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This is an episode guide for '' Thunderbirds'', a British
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television series produced by AP Films (later named Century 21 Productions) from 1964 and first broadcast on the ITV network in 1965 and 1966. It lists both the TV episodes and the 1960s audio plays by Century 21 Records, along with their adaptations. Two feature film sequels to the TV series were released in 1966 and 1968, followed by three made-for-TV compilation films in the early 1980s. In 2015, a mini-series based on the three original audio stories was produced to mark the series' 50th anniversary. All TV episodes were released on Region 2 DVD by
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in 2000 and 2001. A Region 1 box set by A&E Home Video followed in 2002. The episodes were released on
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in 2008.


Television series


Series 1

Series 1 of ''Thunderbirds'' comprised 26 episodes, each approximately 50 minutes long. Episodes are listed in the official order published by distributor ITC Entertainment, which matches the order of production.


Series 2

Series 2 comprised six 50-minute episodes. Episodes are listed in the official order published by distributor ITC Entertainment, which matches the order of production.


Audio episodes

Between 1965 and 1967, Century 21 Records released 19 ''Thunderbirds'' audio plays in the form of 7-inch,
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vinyl EP records (promoted as "mini-albums"), each about 21 minutes long.Bentley 2005, p. 100.Bentley 2008, p. 349. Three of these were original stories; the rest were retellings of selected TV episodes, each condensed from the original soundtrack with added narration by one of the main characters.Bentley 2008, p. 114.Bentley 2008, p. 348. In 1990, revised versions of eight plays were broadcast as a mini-series on BBC Radio 5. Of the original stories, voice actors Peter Dyneley, David Graham and Sylvia Anderson featured in all three, Ray Barrett in two and
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in one.Bentley 2008, p. 355.Bentley 2008, p. 356. Two of the stories''F.A.B.'' and ''The Stately Homes Robberies''were told from the point of view of
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, and featured original music by Barry Gray. In 2015, the stories were adapted as screen episodes to mark ''Thunderbirds'' 50th anniversary.


Film sequels and compilations


Feature films

Two ''Thunderbirds'' feature films were released in the 1960s. The events of the first film, '' Thunderbirds Are Go'', precede those of the final TV episode, " Give or Take a Million".


Compilation films

Between 1980 and 1982, three compilation films were produced. Released on VHS by
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and its subsidiary Channel 5 Video, each of these was made up of re-edited versions of two TV episodes.


''The Anniversary Episodes''

In 2015, to mark ''Thunderbirds'' 50th anniversary, ITV commissioned Pod 4 Films to produce a mini-series of new episodes based on the original audio stories from the 1960s. Funding was raised through
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and the production team included some of the original ''Thunderbirds'' crew. The adaptation of "The Stately Homes Robberies" was directed by David Elliott, making it his first new episode of ''Thunderbirds'' in 49 years. The mini-series had a premiere screening at the BFI Southbank in 2016 and was subsequently released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc to its Kickstarter backers. Titled ''The Anniversary Episodes'', it was added to BritBox in 2020.


See also

* Lists of ''Thunderbirds'' home video releases


References


Works cited

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External links

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