Pod 59: Mary Turner - Puppet Maker and Operator

This week we're lucky to have a short interview with the wonderful Mary Turner - the longest-serving surviving member of the puppet teams from AP Films and Century 21. Mary tells us how she got into puppetry, some key elements about making and operating puppets, the dangers of being a puppeteer and why she didn't like the transition from Thunderbirds to Captain Scarlet.

We've also got Quick Fire Five, News, the Ranomiser, voice of the Podsterons, a top 5 YouTube comment countdown and much more! It's another busy week on the Gerry Anderson Podcast!

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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.

Chris Dale

Chris Dale co-hosts The Gerry Anderson Podcast and presents The Randomiser, an episode-by-episode journey through six decades of Gerry Anderson shows. Join him as he revisits the adventures, characters and unexpected moments of the Anderson universe.

Richard James

Richard James played Officer Orrin in Gerry Anderson's live-action series Space Precinct and now co-hosts The Gerry Anderson Podcast with Jamie Anderson and Chris Dale. His Anderson work also includes the Terrahawks audio series and the Firestorm pilot minisode.