Pod 188: John Kenneth Muir on Space: 1999 - The Gerry Anderson Podcast

Episode 188

Pod 188: John Kenneth Muir on Space: 1999

John Kenneth Muir was just a little boy when he saw Dragon's Domain for the first time. The spine-tingling fright left a permanent mark on him and led to his career as a film critic and author, specializing in genre film and television. His books about Space: 1999 (both fiction and non-fiction) stand as a testament to his love for the series. In this episode, John breaks down his fascination with the future as depicted in 1999 as Richard and Jamie take a deep dive into the mailbag, a musical FAB Fact, and Randomeister Chris Dale meets up with an old friend for a birthday party!

01:07 Welcome to the Gerry Anderson Podcast!

04:20 Dropping the Needle on a FAB Fact

11:32 Emails from the Podsterons (Alias the podcast listeners)

22:12 The Gerry Anderson News! See links below

26:55 Podsteron Facebook Group is GO

33:45 John Kenneth Muir - Part One

52:25 Richard James says "Crikey!" and reads out some comments

58:27 The Randomiser comes in for a landing!

1:20:51 Wrapping things up!

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John Kenneth Muir Official Blog and Twitter

Space: 1999 Stun Gun & Comlock 1/1 Model Kit

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Jamie Anderson

Producer, writer and director. CEO of Anderson Entertainment. Son of Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet, and Space: 1999 creator - the late Gerry Anderson.
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Chris Dale

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Richard James

Playing Officer Orrin in Gerry Anderson's last live action series 'Space Precinct' clearly wasn't enough to put Richard off the worlds of Gerry Anderson!

As well as co-hosting the Gerry Anderson Podcast and the almost-monthly Facebook, Twitch, Periscope and Youtube broadcast, FabLive, Richard has also taken parts in the audio series 'Terrahawks' and the pilot minisode for the forthcoming 'Gerry Anderson's Firestorm'.