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FAB Facts: The Methods Used to Film Ejecting in Anderson Shows
As discussed in the FAB Facts section in this week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast, a simple trick to film pilots ejecting...
Pod 168 – Mark A. Altman Remembers Space Precinct
MAA (Mark A. Altman) talks Space:1999 Year One versus Year Two and the parallels to Star Trek. Utilizing his extensive experience in the...
FAB Facts: The Brick Wall in the Thunderbird One Launch Sequence
There are various glimpses of the real world sneaking into Anderson shows, but in Thunderbirds, an easily missed one can be seen in...
Pod 167 – Mark A. Altman on Moonbase Alpha!
Mark A. Altman is the producer and showrunner of Pandora, airing on the CW in the USA and coming soon to the UK....
Pod 166 – David Munday Picks His Gerry Anderson Starting Line-up
In a family of brothers where he was the eldest, David Munday wanted to be Scott Tracy and saw his Dad as Jeff...
Pod 165: Thunderbirds Generations with David Munday
There is learning your ABCs, and then there is learning the names of the International Rescue vehicles! Which is more important? Thunderbirds obviously!...
FAB Facts: The Musical Mishaps of Vic Elmes on Space:1999
Barry Gray was the usual composer for many of the Anderson shows until the mid 1970s, but on one episode of Space:1999 the...
Pod 164: Five Star Five – John Lovell and the Zargon Threat
The peaceful planet of Kestra is threatened by the warlike Zargon people. A base has been established on an impenetrable asteroid, but the...
FAB Facts: The Inconsistencies of Captain Scarlet’s End Credits
In the 60s, captioning episodes of TV was an expensive business. As Captain Scarlet had so many characters, a larger cast was needed...
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...