THUNDERBIRDS UNSEEN: Launching Thunderbird 4 (Behind The Scenes Documentary)

Thunderbird 2 hovers above the water. With a crash, its huge pod falls towards the ocean surface. A door opens. A ramp extends. Then, with a roar, Thunderbird 4 glides into action; ready to tackle any water-based emergency thrown in International Rescue's direction. Join Thunderbirds Unseen as we uncover the behind the scenes secrets of this beloved launch sequence. In this extra instalment of our behind the scenes investigation of the creation of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's classic television series Thunderbirds, we take an in-depth look at the Thunderbird 4 launch sequence. With the help of newly unearthed 35mm film and studio documentation, this series challenges some of the "established" facts of the series' early days and uncover footage unseen for sixty years. Thunderbirds was a massive success upon its debut in 1965 and this documentary programme investigates contributions made by scriptwriters, directors, special effects technicians, composer Barry Gray, and more. To help us along the way, we will be drawing on not just interviews with the cast and crew, but from surviving material ranging from surviving scripts and musical scores, to original rushes material digitised for the first time in 4k! Explore this classic Supermarionation show like never before...