Can't find what you're looking for? Email our friendly customer support team, and we'll do our best to help.

Sale

Thunderbirds: Operation Asteroids Audio Drama [CD SET]

9 reviews

10 items left

Trust badges

Thunderbirds: Operation Asteroids  by John Theydon

The third release in the Thunderbirds series. Written by John Theydon under the name John W Jennison and originally published in 1966, this full-cast audio drama was adapted by Ross Arrowsmith, directed by Samuel Clemens and produced by Andrew Clements.

 

What starts out as a simple rescue mission to save a trapped miner on the moon, soon turns out to be one of International Rescue’s greatest catastrophes. After the Hood takes members of International Rescue hostage during the rescue, a chase across space and an altercation among the asteroids only worsens the situation. With the Hood hijacking Thunderbird Three along with Brains, Lady Penelope and Tin-Tin, it is up to the Tracy brothers to stage a daring rescue in the mountain tops of his hidden lair. But can they rescue Brains before his engineering genius is used for the destructive forces of evil? 

Cast

Wayne Forester – Narrator, Virgil, Brains, Dr. Bogard
Jon Culshaw - Jeff, Parker, Karma
Justin T. Lee - Scott, John, Kyrano, The Hood
Joe Jameson - Gordon, Alan, Guard
Ben Page - Ground Crew, Cheang, Sigmund
Andrew Clements – Robot
Genevieve Gaunt - Lady Penelope, Grandma, Hansen
Anna Leong Brophy - Tin-Tin, Imbrium Operative, LMC HQ

Other parts played by members of the cast.  

Production Credits

Sound Design – Toby Hrycek-Robinson                                          
Sound Engineer – Benji Clifford
Music – Joe Kraemer
Executive Producers – Jamie Anderson, Nicholas Briggs

Presented as a deluxe 4 x CD set in a jewel case with a 4-page booklet and cover art by Marcus Stamps. Running Time: 240 minutes approx.

Description

Thunderbirds: Operation Asteroids  by John Theydon

The third release in the Thunderbirds series. Written by John Theydon under the name John W Jennison and originally published in 1966, this full-cast audio drama was adapted by Ross Arrowsmith, directed by Samuel Clemens and produced by Andrew Clements.

 

What starts out as a simple rescue mission to save a trapped miner on the moon, soon turns out to be one of International Rescue’s greatest catastrophes. After the Hood takes members of International Rescue hostage during the rescue, a chase across space and an altercation among the asteroids only worsens the situation. With the Hood hijacking Thunderbird Three along with Brains, Lady Penelope and Tin-Tin, it is up to the Tracy brothers to stage a daring rescue in the mountain tops of his hidden lair. But can they rescue Brains before his engineering genius is used for the destructive forces of evil? 

Cast

Wayne Forester – Narrator, Virgil, Brains, Dr. Bogard
Jon Culshaw - Jeff, Parker, Karma
Justin T. Lee - Scott, John, Kyrano, The Hood
Joe Jameson - Gordon, Alan, Guard
Ben Page - Ground Crew, Cheang, Sigmund
Andrew Clements – Robot
Genevieve Gaunt - Lady Penelope, Grandma, Hansen
Anna Leong Brophy - Tin-Tin, Imbrium Operative, LMC HQ

Other parts played by members of the cast.  

Production Credits

Sound Design – Toby Hrycek-Robinson                                          
Sound Engineer – Benji Clifford
Music – Joe Kraemer
Executive Producers – Jamie Anderson, Nicholas Briggs

Presented as a deluxe 4 x CD set in a jewel case with a 4-page booklet and cover art by Marcus Stamps. Running Time: 240 minutes approx.

Shipping

SHIPPING
We operate a tiered shipping, packaging and handling fee applies by weight, with free shipping for orders over a certain value (£75 UK, various ROW). Sometimes the bulkiness of an item, or another factor may push your shipping costs into the next bracket up. All of our items are packed by our team at our UK & International warehouse depending on inventory location and availability.

Returns

We have a FAB no hassle returns policy. If your item arrives as is damaged, incorrect, the wrong size, or even if you've just changed your mind then you can quickly and easily arrange a return. Sometimes, due to global logistics and related costs, we may make a small charge to process your return and get your item back to us. Just click the link in our tracking email and follow the instructions to create your return label. Alternatively contact our support team and they'll help you to arrange your return. Then just send it back, and we'll refund or replace your item as soon as possible!

Why Shop With Us

 • Support Anderson Entertainment's work celebrating and continuing the legacy of Gerry Anderson
• Friendly and helpful customer service team
• Unique products not available anywhere else
• Most exclusive products manufactured in, and despatched from, the UK and shipped worldwide.

Customer Reviews
5.0 Based on 9 Reviews
5 ★
100% 
9
4 ★
0% 
0
3 ★
0% 
0
2 ★
0% 
0
1 ★
0% 
0
Customer Photos
Write a Review

Thank you for submitting a review!

Your input is very much appreciated. Share it with your friends so they can enjoy it too!

Filter Reviews:
    LC
    08/26/2024
    Louise C.
    United Kingdom United Kingdom

    Reliving my youth

    Brilliant listening!

    DC
    12/31/2022
    David C.
    United Kingdom United Kingdom

    Fab

    Didn’t thonk it would be as great as it was excellent production and voice cast. 10 out of 10

    DR
    10/20/2022
    David R.
    United Kingdom United Kingdom

    Thunderbirds cd

    Purchased this for my son , he said it was great ,always great service buying from you

    NT
    10/10/2022
    Nick T.
    United States United States

    Takes me back. Keeps me moving forward!

    As this release continues to prove, gerryanderson.com is the most dangerous web site on the planet. At least to my wallet! Seriously, I can never check in without wanting to purchase something! This dramatization of the novel is an amazing thing to behold for any fan of the series. It really brings the story to life. Words that just sit on the page when you are reading suddenly evoke a vision. The sound effects draw you into the world and make everything seem so real. The dramatic music makes everything more exciting, just like the original show. When I read the book, which is also available in a hardback edition with a lovely colourful dust jacket, I read (in my head) in the character's voices. Or so I thought! The audio cast do a much better job than I could, and again really invoke the feeling of the original show. This is not a staid 'adult' reading of a novel, but everything is amped up. If this were a serous adult story, then I would guess many would say the cast are being over-dramatic in their presentation of the characters, but for a Thunderbirds story it is perfect! Everything turned up to eleven! I also liked that the story involves all the Tracys and their 'extended family'. In summary makes me feel like I am watching the show or a movie and dare I say? Makes me feel like a kid again. Who could have guessed that Thunderbirds still has the capacity, after all these years, to get me excited. Indeed, excited enough to write a review! P.S. I was there for the original broadcasts, but I do not recall the books, so all new for me! Keep 'em coming!

    J
    05/23/2022
    James
    United Kingdom United Kingdom

    A Wild Ride, but Insanely Enjoyable

    I have not read 'Operation Asteroids', as I only managed to get my hands on the 90s reprints of the Thunderbirds novels, which did not include this or 'Lost World', the other World Distributors publication. This, therefore, was an audio adaptation that I was really looking forward to, as the story would be brand new to me. And it did not disappoint, but it certainly surprised me. Firstly, the production value is on par with the other releases, if not higher. The sound and music is simply superb; it makes me nostalgic, excited and awe-filled all at once. The theme that plays on Tracy Island is my favourite. The voice cast are doing great again, really selling a story which is certainly different to the previous ones. Then there's the story itself. This of course was written back in the 60s, so that is not the work of anyone on in this production, but I've got a lot that I want to say about it all the same. SPOILERS AHEAD. I don't want to say that this story jumped the shark, because I really did enjoy it, and also when compared with some of the contemporary TV21 comics, it feels right at home (the TV21 story 'Brains is Dead' jumps to mind). But it is quite a different affair to anything the actual show threw at us. At first the Hood seems to be as he always is, but in the second half of the story, is it revealed that he has a huge base of operations under a Tibetan monastery, from where he is planning world domination with the aid of an evil scientist, kidnapped scientists, robots with human brains and several lackeys disguised as monks. A far cry from his usual, solitary and smaller scale exploits, he is more akin to a James Bond villain in this story. Forcefields that can immobilise people and knock aircraft out of the sky also appear, which is a contrast to Thunderbirds' normally more sedate sci-fi elements. But these are not complaints of mine, merely observations. The outlandish is part of the charm of Thunderbirds' expanded media. And on the other hand, there are moments in this story that feel just as Thunderbirds-y as the show, and then beyond. The amount of time that the events in space take are not downplayed, and attention is given to how this leaves International Rescue in a tight spot when it comes to other calls for rescue that crop up in the time being. And what must be a highlight for me was when, in this period of personnel shortage, Jeff Tracy himself takes Thunderbird 2 on a rescue. I don't know if 'fan-service' was a thing in the 60s, but this certainly feels just like it, and good fan-service at that. All in all, definitely worth a listen. My only concern is that now subsequent stories might seem anticlimactic after this one, because it certainly feels like a climactic conclusion to the other two novels, with which it shares some light continuity (the Tracy's now knowing who The Hood is, for example). I have read Ring of Fire, for instance, which at the time I thought had the biggest stakes, but in comparison is more sedate. But I still look forward to them eagerly, and frankly know I will enjoy them nonetheless.

    Search