RTBWTV The Review show September 10th 2023 -- Strings Attached

A leisurely swim (rather than a deep dive) through the classic television that flitted across the black and white screens of the UK from the Suez Crisis of 1956 until 1974's three day week.

Co hosts Guy Morgan and David Newell consider shows that are still available, others that have been lost and some which should have existed and perhaps still could...........

This week we applaud the thrilling Anderson universe unspooling on Talking Pictures TV (as well as their first live action series which is on heavy rotation on somewhere on a digital channel near you). We're talking about Thunderbirds and the first third of FireBall XL5's 39 episodes.

In case of need, how are you going to call International Rescue?

Guy recalls nearly winning a Thunderbirds colouring competition if only he hadn't forgotten to post his entry,

Dave demonstrates his original Thunderbirds board game and warns on the dangers of using blu tack to put up 70s Xmas decorations.

We also ask ourselves, did we dream the premise of The Secret Service? And in Any Other Business, who remembers Ollie Beak?

As always, rights in all clips belong to the holders and are used for educational purposes and if you detected Portishead's Mysterons in the background, buy it from your favourite online retailer.