RIP Gerry Anderson

[ARW]

was Space 1999 that did it for me and not Thunderbirds.

[David WE Roberts]

Someone finally cut his strings :-(

[Nick]

In message , ARW writes

Thank you for that ... I woke up this morning thinking about a bearded space pilot puppet and a pacing robot controlling the ship during flights. Couldn't think what the hell it was from until I saw your post and it resolved itself instantly. RIP GA, too, BTW:

[John Williamson]

It started for me with Fireball XL5 and finished with Space 1999 or The Secret Service. I was too young to enjoy Supercar.

[Brian Gaff]

Remember Secret Service with Stanley Unwin?

I go all the way back to four feather Falls and Supercar. Brian

[Brian Gaff]

Fireball XL5.

There have been a lot of them. Stingray, (anything can happen in the next...) Jo 90, Captain Scarlet (This is the voice of the mysterons)

Supercar, Four Feather Falls, Secret Service and Thundirbirds, UFO.

UFO yourself...

Brian

[Nick]

In message , Brian Gaff writes

You forgot "The adventures of Twizzle" - not that I've ever seen it. The thing about Space Patrol is that it wasn't made by Anderson but by someone who had worked with him. If you believe the Wikipedia author, it made slightly more scientific sense than such things as Fireball XL5. I just feel slightly odd that memories of Space Patrol should come back before I'd heard that Anderson had croaked. Perhaps it's the Twilight Zone...

[Graham.]

Roberta Leigh. Electronic score by F.C Judd G2BCX

[Andy Bartlett]

I remember Torchy as well - anyone remember Sarah Brown and her toy - was that Gerry Anderson?

Andy

[Mr Pounder]

+1

[Graham.]

No, it was Roberta Leigh so not suprisingly it had a lot in common with Torchy

[Bob Eager]

Same here. I said that and everyone just looked at me.

And Fireball XL5.

[Bob Eager]

Don't think so. And Twizzle came up in conversation yesterday.

[Chris Wilson]

One of the things I remember was that Stanley Kubrick gave him a bell one day and asked him to do the model making for 2001 A Space Odyssey and he turned it down thinking that it wouldn't go anywhere.

[geoff]

In message , Brian Gaff writes

( ... There's always magic in the air)

You old fart ...

[geoff]

In message , Andy Bartlett writes

(Torchy torchy the battery boy ...)

How come I remember all the songs?

[brass monkey]

I keep telling you, Geoff. It's later than you think and it's a real bastard.

[harry]

Muffin the mule, Andy Pandy, Woodentops, Sooty?

[Bob Eager]

All of those I remember - but pre Gerry Anderson!

[John Rumm]

And Terrahawks...