotek Affair (February 10th 1971), Lavender Castle's Wearizy (February 10th 2000) and The Black Swat (February 11th 1999), Supercar's Precious Cargo (February 11th 1962),Space:1999's The Testament of Arkadia (February 12th 1976), New Captain Scarlet's Instrument of Destruction part 1 (January 12th 2005) and Stingray's Star of the East (February 14th 1965).