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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''{{PAGENAME}}''}}[[Osgood (The Day of the Doctor)|Osgood]] told the [[Twelfth Doctor]] that [[Cloudbase]] was '''''Thunderbirds''''', before Colonel [[Ahmed (Death in Heaven)|Ahmed]] corrected Osgood and reminded her that Cloudbase was from ''[[Captain Scarlet (TV series)|Captain Scarlet]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'')
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'''''Thunderbirds''''' was a [[television]] series that, according to the [[Eighth Doctor]], aired in the [[1980s]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Trading Futures (novel)}}) According to [[Brent Cleever|Agent Twenty One]] of the [[Universal Secret Service]], it was first broadcast in [[2065]] and featured [[Penelope Creighton-Ward]] with the Tracy [[brother]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|J. Gray (short story)}}) It was created by [[Gerry Anderson (in-universe)|Gerry Anderson]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Trading Futures (novel)}})
 
[[Megali Scoblow]] once described a swimming pool sliding away to reveal something, prompting Jason Kane to shout out, "Thunderbirds Are Go!" ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Beige Planet Mars (novel)}}) [[Sam Jones]] once said the same thing to [[Amy Saraband]] to prompt them into action, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Kursaal (novel)}}) as did [[Rose Tyler]] to the [[Ninth Doctor]] when [[Mickey Smith]] was kidnapped by the [[Quevvil]]s. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Winner Takes All (novel)}})
 
[[Anji Kapoor]] once saw a [[red]] [[spaceship]] that she thought looked exactly like [[Thunderbird Three]], right down to the [[white]] "3" on its side. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Trading Futures (novel)}})
 
Having studied ''Thunderbirds'', [[Bernice Summerfield]] could tell that the flashing red [[light]] on [[Irving Braxiatel]]'s [[pen]] meant something important. Braxiatel recalled that, in the show, it was a [[teapot]] that did this. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Doomsday Manuscript (novel)}})
 
[[Christine Summerfield]] stuck with the name 'control room' because she had seen too much ''Thunderbirds''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dead Romance (novel)}})
 
[[Trix]] once described the person who kidnapped [[Fitz Kreiner]] as "a bit like a skinny version of the baddie out of ''Thunderbirds''. Only with worse dress sense." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|To the Slaughter (novel)}})
 
The [[Zygon Osgood]] mistook the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s reference to "[[Cloudbase]]" as being from ''Thunderbirds'', but was corrected by [[Colonel]] [[Ahmed (Death in Heaven)|Ahmed]], who told her that Cloudbase was from ''[[Captain Scarlet (TV series)|Captain Scarlet]]''. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Death in Heaven (TV story)}})
 
The [[Fourteenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble]] quoted the characters Parker and Lady Penelope when they stepped inside a hovercraft on [[Spaceship (Wild Blue Yonder)|a spaceship]] at the [[edge of the universe]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Though the link isn't directly made in ''Death in Heaven'', in the real world, [[Sylvia Anderson]] co-created both ''Thunderbirds'' and ''Captain Scarlet''.
* Though the link isn't directly made in ''Death in Heaven'', in the real world, [[Sylvia Anderson]] co-created both ''Thunderbirds'' and ''Captain Scarlet'', which were produced by [[Century 21 Productions]].
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* This series [[Thunderbirds (series)|crossed over with the DWU]] many times in the pages of ''[[TV Century 21]]''.
* While ''Trading Futures'' stated that ''Thunderbirds'' aired in the 80s, it originally ran between 1965 and 1966, but was repeated various times throughout subsequent decades, and was remade in 2015.
* Many actors have voiced characters in the 2015 ''Thunderbirds Are Go!'' reboot, including David Tennant, Sylvester McCoy and Thomas Sangster (who had a starring role as John Tracy, the astronaut of Thunderbird 5).
 
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 3 May 2024

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Thunderbirds was a television series that, according to the Eighth Doctor, aired in the 1980s. (PROSE: Trading Futures [+]Loading...["Trading Futures (novel)"]) According to Agent Twenty One of the Universal Secret Service, it was first broadcast in 2065 and featured Penelope Creighton-Ward with the Tracy brothers. (PROSE: J. Gray [+]Loading...["J. Gray (short story)"]) It was created by Gerry Anderson. (PROSE: Trading Futures [+]Loading...["Trading Futures (novel)"])

Megali Scoblow once described a swimming pool sliding away to reveal something, prompting Jason Kane to shout out, "Thunderbirds Are Go!" (PROSE: Beige Planet Mars [+]Loading...["Beige Planet Mars (novel)"]) Sam Jones once said the same thing to Amy Saraband to prompt them into action, (PROSE: Kursaal [+]Loading...["Kursaal (novel)"]) as did Rose Tyler to the Ninth Doctor when Mickey Smith was kidnapped by the Quevvils. (PROSE: Winner Takes All [+]Loading...["Winner Takes All (novel)"])

Anji Kapoor once saw a red spaceship that she thought looked exactly like Thunderbird Three, right down to the white "3" on its side. (PROSE: Trading Futures [+]Loading...["Trading Futures (novel)"])

Having studied Thunderbirds, Bernice Summerfield could tell that the flashing red light on Irving Braxiatel's pen meant something important. Braxiatel recalled that, in the show, it was a teapot that did this. (PROSE: The Doomsday Manuscript [+]Loading...["The Doomsday Manuscript (novel)"])

Christine Summerfield stuck with the name 'control room' because she had seen too much Thunderbirds. (PROSE: Dead Romance [+]Loading...["Dead Romance (novel)"])

Trix once described the person who kidnapped Fitz Kreiner as "a bit like a skinny version of the baddie out of Thunderbirds. Only with worse dress sense." (PROSE: To the Slaughter [+]Loading...["To the Slaughter (novel)"])

The Zygon Osgood mistook the Twelfth Doctor's reference to "Cloudbase" as being from Thunderbirds, but was corrected by Colonel Ahmed, who told her that Cloudbase was from Captain Scarlet. (TV: Death in Heaven [+]Loading...["Death in Heaven (TV story)"])

The Fourteenth Doctor and Donna Noble quoted the characters Parker and Lady Penelope when they stepped inside a hovercraft on a spaceship at the edge of the universe. (TV: Wild Blue Yonder [+]Loading...["Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)"])

Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Though the link isn't directly made in Death in Heaven, in the real world, Sylvia Anderson co-created both Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet, which were produced by Century 21 Productions.
  • This series crossed over with the DWU many times in the pages of TV Century 21.
  • While Trading Futures stated that Thunderbirds aired in the 80s, it originally ran between 1965 and 1966, but was repeated various times throughout subsequent decades, and was remade in 2015.
  • Many actors have voiced characters in the 2015 Thunderbirds Are Go! reboot, including David Tennant, Sylvester McCoy and Thomas Sangster (who had a starring role as John Tracy, the astronaut of Thunderbird 5).