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S00E108 - Points of View: How We Watched Supercar, Thunderbirds, Joe 90 and More (Supermarionation Unseen)

We all know how we feel about Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's many cult television hits today, but how were they received by audiences upon their first transmissions back in the 1960s? Decades on from their television debuts, the Supermarionation and live action series of AP Films and Century 21 continue to delight new generations of fans and thanks to unseen paperwork from the archives we are able to explore how audiences of the time responded. From letters from outraged parents to scandal making newspaper columnists and from annoyed television executives to long suffering representatives of the Independent Television Authority – all get to share their "points of view" in this new documentary. What did the press make of Lew Grade's push to merchandise Thunderbirds? How did audiences react to space monsters on Fireball XL5? What did children make of the transition from International Rescue to Captain Scarlet? Who considered Space: 1999 out of date before the '90s had even arrived? Find o
Uitzending: 28/02/2026
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Laatste update: 28/02/2026 om 14:26