About this episode

Chris Thompson joins hosts Chris Dale and Richard James to discuss the Joe 90 episode 'Most Special Astronaut' and its space adventure.

Creative generalist and FX supremo, Chris Thompson, joins Chris Dale and Richard James to watch an episode of a classic Supermarionation series: Joe 90, Most Special Astronaut! In his first mission into space, Joe is sent to rescue some stranded astronauts, but how will Chris rate this adventure? Never Miss An Episode Join the Podsterons Facebook group Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts The Randomiser with Chris Dale Help The Show Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Tweet about it! Use the hashtag #GerryAndersonPodcast @ImJamieAnderson / @RichardNJames / @ChrisDalek Stay In Touch Email Podcast AT GerryAnderson.com Join the Email Newsletter

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Dale, Richard James

Guest: Chris Thompson

Topics covered

• Supermarionation
• Joe 90
• space adventure
• podcast review
• film analysis

Keywords

• Joe 90
• Supermarionation
• space
• astronaut
• podcast
• film review
• Chris Thompson

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Joe 90, Most Special Astronaut

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