A thank you
Gerry Anderson I just wanted to write a quick note to thank everyone who has been kind enough to get in touch with us over the last 24 hours. We’ve received hundreds of e-mails, read through thousands...
View ArticleEstimating my Azheimer’s Disease Risk
Estimating Alzheimers disease risk: Testing my genes Sadly, as many of you will know; my father passed away from complications relating to Alzheimer’s Disease and vascular dementia (mixed dementia)...
View ArticleMy Eulogy for Gerry Anderson, My Dad
If anyone wanted to read or re-read the my eulogy for Gerry Anderson, my Dad at his funeral – I’ve transcribed it here: “I’d like to start by reading you a reference that was written by Dad’s first...
View ArticleDementia Friends
Alzheimer’s Society Launches Dementia Friends Today sees the launch of the Alzheimer’s Society’s “Dementia Friends” scheme. Dementia Friends is Alzheimer’s Society’s groundbreaking new initiative which...
View ArticleMy Favourite Gerry Anderson Pilot Film
Space Police – Star Laws Over the years Dad came up with lots of project ideas… many of which became incredibly popular. Others didn’t quite make it. Some were just discarded before getting to a...
View ArticleF**K FOCUS GROUPS!
“Oh, we’ve spent a lot of time using focus groups to fully develop this show.”, he said. “We’ve really made sure that what we’re doing fully engages the target audience.” I shifted uncomfortably in my...
View ArticleBrain Donation: Opt-in or Opt-out?
In today’s Independent there was an article about a new report calling for increased levels of brain donation, and the ability to ignore the requests of family members if a deceased person has already...
View ArticleWhat’s next? Gerry Anderson’s Firestorm on Kickstarter!
For the best part of a year now, we’ve been working on a new project – and on Tuesday 30th September (which is incidentally the 49th anniversary of the first transmission of Thunderbirds in the UK)...
View ArticleMy new favourite online rule: Wheaton’s Law
I feel like I’m light years behind the rest of the internet for not know about Wheaton’s Law; but it’s one that I’m going to adopt from now on. If you want to know about the history of Wheaton’s Law,...
View ArticleStrictly Oxford 2015
Our very first session. It’s taken a huge amount of effort to stop looking at my feet all the time! Last year Bill Heine conned me into saying yes to a charity event before I knew what it was. When I...
View ArticleCrowdfunding Tips, Resources, and Thoughts
Having run or advised on crowdfunding projects that have raised nearly £600,000 since 2013, I thought I’d put together a quick resource – with suggestions and links that might help you as you put...
View ArticleYou Are the Doctor: Come Die With Me
Big Finish have just released You Are the Doctor – a seventh Doctor anthology featuring four stories – the second of which (Come Die with Me) was written by me. As a lifelong Doctor Who fan this is a...
View ArticleDoctor Who: The Waters of Amsterdam
The Waters of Amsterdam was my directorial debut for Big Finish’s Doctor Who main range. It follows on directly from the TV story Arc of Infinity, and stars Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton and Janet...
View ArticleDoctor Who: The Peterloo Massacre
The Peterloo Massacre was released in March 2015 and was a pure historical Doctor Who story from Paul Magrs, and received fantastic praise from reviewers and Doctor Who fans. ‘There is an enormous...
View ArticleTerrahawks: Volume 2
‘Jamie Anderson and Company do a marvellous job throughout this second box set, blending the usual social commentary with mythology to lend all the characters depth’ Sci-Fi Pulse Terrahawks remains as...
View ArticleDoctor Who: And You Will Obey Me
The Peterloo Massacre was released in April 2016 and is the first installment of Big Finish’s Two Masters trilogy – my third directorial gig for the main Doctor Who range. You can get And You Will Obey...
View ArticleDoctor Who: Vampire of the Mind
Vampire of the Mind was released in May 2016 and is the second installment of Big Finish’s Two Masters trilogy – and another directorial role for me in Big Finish’s Doctor Who main range. Praise for...
View ArticleDoctor Who: The Two Masters
The Two Masters was released in June 2016 and is the third and final installment of Big Finish’s Two Masters trilogy – and another directorial role for me in Big Finish’s Doctor Who main range. Praise...
View ArticleDesigning the Stained Glass Dalek
As part of my Doctor Who main range directorial duties for Big Finish, early in 2016 I was given a scrip by Mike Tucker entitled Order of the Daleks. From the moment I read it, I just knew that we had...
View ArticleBuild Models Like David Tremont…
If you know the name David Tremont, then you’ll already be aware of how immensely talented the guy is. If you don’t know him yet, and you’re interested in model building for TV and film (or just for...
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