Operation Anderthon

It's time for Jack and Katherine to reflect on their exciting adventure watching the first episode of every Gerry Anderson series. Standby for revelations, games, and a look into the future...

Jack and Katherine take a trip to Demeter City and watch the Space Precinct episode Double Duty to round off their journey through the Gerry Anderson universe and their mission to view the first episode of every series. But is this really the end of their Anderthon?

Special Agent Chloe - the dog - is called in to select this week's adventure for Jack and Katherine. Chloe chooses Terrahawks, and Katherine is left to make her judgement on Expect The Unexpected, the opening story to one of Gerry Anderson's most bizarre television series.

Katherine and Jack take their final outing into Supermarionation this week with Joe 90. What will Katherine make of Professor McClaine's attempts to brainwash his young son, Joe, and sending him off on missions to single-handedly take down the most powerful criminals in the world?

Why is Jack making Katherine watch Space: 1999 all over again this week? Maybe the all new sets, characters, music and tone introduced in The Metamorph will be enough to convince Katherine that Year 2 is a completely new approach to the show that she witnessed being introduced in Breakaway a couple of weeks ago. The question is, will Katherine prefer Year 1 or Year 2?

Plunge into the Big Pear with this week's podcast as Katherine and Jack explore Dick Spanner's first mysterious adventure. Will the whacky humour win over Katherine or has Jack made another dumb move by showing her this series?

Katherine has been dreading watching Space: 1999. As far as she's concerned its just too long and too boring. But as the crew of Moonbase Alpha face an apocalyptic nuclear disaster, maybe the drama and tension of this incredible piece of television will be enough to make Katherine change her mind...

Action, suspense and drama await Jack and Katherine this week as they sit down to watch the live action Gerry Anderson series, The Protectors! Will Katherine be able to handle the high altitude adventure and unapologetic grooviness of this classic 1970s television show?

It's time to watch one of the strangest Gerry Anderson productions ever committed to film. Jack and Katherine sit down for a viewing of the 1973 pilot, The Investigator. This film is Jack's guilty pleasure, and Katherine has to bear the brunt of a lot of nerdy analysis and now you, dear listener, get to share in her pain...

Katherine plays a wild card this week and decides to use her Thunderbird 2 life line, meaning that for one time only she gets to watch the second episode of an Anderson series instead of the first. How thrilling! What's more, the series in question is Four Feather Falls which Jack absolutely adores. Western excitement awaits in this week's Operation Anderthon!

This week, Jack and Katherine dive under the sea and join Troy, Phones, and Marina of the World Aquanaut Security Patrol for a voyage of discovery. Stingray is a personal favourite of Jack's, so what will Katherine have to say about this Supermarionation classic?

Jack and Katherine journey to Sector 25 of outer space with the Fireball XL5 crew for this week's episode. What will Katherine make of the devious aliens from Planet 46 threatening to destroy the Earth? And how about that coffee, Venus?

In this F.A.B. festive edition of Operation Anderthon, Jack and Katherine are ready to take on the biggest Anderson series of them all: Thunderbirds. From lemon squeezers, to palm trees, to Katherine's controversial comments about Thunderbird 2, this week's podcast has it all!

In the grips of despair Katherine decides that the time has come to go right back to the very beginning of Gerry Anderson's television career and watch The Adventures Of Twizzle. Jack isn't happy. Katherine doesn't care.

Get ready for another action-packed episode of Operation Anderthon, during which Katherine complains repeatedly about the length and lack of character development in the Gerry Anderson pilot film, Space Police - the bizarre predecessor of Space Precinct.

This week, Jack and Katherine get straight down to business and watch one of Jack's childhood favourites - Supercar. Will its early puppetry and special effects charm Katherine, or perhaps put her off Gerry Anderson's first ever science fiction series? 

Katherine has been dreading watching UFO for some reason, but the time has come for her to face her fears and tune in to SHADO's first battle against the mysterious aliens. Will Jack be able to convince Katherine that the series is a science fiction classic, or will her opinions remain unchanged?

Katherine continues to offer up surprises as this week she chooses to watch the little-known Gerry Anderson series, Lavender Castle. The first episode may be short but sweet, but Jack and Katherine have plenty to chat about with this fantasy series which presents the duo with something quite different to the norm!

It's time for Jack and Katherine to face the wrath of the Mysterons once again! Playing her Thunderbird 1 lifeline, Katherine selects the first episode of the original Captain Scarlet series to sit down and watch. How will it compare to the CGI remake that Jack and Katherine enjoyed a few weeks previously?

Katherine plays her first lifeline and, in what could probably be described as the best possible result, the duo sit down to watch the first episode of The Secret Service. It's a world of espionage, dodgy diplomats, and gobbledygook - so will Katherine enjoy this Supemarionation/live-action hybrid? 

It had to happen eventually... but did it have to be quite so soon? For reasons best left unexplained Katherine has chosen to watch Torchy The Battery Boy this week. Jack is left bewildered by the selection, considering that two other superior options were also on the table. The pair soldier on regardless with 15 minutes of disturbing viewing. Will Pom-Pom And The Toys push Katherine and Jack to the limit?

Jack and Katherine's strange voyage through the Anderson universe continues with... a strange voyage through the universe! The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity presents Katherine with her first taste of a live action project, although it probably isn't quite what she was expecting!

The Operation Anderthon podcast kicks off with Katherine's first choice - the 2005 CGI remake of the Supermarionation classic - Gerry Anderson's New Captain Scarlet... that's right, we're starting our marathon at the end of Gerry's career. What is Katherine thinking?!

Starting Friday, October 18th, 2019 on the Security Hazard blog, a brand new podcast from Jack and his wife, Katherine, will begin!