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The first ever episode of Thunderbirds, the revolutionary British TV show starring puppets, aired on September 30th, 1965. It was instantly a hit in Britain, and elsewhere in the world, but its failure to captivate a US audience led to its untimely demise after just two seasons.\nThe show used a system, coined by its creators as \u201cSupermarionation\u201d which involved pre-recording the voices, which would then be played back during filming. Each marionette\u2019s head contained filters which converted the dialogue into pulses, which in turn travelled to solenoids in the puppet\u2019s lips.\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly discuss why each marionette needed three heads; look at how the Mercury Seven \u2013 the first batch of Nadi astronauts \u2013 were honoured by the show; and reveal which of the three of us still has Thunderbirds merch from when they were a kid.\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u201830 September 1965: Thunderbirds Are Go!\u2019 (Money Week, 2020): https://moneyweek.com/409685/30-september-1965-thunderbirds-are-go\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018Thunderbirds (Series One)\u2019 (Fanderson, 2022): https://fanderson.org.uk/productions/thunderbirds-series-one/\xa0\n\u2022 Thunderbirds - Trapped in the sky (Gerry and Sylvia Anderson, 1965) https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x28x1gu\xa0\nWe'll be back on Monday - unless you join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334, where we give you ad-free listening AND a full-length Sunday episode every week!\nPlus, weekly bonus content, unlock over 70 bonus bits, and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2022.\xa0\n\u2022 \u2018Trapped in the Sky (Suite) | Soundtrack\u2019 (Barry Gray, 1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE_vdb2rt7k \n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices