Pod 11: Chris Packham on Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and hating Joe 90! - The Gerry Anderson Podcast

Episode 11

Pod 11: Chris Packham on Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and hating Joe 90!

Chris Packham is one of the most famous nature broadcasters in the UK - and will be familiar to many for his work on the Really Wild Show, and now on Springwatch, and Autumnwatch on the BBC. Chris’ formative years were spent watching Gerry Anderson shows, and in this two-part interview he shares his memories, thoughts and reflections of Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet and (his lack of fondness for) Joe 90.
 
As usual we also have news, listener emails, the end of this month's giveaway, and Chris Dale heads over to a thatched cottage…

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Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space: 1999 and much much more...

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Jamie Anderson

Producer, writer and director. CEO of Anderson Entertainment. Son of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, and Space: 1999 creator - the late Gerry Anderson.
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Chris Dale

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Richard James

Playing Officer Orrin in Gerry Anderson's last live action series 'Space Precinct' clearly wasn't enough to put Richard off the worlds of Gerry Anderson!

As well as co-hosting the Gerry Anderson Podcast and the almost-monthly Facebook, Twitch, Periscope and Youtube broadcast, FabLive, Richard has also taken parts in the audio series 'Terrahawks' and the pilot minisode for the forthcoming 'Gerry Anderson's Firestorm'.