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\"Gerry<\/a>
Gerry Anderson on the set of Space: 1999<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On the 40th anniversary of the moon landings, Alex Fitch talks to two television pioneers who were inspired by the events of July 16, 1969.<\/p>\n

Alex Fitch talks to Gerry Anderson about how the space race and technological innovations of the 1960s inspired such shows as Supercar<\/em> and Thunderbirds<\/em>. Anderson also talks about his stint in the RAF as an aircraft controller, responding to the fashions in genre with Four Feathers Falls<\/em> and Fireball XL5 <\/em>and mixing animation styles in lesser known series such as Lavender Castle<\/em> and The Secret Service.<\/em><\/p>\n

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\"Sir<\/a><\/dt>\n
Sir Patrick Moore and Apollo 11, photo by Paul Grover<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Sir Patrick Moore covered the events of the Apollo 11 mission live on TV and discusses the events of that day with Alex Fitch as well as the highlights of his six decades presenting The Sky at Night.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

(N.B. The interview with Sir Patrick is available to download now at Sci-Fi London<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Thursday 16\/07\/09 10.30pm Resonance 104.4 FM (London) \/ streamed at www.resonancefm.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Links:\u00c2\u00a0
\nBuy Fireball XL5<\/em><\/a> and Space:1999<\/em><\/a> from Network DVD<\/em>
\nGerry Anderson’s fan club<\/a>
\nSir Patrick Moore’s website<\/a>
\nThe Sky at Night<\/em><\/a> page at www.bbc.co.uk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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