Tuesday 12 November 2013

THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO - 1986 EDINBURGH EXHIBITION CATALOGUE...

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Way back in 1986, The CITY Of EDINBURGH DISTRICT COUNCIL RECREATION DEPARTMENT staged an exhibition entitled 'THUNDERBIRDS ARE GO!'  Unfortunately, I never managed through to Edinburgh to see it, but I bought the catalogue from a visiting double-decker bus or van promoting various upcoming events staged by different Councils throughout Scotland. 
 
Anyway, being a generous fellow, I thought I'd share its pages with you here.  Just look at that great STEVE KYTE and GRAHAM BLEATHMAN artwork.  Superb!















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11 comments:

  1. B Smith12 November 2013 at 05:42

    I did love those Thunderbirds/Anderson calendars David Nightingale published in the mid to late 1980s - they came across as real labours of love.

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  2. baab12 November 2013 at 09:48

    I was surprised to read that Space 1999 was considered to be a flop here in the u.k.
    In my child's mind I thought it was a massive hit.
    Saturday morning kids t.v. was the place to be surely?

    Terrahawks reminds me of unhappy sundays and boiled chicken.
    Not very good,'Terrable.'

    Journey to the Far Side of the Sun is the alternative title to Doppelganger.
    I went looking for it on the web,easy to find.
    I will be watching this,I like the idea.

    The Protectors was enjoyable International fun fare,I did not know of Gerry Anderson's involvement.

    Captain Scarlet and Joe 90 were wonderful.
    The opening titles alone,especially Joe 90,are original and creative.

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  3. Kid12 November 2013 at 11:37

    Indeed, they did, B. A more recent (relatively speaking) calender I thought was a belter (I don't think it was by David Nightingale, but I may be wrong) was the Captain Scarlet one, featuring the Ronald Embleton end-credit illustrations.

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    I must confess to never being a big fan of Space 1999, Baab. It just didn't grab me. The thing I remember about Terrahawks is that Zelda was a ringer for Sylvia Anderson (who had nothing to do with the programme as she and Gerry had divorced by then), Windsor Davies' voice, and two floating robots.

    Although he doesn't mention it much in his autobiography, Robert Vaughn was reputed to have hated his time on The Protectors. Didn't like Gerry Anderson much, apparently - or so it's been alleged.

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  4. TwoHeadedBoy12 November 2013 at 12:29

    Never heard of Secret Service, somehow - those puppets are shockingly realistic, I had to make the picture bigger just to be sure.

    As for that final big picture... It's now my desktop background, cheers!

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  5. Kid12 November 2013 at 12:37

    I'd heard of Secret Service, but not until much later (not at the time) as it was never shown in Scotland for some reason. The bigwigs maybe thought it was crap.

    If you're looking for great desktops, THB, visit the Dalek site in my blog list - there are some right belters.

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  6. tongalad12 November 2013 at 15:11

    I had managed to forget the terriblehawks!!! thanks for reminding me!

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  7. Kid12 November 2013 at 15:45

    I did this post just for you, Tongalad. (He lied.)

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  8. Wayne Thompson12 November 2013 at 18:35

    Back in the 60s i was totally captured by Supercar, Fireball, stingray etc. Childrens Tv now doesn't even come close to those great creations Of Gerry Anderson and his crew of talented people.

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  9. Kid12 November 2013 at 18:51

    Too true, Wayne. We really were living in a golden age.

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  10. Richard1 August 2020 at 21:34

    I seem to remember this as a kid. Think my dad took me to this. Also seem to remember some kind of haunted house.

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  11. Kid1 August 2020 at 22:19

    Never got through to Edinburgh to see the exhibition, but at least I've got the catalogue.

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