TV LEGEND Gerry Anderson is to join the crew of Leicester's National Space Centre on March 19 and 20 for a celebration of British science fiction.
The publisher, producer, director and writer is famous for TV classics such as Stingray, Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, Space: 1999, Joe 90, UFO and The Protectors.
On both days of the event, visitors will be able to meet the man who created the Supermarionation puppetry technique used in many of his series.
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Anderson will be joined by a host of guests and characters, including Gareth Thomas who played the title role in Blake's 7.
There will be displays and talks by Mat Irvine and Mike Tucker on the launch of their new book that charts their careers leading the teams in the BBC Visual Effects Department.�Between them they have worked on hundreds of shows including Doctor Who, Red Dwarf and Rentaghost.
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A display of original props and costumes will be guarded over by an invasion force of Daleks, who are out in force to raise money for Children in Need.
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The original K9 will be joining Doctor Who, Torchwood, Spooks and Primeval writer James Moran for an insight into writing science fiction, and the team from dinosaur adventure series Primeval will be coming along to talk to fans.
In addition, visitors will get the first sneak peek at the new licensed replica Judge Dredd Lawgiver MkII from the 2000AD comic book and made by Jon Scott of Great Scotts Props.
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More guests and details are to be announced in the run-up to the event.
Gerry Anderson is pictured above at the launch last month of a Royal Mail set of stamps based on his hit shows.
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
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