magazines & newspapers |
1969 "Daily Mirror" Article: Here is one of the first (if not the first) newspaper articles about UFO, from the 13 November 1969 issue of the UK newspaper "The Daily Mirror", with a rare shot of Antonia Ellis as Lt. Joan Harrington! Zippy Gear for the Moon |
1971-73 UFO Comics in "Countdown" and "TV Action": In February 1971, Polystyle Publications began publishing UFO comic strips in a UK magazine titled "Countdown". This magazine was later renamed "TV Action + Countdown" and then just "TV Action". Here is a summary of these comics plus those appearing in Polystyle "Annuals" (courtesy Anthony Appleyard). And here are some scans from Countdown issue #1 -- note that the page numbering runs backwards! (from Angelo Finamore's UFO merchandise collection): |
1971 UFO Review: Here is a transcript and scan of UFO review which appeared in a 1971 issue of the Australian TV TIMES (scan courtesy of Dennis Nicholson) |
1970's "Look-in" magazines: In the UK, "Look-in" was a "TV Times" for kids. Here are some scans relating to UFO, Ed Bishop, and Ayshea (courtesy Angelo Finamore & Chris Freeman):
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1971 UFO Photos in German Magazine: Here are some UFO photos from 1971 issues of the German magazine "Bravo" (courtesy Micky Bister & Angelo Finamore): |
1972 UFO preview: here is a transcript from the 13 July 1972 of the American magazine MONSTER TIMES |
1972-73 USA TV Guide Stuff: here is a text file
with a series review, plot synopses, and broadcast dates from 1972-73 issues of the
American magazine TV GUIDE.
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1971 - 1973 Mike Billington in teen magazines: here are photos of Mike Billington in some US/UK teen magazines, all taken during the filming of UFO (courtesy Danny Doyle): |
1973 Ed Bishop interview: here is a transcript from an American newspaper dated 8 October 1973 |
NEW! 1973 Article on Straker's and Fosters Car: here is an article from the July 1973 issue of CARS AND CAR CONVERSIONS magazine, when the two UFO cars first went up for sale! |
1973 Article on Straker's car: here is an article on Straker's car from a November 1973 issue of the UK magazine "FAB 208" (courtesy Danny Doyle) |
1974 Italian Photo-Novelizations: In 1974, 18 photo-novelizations of UFO episodes were released in Italy. The series was titled "I Film Di UFO", and each issue had 52 pages of captioned B&W photos from the episodes. The issues were 190x255 mm in size and distributed by Romana Periodici Illustrati. Here are some scans (some courtesy Angelo Zumbo):
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1974 French Photo-Novelizations: 7 of the above UFO photo-novelizations were also released in France. This series was titled "Les Film De UFO", and was distributed by Skandia. Here are scans of the front covers of these issues (from Angelo Finamore's UFO merchandise collection): |
1975 Article on Straker/Foster's car: here is a scan of an article from a 1975 issue of the UK magazine "Speed & Power" (courtesy Shaqui Le Vesconte) |
1977 UFO article: here is a transcript of a UFO article from issue#5 of the American magazine STARLOG (courtesy Mary Veres) |
1979 UFO article: here is a transcript of a UFO article from issue#16 of the UK magazine STARBURST, with quotes from director David Lane and designer Keith Wilson (courtesy Mary Veres) |
1982 Ed Bishop interview: here is a transcript of an Ed Bishop interview from issue#55 of the American magazine STARLOG (courtesy Danielle Plamondon) |
1982 George Sewell interview: here is a transcript of a George Sewell interview from issue#5 of the American magazine FANTASY EMPIRE (courtesy Danielle Plamondon) |
1983 Michael Billington interview: here is a transcript of a Michael Billington interview from issue#71 of the American magazine STARLOG (courtesy Mary Veres) |
1983 Straker's Car article: here is a 1983 picture and article about Straker's car, which appeared in the 20 May 1983 issue of the UK newspaper "Motoring Weekend Extra". |
1981-88 "S.i.G" magazines: From 1981 - 88, 20 issues of "S.i.G." magazine were published in the UK. This magazine was devoted to all of Gerry Anderson's work, and almost every issue had some UFO content. Here are some highlights:
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1990-93 "Century 21" magazines: From 1990 - 93, 15 issues of "Century 21" magazine were published in the UK. This was a glossy, high quality magazine devoted to all of Gerry Anderson's work, and almost every issue had some UFO content. Here are some highlights:
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1991-1999 Fanderson "FAB" magazines: The official Gerry Anderson fan club Fanderson has published a professional-quality magazine called FAB for their membership since 1991. This magazine is devoted to all of Gerry Anderson's work, and almost every issue has some UFO content. Here are some highlights:
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1992 Ed Bishop interview: here is a transcript of an Ed Bishop interview from issue#32 of the UK magazine TV ZONE (courtesy James Overton) |
1995 Ed Bishop interview: here is a transcript and a scan of an Ed Bishop interview from issue#3 of the UK magazine SFX. Note how they've posed Ed Bishop to simulate the SHADO logo! (scan from Angelo Finamore's UFO Collection) |
1996 Michael Billington interview: here is a transcript of a 1996 Ed Bishop interview from special issue#21 of the UK magazine TV ZONE (courtesy Danielle Plamondon) |
1996 Ed Bishop interview: here is transcript of an Ed Bishop interview from issue#22 of the UK magazine DREAMWATCH (courtesy Carol Kinkade) |
1996 Response to BBC2's UFO broadcasts: here is a transcript of a UFO article from issue#27 of the UK magazine DREAMWATCH |
1997 Ed Bishop interview: here is a transcript of an Ed Bishop interview from issue#26 of the Canadian fan magazine JIGSAW (courtesy Bob Furnell) |
1999 Top 50 SF TV Shows: Here is a scan from UK magazine SFX issue #50 (April 99), showing UFO placing #11 in their list of the top 50 SF TV shows of all time! (courtesy Branko Vekic) |
2002 Ed Bishop interview: Here are two scans (photo | text) from the Spring 2002 issue of the UK magazine "SFX" featuring an interview with Ed Bishop to help promote the release of UFO on DVD! (courtesy Andy Lovie) |
2003 Japanese Starlog UFO Article: The Autumn 2003 (Issue #18) of the Japanese Starlog magazine features a 4 page article on UFO. Here are scans of these 4 pages 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 (courtesy Hiroshi Ishizuka) |