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THE COMPLETE BOOK
OF CAPTAIN SCARLET
by Chris Bentley
© Carlton Books Limited 2001
Published by Carlton Books Limited
Superb book by former Fanderson chairman
Chris Bentley - a sequel to his earlier work "The Complete Book Of
Thunderbirds". Continuing the story of the Supermarionation series, this
book chronicles the production of the predecessor to Joe 90.
Four pages on Joe 90, including
some very nice behind the scenes shots.
128 pages, £12.99 |
GERRY ANDERSON'S
SUPERMARIONATION CROSS-SECTIONS
by
Graham Bleathman
Additional writing by Sam Denham
(a.k.a. Sam Mitchell)
© Carlton Books Limited 2001
Published by Carlton Books Limited
The sequel to Graham's book "Thunderbirds
FAB Cross-Sections", this large format hardback covers Fireball XL5
to Joe 90, with plenty of cutaway drawings of both vehicles and
locations. It also includes Thunderbirds 1 to 5, lifted in their entirety
from "Thunderbirds FAB Cross-Sections" - a bit of a rip-off considering the
asking price.
Six pages on Joe 90, including
cutaways of Mac's Car and the cottage (but not Sam Loover's car). Sadly, a
small picture of Sam is wrongly captioned as Professor Ian McClaine, but we
all make mistakes.
Printed in Italy, 48 pages, £14.99 |
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THE ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF
CULT CHILDREN'S TV
by Richard Lewis
© Richard Lewis 2001
Published by
Allison & Busby Limited
Deep joy. A book on cult TV written by
someone with a sense of humour. Richard Lewis gives us the lowdown on a vast
swathe of cult programmes, characters and much more. Generally covers shows
from 1960 to 1988, and has its tongue firmly in its cheek from start to
finish.
Joe 90 gets a pretty complimentary
write-up, and I'll forgive Richard for misspelling McClaine, because
the rest of the book is such fun. Genuine laugh-out-loud stuff. Buy it!
354 pages, £9.99 (hardback) £7.99
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WHAT MADE THUNDERBIRDS GO!
THE AUTHORISED BIOGRAPHY
OF GERRY ANDERSON
by Simon Archer & Marcus Hearn
© Marcus Hearn and the estate of Simon
Archer 2002
Published by BBC Worldwide Limited
An updating of
Gerry Anderson The Authorised
Biography from 1996, but much more that that. Marcus Hearn has
jettisoned all of Stan Nicholls' work and gone back to Simon Archer's
original manuscript, adding his own material from new interviews. It is
effectively a complete rewrite, and is all the better for it.
Just over six pages on Joe 90, and
one shot of Joe in the Rat Trap. And I get a nod in the author's
acknowledgements, so it can't be bad!
288 pages, £16.99 |
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THE COMPLETE GERRY ANDERSON
THE AUTHORISED EPISODE GUIDE
by Chris Bentley
© Chris Bentley 2003
Published by Reynold &
Hearn Ltd 2003
A mammoth effort by Mr. Bentley, this
behemoth covers just about everything Gerry Anderson has ever made, from the
time before The Adventures Of Twizzle right up to New Captain
Scarlet. The guide details every episode and feature film, with
synopses, cast and crew lists, transmission details, mistakes, and plenty
more. A few minor errors have crept in, but considering the scope of the
book they are few and far between. Time to burn
The Complete Gerry Anderson
Episode Guide at last!
Joe 90 gets a whole twelve pages,
and there are three very nice colour photographs from the series. Excellent.
Printed in England, 288 pages, £15.99 |
CAPTAIN SCARLET & JOE 90
+ THE SECRET SERVICE
Published by
Asahi Sonorama
2005
From by the same people as the highly
collectable "big pink book",
this is very much a sibling publication - not as many pages, but a similar
idea. This time just concentrating on the last three Supermarionation
series, it features a multitude of images of the characters and vehicles,
plus a good smattering of interesting behind-the-scenes shots.
With more than forty pages on Joe 90,
this is the next best thing to having something big and pink. On your
bookshelf.
Printed in Japan (Japanese text), 128
pages, ¥2190 |
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CULT TV
THE GOLDEN AGE OF ITC
by Robert Sellers
© Robert Sellers 2006
Published by Plexus Publishing Limited
Intelligently written and fascinating
look at nearly three decades of ITC Entertainment. Features interviews with
almost fifty of the stars, creators and technicians involved in shows from
The Adventures Of Robin Hood to Sapphire And Steel, with a
foreword by Sir Roger Moore and an afterword by Gerry Anderson MBE.
Every Anderson series from Supercar
to Space:1999 is covered. Joe 90 gets four pages, but I must
disagree with the author's criticism that "the puppets themselves are a
bit of a letdown after the brilliant near-realism of Captain Scarlet."
Actually Robert, all but a handful of the puppets originally appeared in
Scarlet...
Printed in Great Britain, 288 pages,
£14.99 |
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28 February 2007
 
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