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The Gerry Anderson Podcast

Mar 25, 2019

Director and writer Dirk Maggs is back once again, this time revealing how he created a 1980s Thunderbirds adventure, wrote an origins story for GFI, and how he wrote a treatment for a previously unknown Gerry Anderson series: Ape Man.

We also hear a bit more about Dirk's career, and reflections on the Supermarionation...


Mar 18, 2019

Dirk Maggs is a freelance writer and director and is principally known for his work in radio, where he evolved radio drama into "Audio Movies," a near-visual approach combining scripts, layered sound effects, cinematic music and cutting edge technology. Dirk has been a fan of Gerry Anderson from an early age. In part...


Mar 11, 2019

Forces TV have brought two classic Gerry Anderson series back to UK TV with UFO and Space:1999. Head of Television Adam Hardwick joins us to discuss the shows, Forces TV's potential future plans, and yes... we talk about #Breakawaygate too!

Plus we take a look at some of our international listeners around the globe,...


Mar 4, 2019

Pat Sharp, best known as the host of TV's Fun House, joins us on the Gerry Anderson Podcast to discuss his love of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Joe 90 and beyond as well as to reflect on the overall 'Anderson-ness' of the shows, why they have lasted so long, and why we might never see anything like a cult TV show...