FAB Facts: Joe 90’s 1990s BBC repeat run mishaps!
In the 1990s rerun of Joe 90 by the BBC, the original logo was thought to look too similar to that of the...
FAB Facts: Captain Scarlet was supposed to be a robot?
An earlier script for Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons pitches the lead character, Captain Scarlet, as a robot working for Spectrum rather than...
FAB Facts: Sybil Danning’s Space:1999 tapes
In the 1980s, various Gerry Anderson shows had episodes bolted together to be sold on home video as ‘films’. One such show was...
Video: Joe 90’s Top 5 Darkest Moments
For a series that many Anderson fans unfairly dismiss because the star of the show is a nine year-old boy, Joe 90 certainly...
FAB Facts: How a Des O’ Connor Sketch got Bob Monkhouse cast in Thunderbirds
Stingray models and the Commander Shore and Marina puppets all appeared in a Des O’ Connor sketch in the 60s. Bob Monkhouse was...
FAB Facts: Thunderbirds props in Dr. Who
After production on Century 21 TV shows came to a halt, many props were sold off to the BBC and repurposed. A couple...
FAB Facts: Why Did Half of the UFO Cast Disappear after Episode 17?
It’s a known fact that a lot of the regular cast members of Gerry Anderson’s UFO disappeared during the series, most notably Alec...
FAB Facts: Lady Penelope’s crocodile mishap
This week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast features the FAB Fact of an ‘attack’ of some ‘alligators’ (or at least crocodiles pretending...
Video: The Metamorphosis of Space:1999
“Do you prefer the first or the second season?” It’s one of the most hotly-debated questions in the Space:1999 community, with many fans...
FAB Facts: The Fireball XL5 reference hidden in Star Trek?
This week’s edition of the Gerry Anderson Podcast features a fascinating FAB Fact – but can you take it, Captain? Could the original...