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Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 23h

That’s the same story

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 1d

.. and here’s where my aging memory plays up

Went to prep #40. Clean forgot the “time travel serial” (that foreshadows a certain Star Trek episode) which expected next..

Interrupted by the Frank Hampson four parter.

The mystery deepens..

We don’t get to see this new engine installed until #44..

Thunderbirds: The Anniversary Episodes | The Stately Homes Robberies

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 2d

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nicola @gleanniucha.bsky.social · 2d

The third Thunderbirds 50th anniversary episode, completed in 2016, has dropped on #ITVretro

“The Stately Homes Robberies”

Based on the Century 21 mini album (MA100) of the same name.

Director: David Elliott.

Guest puppeteer: Mary Turner.

From the original series.

youtu.be/8OOlE61CTcs

YouTube video by ITV Retro

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Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 3d

Plenty of Fuller’s earth liberally applied in that shot and probably other, more noxious, stuff

I’m choking just thinking about it

That B-type TB2 is looking very, very grubby. I’m all for dirtying down for realism..

Anyone would think these episodes airing out of production order though..

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 3d

Even I noticed and I was tiny!

Didn’t fool anyone

I do remember children at school of mind that despite seeing a door at the back the vehicle was still deployed from the front!

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 3d

They were indeed

Due to the success C5 secured rights to rest of the series ..

There’s the downer

Episodes already issued weren’t rereleased, unedited

The compilations regularly reissued with new covers

So had to tolerate eg.. Terror in NY & Atlantic Inferno lumped together

Until the DVDs

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 3d

I agree there could have been an issue with a front cover - perhaps not reproducing correctly

It’s possible what we have a paste up of two. As 40 would of been completed - but no time with 39 at press for a wholly new cover

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 3d

Well.. there’s another thing ..

The Stingray looks like conceivably pasted in to replace something ..

Interesting conjecture anyway

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 3d

Sadly these were long after my introduction.. 🤦‍♀️

But for that you do get a bonus clip. Backdoor action with TB2!

It’s just a pity they didn’t have a large scale rear section - so had to use the front (cropped)

The end with a yellow stripe..

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Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 3d

#JollyBoysOuting

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 3d

💅

Good point

Reposted by Nicola’s Century 21

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 4d

💥Supermarionation Sunday💥

Tomorrow’s news, today

TV Century 21 thread 🧵

Issue 39

On sale 13th October 1965

Front page faithfully transcribed in alt text.

THIS WEEK:

Confusing young readers, who may now feel anxious missed an issue..

The lead story has nothing to do with this week’s edition!

REVOLUTIONARY ENGINE FOR XL5

SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF VELOT 4

THE World Space Patrol broke the news this morning that a revolutionary new booster engine will be fitted to Fireball XL5 on its return from Uraniture.

The heliotomic engine, designed and built by Dr. Velot at the Venus Weapons Research Establishment, produces sufficient thrust to lift half of London twenty feet off the ground.

With such tremendous power under harness, Fireball is expected to reach Velot 4, four times the speed of light..

TEMPEST TAKES DVER

WITH the suspension of Commander Shore by
the World Security Patrol,
Captain Troy Tempest has assumed command of Marineville.

Commander Shore's suspension follows Marshal Ketov's charge of negligence in Shore's handling of the B.1 Bathescaphe attack.
A full W.A.S.P. investigation is to be held into the charges, and mean-while, Captain Tempest is in full
charge of the Marineville
establishment.

(Full report on pages 10 and 11)

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Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 4d

TV21 would foreshadow in future on it’s front covers

Such as promoting Scarlet in advance of airing and appearing in the weekly

However this was well managed and readers left in no doubt as to what being communicated to them

🤷‍♀️

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Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 4d

Remember the TV21 International Extra was at publishers the same time..

A chaotic period.

So they brought forward the #40 cover - and commissioned a new one ?

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 4d

An aside

I have a madcap totally unsupported theory on this.

At the time Alan Fennell was stretched in many different directions ..

What if.. having given the still inexperienced young Tod Sullivan greater responsibility for a period

Tod omitted to commission a cover for #39?

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Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 4d

Alan Turing you .. 🫂

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 4d

Don’t apologise!

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 4d

👍🏼

Though I did say the stop press ties into the front 😊

The point making is that prior to this the weekly had never jumped ahead in this manner.

Do you still have your code book?..

Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 4d

Until next week..

I first saw this episode on the 29th October..

No, I’m not telling you the year 🤦‍♀️

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Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 4d

The Black Dalek

Rust in Peace ..

also

A confusing stop press relating back to that front cover.. 🤔

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Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 4d

Regions on catch up are:

17th October 1965

4.05pm Westward
5.05pm Border and Tyne Tees

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Nicola’s Century 21 @gleanniucha21.bsky.social · 4d

Around the regions this week:

Thunderbirds

The Perils of Penelope

14th October 1965 – 7.00pm
ATV Midlands

and

16th October 1965 – 6.35pm
ATV London, Anglia, Scottish & Ulster

Cue the countdown..

5, 4, 3, 2, 1..