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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 4h

What connects a revolutionary new aircraft to a revolutionary new fabric? The first UK broadcast of the Thunderbirds episode Alias Mr. Hackenbacker had the answers 59 years ago today!

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Scarred For Life @scarredforlife.bsky.social · 1d

TERRAHAWKS (1983): Gerry Anderson's 80s puppet show was bonkers at the best of times, but the episode where Zelda's daughter, Cy-Star, 'gives birth' to the hermaphrodite It-Star, is next level.

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 2d

Lady Penelope was caught up in Parisian intrigue that threatened the entire world 60 years ago today, with the first UK broadcast of the Thunderbirds episode The Perils of Penelope!

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 3d

What would Jeff Tracy think of the Thunderbirds Paso Doble on #strictly? And what about you? Tell us in the replies!

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 5d

Us getting ready to watch #StrictlyComeDancing tonight: #Thunderbirds

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 6d

Born on October 10th 1923 was actor, writer, broadcaster, and light entertainment legend Nicholas Parsons, known to Anderson fans for voicing Sheriff Tex Tucker (and many others) in Four Feather Falls, Zelda's ex-husband Nickelplate Starsons in series 2 episode 1 of the Terrahawks audio dramas!

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 6d

It's Terrahawks Day! We're calling a 10-50 on the ultimate bundle deal and we have a theory you're going to like it– read the graphic novel, listen to the iconic soundtrack, get the behind the scenes story, AND watch the whole series in HD! STROLL ON to the link in the bio! 🚀

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 7d

Your Reactions to the Thunderbirds 4K Restoration Double-Bill Experience

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Your Reactions to the Thunderbirds 4K Restoration Double-Bill Experience

Calling all International Rescue agents! We at Anderson Entertainment recently tasked our UK-based operatives with a most special assignment - to attend the screenings of our spectacular Thunderbirds ...

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 8d

Terrahawks first aired on British television on October 8th 1983! What's your favourite episode of the series?

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 13d

2025 has definitely been the year of Thunderbird 4! Following our large premium collectible and Corgi's own new model, Thunderbird 4 joins our miniature Anniversary Edition range– available to pre-order now!

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 14d

Our new range of Anniversary Edition Thunderbirds models continues to grow; Thunderbird 3 is now available to pre-order!

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 15d

Many of you have recently seen it on the big screen, now the 4K Trapped in the Sky/Terror in New York City Double Bill is available to pre-order as a Collectors Edition Steelbook– with a fixed soundtrack! Now on the Official Gerry Anderson Store!

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 16d

Enjoy a new FREE Thunderbirds audio adventure; Inferno! This story first appeared in the 1969 Thunderbirds annual, and is read by @nickbriggs.bsky.social! Available to download in the Gerry Anderson Store

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 16d

Brains cooked up a pod full of goodies to celebrate Thunderbirds Day!

🚀 Trapped in the Sky / Terror in New York City 4K Collectors Edition Steelbook (Blu-ray)
🚀 Thunderbird 3 + 4 Anniversary Edition Models
🚀 T-shirts, calendar, a FREE audiobook and MORE!

Link in BIO! FAB

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 16d

Thunderbirds Day is GO 🫡

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The Spaceshipper 🚀 @thespaceshipper.com · 16d

Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Thunderbirds started 60 years ago today! @gerryanderson.bsky.social

A British show that fired my imagination as a child (but 20 years later). A childhood that stays with me thanks to the Thunderbird 2 replica in my office. 😌

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Mark Braxton @braxtm.bsky.social · 16d

5-4-3-2-1... Thunderbirds are 60!
A personal take on a rocket-powered classic: radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/th... #Thunderbirdsat60 @gerryanderson.bsky.social
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Thunderbirds are go again... not that they ever really went away for the show's long-standing fans

As the jewel in Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's crown celebrates its 60th birthday, Mark Braxton examines the programme's lasting impact.

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 16d

60 years since Thunderbirds aired on British TV! What better way to start the party than by celebrating the show's co-creators Gerry + Sylvia Anderson? Their combined talents brought so much to all aspects of Thunderbirds and created a very special series - as did the incredible team they assembled!

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Fred McNamara But He's Spooky Now, I Guess. @commandermac.bsky.social · 19d

ALL SECTIONS ALPHA: THE MAKING OF SPACE: 1999 is available to pre-order from @gerryanderson.bsky.social! Edited/co-written by me, this hugely updated and gorgeously designed hardback expands Tim Heald's original book to tell the definitive story of Moonbase Alpha!

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 20d

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Space Precinct 30th Anniversary Limited Edition Soundtrack [CD]

Limited Edition 4-Disc Soundtrack Box Set Step back into the thrilling world of Gerry Anderson’s Space Precinct – the groundbreaking 1990s sci-fi police drama that blended live-action storytelling wit...

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 20d

This soundtrack? Let's just say it's in a whole different Precinct...

🚨 Limited Edition 4-CD set of the score (long OOP and harder to find than peanut butter in Demeter!)
🚨 SPA for new booklet– updated intros and insights!
🚨 Orbital Deluxe 30th Anniversary packaging
🚨 Delivery anywhere on Altor

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 21d

A deadly encounter in the vast Sahara Desert leads to a long lost Egyptian monument revealing its explosive secrets💥 gerryanderson.com/blogs/blog/t...

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 21d

🚨 We’re making something special & we want YOU to take part. Send your story in a video to: [email protected] F.A.B. 🚀
By submitting your content, you grant ITV Studios the unrestricted right to use, reproduce, and distribute it across all ITV platforms worldwide, in perpetuity.

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · 29d

The legendary Eagle Transporter, the iconic vehicle of Moonbase Alpha from Space: 1999, is reimagined here in a dazzling golden finish as a collectable model 🥇 gerryanderson.com/blogs/blog/p...

Pre-Order the Space: 1999 50th Anniversary Golden Eagle Now!

This is Eagle One calling all Anderfans! Celebrate the 50th anniversary of Space: 1999 with this gorgeously produced 50th Anniversary Golden Eagle, now available to pre-order! The legendary Eagle Tran...

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Gerry Anderson @gerryanderson.bsky.social · Sep 16

Now available to pre-order is All Sections Alpha, a thoroughly updated, revised, and edited hardback edition of Tim Heald's 1976 series paperback The Making of Space: 1999 by @commandermac.bsky.social! Learn more here: gerryanderson.com/blogs/blog/p...

Pre-Order All Sections Alpha: The Making of Space: 1999 Now!

Attention all sections Alpha: prepare to journey into the definitive story of Space: 1999! All Sections Alpha: The Making of Space: 1999 is now available to pre-order from the official Gerry Anderson ...

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