Unseen video of 'Thunderbirds' TV show found
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There is good news for fans of the 1960s TV show 'Thunderbirds'. Twenty-two cans of film of the classic show have been found at a house in a town near London, England. The house was owned by a former editor of Thunderbirds who passed away recently. The old video footage was given to the television production company Century 21 Films. This company created special 50th anniversary Thunderbirds shows in 2015. Century 21 spokesperson Stephen La Riviere said the newly found film contains unseen material from the 1960s. Mr Riviere said his company would restore the old films using digital technology. He hopes people can see the new footage in time for the 60th anniversary next year.
Thunderbirds was an instant hit in the 1960s. It is now a cult classic. The show was created by husband and wife team Gerry and Sylvia Anderson. They used a filming technique called Supermarionation to make the TV shows. This used puppets to create lifelike situations. The Andersons also used special effects and models of futuristic buildings and towns. Thunderbirds was filmed between 1964 and 1966. There were two series, which had 32 fifty-minute episodes. The show was set in the 2060s. It was about the adventures of a life-saving organization called International Rescue. The show is famous for its iconic music and its Thunderbirds spacecraft and machines.
Sources:
- https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1e848ewnlno
- https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/thunderbirds-unseen-episode-discovered-newsupdate/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunderbirds_(TV_series)
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