If you are on Bluesky and enjoy Gerry Anderson’s output - Thunderbirds, Lady Penelope, UFO, etc, plus the Daleks and more, you will love this account. Great items posted on a regular basis.
If you are on Bluesky and enjoy Gerry Anderson’s output - Thunderbirds, Lady Penelope, UFO, etc, plus the Daleks and more, you will love this account. Great items posted on a regular basis.
If you are on Bluesky and have an interest in Thunderbirds or anything produced by Gerry Anderson then I highly recommend this account. Some wonderful items posted on a regular basis.
Edit: I forgot to add jazz, The Prisoner and other classic retro tv to the list.
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They've been watching too many 1960s Gerry Anderson shows.
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Lady Penelope Quotes
Parker: “Looks pretty dark in there, m’lady. Better go easy.”
Lady P: “Don’t worry, Parker…I have no intention of even laddering my stockings!”
Lady Penelope Quotes
“Of course, the causeway road leads to the Californian Research Institute, and we are certainly not going there…”
Lady Penelope Quotes
“I think, Parker, we ought to do a spot of investigating…”
15 May 1966 Sunday Mirror
Fashion icons Lady Penelope and her creator Sylvia Anderson.
15 May 1966 Sunday Mirror
Fashion icon Lady Penelope is set to appear in her first film, Thunderbirds Are Go! She receives 5,000 fan letters a day, and the burning questions are - which of her handsome leading men does she like best? And, who will she marry?
1 April 1966 Bognor Regis Observer
Views on Danger Man, The Avengers, Thunderbirds and Stingray.
20 January 1966 Grimsby Daily Telegraph
Lady Penelope was making personal appearances. Plus, “win a mile of fish fingers”.
18 January 1966 Daily Mirror
Emerging as the star of Thunderbirds, Lady Penelope features in her own comic.
It’s new! It’s FAB! It’s out today!
24 December 1965 Daily Express
Gerry and Sylvia Anderson discuss their success.
1 December 1965 Daily Mirror
Merchandising was a huge factor in the success of TV Century 21. Note again that Lady Penelope is mentioned, but not Thunderbirds.
28 November 1965
The Glasgow Sunday Mail’s feature on Thunderbirds. Note how Lady Penelope tends to dominate these features.
15 October 1965
Hot on the heels of Thunderbirds’ launch on television, Century 21 released a set of mini-albums.
30 September 1965
Thunderbirds reached the nation’s tv screens. A preview from the Coventry Evening Telegraph linking Thunderbirds to John Drake - Danger Man.
The reviews the following day were universally good.
2 September 1965
The Daily Express introduces Thunderbirds to its readers.
Four weeks of introductions led to the first episode of Thunderbirds, which premiered on 30 September 1965.
2 September 1965
The Daily Express introduces Lady Penelope to its readers.