To celebrate International Thunderbirds Day, a whopping 34-hour marathon of every episode of the original Thunderbirds series, created by Gerry & Sylvia Anderson will be shown on-line to a worldwide audience.
Sylvia also provided the voice for the iconic Lady Penelope.
The event which includes some bonus features, is going to be streamed live around the world.
Starting on 30th September at 2:30pm BST / 6:30am PDT (full schedule below), the live stream will be available exclusively on Shout! Factory TV’s official Twitch channel. You can watch for free online wherever you are, just be aware that you must be at least 13 to visit Twitch, and if you are 13-18 you must use Twitch under the supervision of a parent or legal guardian. Find the full terms of service here.
International Thunderbirds Day celebrates the anniversary of the first TV broadcast of Gerry & Sylvia Anderson’s Thunderbirds in the UK, 53 years ago on 30th September, 1965. We hope you enjoy discovering, or re-discovering, the origins of the Tracy family and International Rescue. You can find the full schedule of episodes and bonus content below.
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THUNDERBIRDS DAY MARATHON SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES BST) SUNDAY 30TH SEPTEMBER
2:30pm – Introducing Thunderbirds [Bonus Episode]
3:00pm – Season 1, Episode 1: Trapped In The Sky
4:00pm – Season 1, Episode 2: Pit Of Peril
5:00pm – Season 1, Episode 3: The Perils Of Penelope
6:00pm – Season 1, Episode 4: Terror In New York City
7:00pm – Season 1, Episode 5: Edge Of Impact
8:00pm – Season 1, Episode 6: Day Of Disaster
9:00pm – Season 1, Episode 7: 30 Minutes After Noon
10:00pm – Season 1, Episode 8: Desperate Intruder
11:00pm – Season 1, Episode 9: End Of The Road
12:00am – Season 1, Episode 10: The Uninvited
MONDAY 1ST OCTOBER
1:00am – Season 1, Episode 11: Sun Probe
2:00am – Season 1, Episode 12: Operation Crash-Dive
3:00am – Season 1, Episode 13: Vault Of Death
4:00am – Season 1, Episode 14: The Mighty Atom
5:00am – Season 1, Episode 15: City Of Fire
6:00am – Season 1, Episode 16: The Imposters
7:00am – Season 1, Episode 17: The Man From MI5
8:00am – Season 1, Episode 18: Cry Wolf
9:00am – Season 1, Episode 19: Danger At Ocean Deep
10:00am – Season 1, Episode 20: Move And You’re Dead
11:00am – Season 1, Episode 21: The Duchess Assignment
12:00pm – Season 1, Episode 22: Brink Of Disaster
1:00pm – Season 1, Episode 23: Attack Of The Alligators
2:00pm – Season 1, Episode 24: Martian Invasion
3:00pm – Season 1, Episode 25: The Cham-Cham
4:00pm – Season 1, Episode 26: Security Hazard
5:00pm – The Abonimable Snowman [Bonus Episode]
5:30pm – Season 2, Episode 1: Atlantic Inferno
6:30pm – Season 2, Episode 2: Path Of Destruction
7:30pm – Season 2, Episode 3: Alias Mr. Hackenbacker
8:30pm – Season 2, Episode 4: Lord Parker’s ‘Oliday
9:30pm – Season 2, Episode 5: Ricochet
10:30pm – Season 2, Episode 32: Give Or Take A Million
11:30pm – The Stately Homes Robberies [Bonus Episode]
12:00am – Century 21 Slough Documentary
Not only that Saturday is the 30th aniversary of Joe 90, the 9 year old boy who receives brain patterns and becomes a fighter pilot, safe cracker, brain surgeon etc.
ITV Studios Global Entertainment have re-released this complete series on DVD in a special collector’s edition box set with extra features.
Professor Ian “Mac” McClaine, a brilliant computer expert, has invented an incredible device called (BIG RAT). It enables the knowledge and experience of one person to be transferred to another he demonstrates the machine to his friend Sam Loover, by transferring his own brain patterns to his adopted son Joe. Joe with the aid of this technology and some special glasses become The World Intelligence Network (W.I.N.) Most Special Agent, fighting for Justice and saving human life.
DVD Details
RRP £24.99
Discs 5
BBFC U
Running Time 748mins
Extra features
Both Thunderbirds and Joe 90 are avaiable on DVD & Blu-Ray
Available from leading dvd outlets and online retailers.
When Ray Harryhausen died on the 7th May 2013 aged 92 it was time to assess his work, his legacy and of course his vast collection spread over several locations and countries. In the years since his passing The Foundation now has all the materials together for the very first time. Ray kept everything, a hoarder by today’s standards. After more than sixty years of film making, Ray’s collection comprises of more than 50,000 items. Ranging from sketches, finished artwork, armatures, tests footage, photos, negatives, books, bronze models, posters, studio memos, scripts, awards and all the creatures from his films. This the most complete and comprehensive fantasy cinema and animation collections anywhere in the world second only to the Walt Disney Company. Today there is a multimedia archive of film, tape and digital assets from commentary recordings I made with Ray about his films, to lost footage now found and scanned in 4k HD resolution.
Ray Harryhausen’s creatures and films are legendary. The posters for his films are evocative and as this books demonstrates, they are iconic images that have adorned both cinemas and bedroom walls for over half a century. Bringing them together for the first time in a single volume has been an enlightening experience. Many of the posters featured here are from our archive but many are also from collectors young and old from around the world. This has been a collaborative effort and one which has motivated the fan base. When Ray’s films hit cinemas from Mighty Joe Young in 1949 to Clash of the Titans in 1981, film posters had little or no monetary value. Most were simply discarded by cinemas or returned to distributors be recycled. Thanks to the diligence, loyalty and admiration of the cinema going public this book is a definitive account of posters for Ray Harryhausen’s films. Whilst we could not include every single variation we have captured the very essence of these films through their imagery.
The stories behind the collecting of the posters are unique. For me it was sending a hand-written letter to the manager of my local Odeon Cinema in Woolwich south London in 1981 that secured me a landscape quad of Clash of the Titans which is framed in my office today.
For those fans who are familiar with the artwork from cinema and home video releases there is plenty more to see. The evolution of the posters and the campaigns makes this a fascinating read.
Proceeds from the sale of this book will go to the Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation to help with the delicate and on-going restoration programme for the creature collection. Richard Holliss’ hard work has unearthed fascinating and rare items years after they had been forgotten or discarded.
We achieved this full picture of Ray’s film posters with the help and support of the fans and Richard Holliss tireless research. Some posters were issued for a short run or as a double feature so would have a limited print run and be much rarer. I am delighted that Richard has written this book. His long association and friendship with Ray Harryhausen makes him the ideal author of this definitive work.
John Walsh, Trustee. The Ray and Diana Harryhausen Foundation
As someone who has been witness to writers in television with my own parents, and now a writer myself, I have spent my entire life learning about what inspires an audience, and even more importantly what keeps them interested.
So with this inside scrutiny and knowledge, you would think that my own belief system when watching TV is extremely limited. But far from it, and I have been known to binge watch a variety of programmes, and have become lost and involved in them and their characters.
Having been in ‘catch up’ mode over the past few months myself, I am listing below my top four – and so in case you have missed any of them, get some ‘me’ time booked in right now, and get ready to binge.
The most recent is The Night Of, an American crime 8 part drama series, which had me hooked from the outset, and stars the wonderful Riz Ahmed who internalises all of his emotions so beautifully, equal only to Al Pacino in The Godfather, as he turns from college boy to gangster. John Turturro plays his lawyer, whose skin allergies are almost as painful as the trial, and definitely as desperate. But the series is without doubt the most compelling I have seen in a while, and will it hold you ‘til you drop.
Big Little Lies is also a favourite, and I have seen this twice, as when I had family over from Tasmania, I insisted that they watch it. It is produced by Reece Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman, who also star in the Drama Series, and it will keep you on the edge of your seat. If you are parents or grandparents, you will get it, and even if you are childless – the suspense will kill you.
The Affair is another incredible ‘must watch’, and stars the fabulous Dominic West who portrays a formerly devoted husband with three young kids, who is sucked into a passionate affair with a local waitress, whilst visiting relatives on a family vacation. Ruth Wilson plays the complex young seductress with every ounce of voluptuous pout she can muster, and it is all offset beautifully against a backdrop of crashing waves and leering locals. It is a wife and mother’s nightmare, and every young girl’s dream, and you will love those steamy sex scenes.
Grey’s Anatomy is my final choice for now, and I reached the 7th series in just over a month, being hooked on all the dramas of a group of interns in a busy hospital in Seattle. Their complex love lives are perfect escapism, entwined with their ruthless desire to become successful heart and neuro surgeons, which in my book confirms the fact that hospital dramas are always really successful and a great environment for a television series. Remember ER, General Hospital, not to mention our own long running dramas Holby City and Casualty. But that is not to spoil the impact, and Gray’s Anatomy has a DNA of its own, and is not at all predictable with a twist at every turn.
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