Century 21 Films will be airing ‘new’ episodes of Thunderbirds to mark the 54th anniversary of the first broadcast of the original Gerry Anderson series on September 30.

The Century 21 Films YouTube channel will run a live stream on September 30th, 9am until Midnight, and then again the following weekend (5th & 6th October) at the same times. The live stream will include brand new Thunderbirds Supermarionation content, with three further Thunderbirds mini-albums being adapted to celebrate the occasion. This will also include a rare chance to see the anniversary specials produced by Century 21 Films in association with ITV to celebrate the 50th anniversary.

The schedule will include the following content, on a loop between the times specified above:

Introducing Thunderbirds (50th anniversary special episode)
Gerry Anderson Interview (Gerry discusses how Thunderbirds was created)
NEW: Trapped in the Sky (Scott Tracy narrates International Rescue’s first operation)
The Abominable Snowman (50th anniversary special episode)
Century 21 Slough  (Documentary: Original crew members visit the old Thunderbirds studios on the eve of their demolition)
NEW: End of the Road (Brains narrates the story of another International Rescue operation)
Doug Luke Interview (Century 21 stills photographer Doug Luke discusses his time working on the Supermarionation productions)
Mike Trim Interview (Mike Trim discusses his time working at Century 21 and on Thunderbirds)
The Stately Homes Robberies (50th anniversary special episode)
Thunderbirds 1965 (Documentary: The crew of the 50th anniversary specials discuss the behind the scenes process)
NEW: Vault of Death (Lady Penelope tells of the time International Rescue was called to rescue a man trapped in the vault of the Bank of England)

PLUS: newly produced interstitials and idents featuring the craft and characters from Thunderbirds and rare archive footage.

Tune in from 9am on September 30th and October 5th and 6th here.

Other events include Thunderbird Weekends at Gulliver’s (14th September – 20th October): on selected dates in September and October (including the weekends either side of Thunderbirds Day), you can enjoy Thunderbird Weekends at Gulliver’s theme parks (in Milton Keynes, Matlock Bath and Warrington). Take on International Rescue challenges across the rides and attractions in the theme park, see Virgil Tracy and discover Thunderbird 1! Find out more here.

There will also be Special Edition Thunderbirds Day Products available on GerryAnderson.co.uk (28th – 30th September): the official Gerry Anderson website will be creating special edition products for Thunderbirds Day – only available the weekend before (28/29th September) and on Thunderbirds Day (30th September), then gone forever.

For details of other events click here

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