Operation Anderthon

It had to happen eventually… but did it have to be quite so soon? For reasons best left unexplained Katherine has chosen to watch Torchy The Battery Boy this week. Jack is left bewildered by the selection, considering that two other superior options were also on the table. The pair soldier on regardless with 15 minutes of disturbing viewing. Will Pom-Pom And The Toys push Katherine and Jack to the limit?

Often heralded as one of the creepiest puppet shows ever produced for television, Torchy The Battery Boy was AP Films’ second and final commission from the author Roberta Leigh. Torchy, the boy doll powered by a battery, was created by his master, Mr Bumbledrop, to relieve intense loneliness. Torchy proceeds to leave Mr Bumbledrop almost immediately and journeys in a rocket to Topsy Turvy Land to live with a number of other toys that have come to life. Although two series of Torchy were produced, only the first was directed by Gerry Anderson and was broadcast in 1960. Every episode of this vintage series is available for viewing, and sees Torchy and his friends sing terrifying songs, drown in cheese, and live through other nightmare-fuel scenarios…

Jack’s a massive Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space: 1999 etc.) fan, and Katherine isn’t. In order to bring about peace in the household, Katherine has agreed to watch the first episode of every Gerry Anderson series in existence.

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Jack and Katherine’s strange voyage through the Anderson universe continues with… a strange voyage through the universe! The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity presents Katherine with her first taste of a live action project, although it probably isn’t quite what she was expecting!

The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity was a one-off television special produced by Gerry Anderson for broadcast in December 1975. The plot concerns the mission of the lightship Altares and its journey beyond the solar system to seek out Earth-like planets for potential colonisation. Two family units make up the crew, with children David and Jane forming integral parts of the team alongside Brian Blessed as Doctor Tom Bowen, Joanna Dunham as Doctor Anna Bowen, and Nick Tate as Captain Harry Masters. Produced for educational purposes, The Day After Tomorrow discusses many scientific theories, with particular focus on Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. Jack and Katherine are on standby to give you their thoughts on this one-off Anderson adventure…

Jack’s a massive Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space: 1999 etc.) fan, and Katherine isn’t. In order to bring about peace in the household, Katherine has agreed to watch the first episode of every Gerry Anderson series in existence.

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The Operation Anderthon podcast kicks off with Katherine’s first choice – the 2005 CGI remake of the Supermarionation classic – Gerry Anderson’s New Captain Scarlet… that’s right, we’re starting our marathon at the end of Gerry’s career. What is Katherine thinking?!

Based on the original Supermarionation series, Gerry Anderson’s New Captain Scarlet debuted in 2005 and was produced entirely using CGI and motion capture, a technique coined as Hypermarionation. Captain Scarlet stars as the indestructible champion of Spectrum, an organisation which combats an alien menace from the planet Mars known as the Mysterons. New Captain Scarlet was an ambitious and expensive series which developed the characters of the Supermarionation series and upgraded all of the vehicles and technology to more realistically capture the world of tomorrow. The series infamously suffered from poor scheduling and never became the runaway success that it could have been. But what will Jack and Katherine make of it all?

Jack’s a massive Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space: 1999 etc.) fan, and Katherine isn’t. In order to bring about peace in the household, Katherine has agreed to watch the first episode of every Gerry Anderson series in existence.

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Starting Friday, October 18th, 2019 on the Security Hazard blog, a brand new podcast from Jack and his wife, Katherine, will begin!

Jack’s a massive Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space: 1999 etc.) fan, and Katherine isn’t. In order to bring about peace in the household, Katherine has agreed to watch the first episode of every Gerry Anderson series in existence.

But there’s a twist! Each week, Katherine has to draw three random series from a jar of possibilities, and then choose just one of those options to sit down and watch. As soon as the episode is over, Jack and Katherine regroup to talk about what they’ve just seen.

But wait, there’s more! When Katherine’s in need of a little international rescue of her own to help choose which show to watch, she can rely on five lifelines based on the amazing Thunderbird machines. Once she’s used them though, that’s it – they’re gone for the rest of the series!

Each week we’ll be getting a fresh perspective from Katherine on a Gerry Anderson series or pilot episode, along with nuggets of expertise from Jack who just can’t keep his opinion to himself…

Tune in every Friday for a new episode. Subscribe or follow for the latest updates!