Pod 31: New Captain Scarlet Writer Phil Ford (Part One)

Phil Ford is best known by Gerry Anderson fans for being the main writer on his 2005 series New Captain Scarlet. But Phil is a prolific writer outside of the world of Anderson including writing for Taggart, The Bill, Coronation Street, Doctor Who, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Wizards vs Aliens.

In part one of his interview, Phil talks us through his early Anderson TV memories and how he got into writing for TV.

There's a brand new segment this week - FAB Facts, plus your usual news, listener emails, and randomiser. Enjoy!

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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.

Chris Dale

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'.