This week on the Gerry Anderson Podcast Pod 73 Jamie heads to the QI offices in Covent Garden to chat to Alex Bell. Alex is a QI Elf - that is - a researcher for Quite Interesting.Alex is a designer, editor, writer and researcher who first discovered Thunderbirds in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He also makes occasional appearances on the No Such Thing as a Fish podcast.Jamie and Alex talk about the Supermarionation era, FAB Facts makes a welcome return, the Plot of Peril continues, plus there's Gerry Anderson news and a stealthy Randomiser from Chris.News items and Links:https://shop.gerryanderson.co.uk/products/ufo-poster-double-sided-embleton (Grab the UFO Poster)https://twitter.com/alexbell (Follow Alex Bell on Twitter)https://twitter.com/qikipedia (Follow QI on Twitter)https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0NXq1NHbJMK4xSgJDdxBw-8nztHrIjH9 (See our latest Gerry Anderson Primers)

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