Nicola’s Century 21
@gleanniucha21.bsky.social
A new home for the weekly threads, reviews and other nonsense.
nicolacentury21@gmail.com
#PuppetScience
NEXT WEEK:
“Icebreaker/The Weather Station Mystery” - climate change arrives within the pages of Stingray..
More of Fireball XL5 providing pointers to Star Trek
Thunderbirds - have they reached the end of the road already?
👋🏼
“Icebreaker/The Weather Station Mystery” - climate change arrives within the pages of Stingray..
More of Fireball XL5 providing pointers to Star Trek
Thunderbirds - have they reached the end of the road already?
👋🏼
November 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
NEXT WEEK:
“Icebreaker/The Weather Station Mystery” - climate change arrives within the pages of Stingray..
More of Fireball XL5 providing pointers to Star Trek
Thunderbirds - have they reached the end of the road already?
👋🏼
“Icebreaker/The Weather Station Mystery” - climate change arrives within the pages of Stingray..
More of Fireball XL5 providing pointers to Star Trek
Thunderbirds - have they reached the end of the road already?
👋🏼
The first volume of TV21 Thunderbirds comic anthology is on sale with the second to be released at the end of the month
I do have issues with the editorial approach.. but I cannot fault the quality of reproduction here
Also, reduces wear ‘n tear on my originals
Something for your stocking perhaps
I do have issues with the editorial approach.. but I cannot fault the quality of reproduction here
Also, reduces wear ‘n tear on my originals
Something for your stocking perhaps
November 16, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The first volume of TV21 Thunderbirds comic anthology is on sale with the second to be released at the end of the month
I do have issues with the editorial approach.. but I cannot fault the quality of reproduction here
Also, reduces wear ‘n tear on my originals
Something for your stocking perhaps
I do have issues with the editorial approach.. but I cannot fault the quality of reproduction here
Also, reduces wear ‘n tear on my originals
Something for your stocking perhaps
Where to begin..
One could do an entire thread on this strip alone
The glowing pineapples 🍍
Why the Daleks don’t have night vision and built in search lights?
Underground chaos with drama queen Daleks
The magnet 😆
Nice continuity with first tv serial/film tho..
“The Lake of Mutations” 👍🏼
One could do an entire thread on this strip alone
The glowing pineapples 🍍
Why the Daleks don’t have night vision and built in search lights?
Underground chaos with drama queen Daleks
The magnet 😆
Nice continuity with first tv serial/film tho..
“The Lake of Mutations” 👍🏼
November 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Where to begin..
One could do an entire thread on this strip alone
The glowing pineapples 🍍
Why the Daleks don’t have night vision and built in search lights?
Underground chaos with drama queen Daleks
The magnet 😆
Nice continuity with first tv serial/film tho..
“The Lake of Mutations” 👍🏼
One could do an entire thread on this strip alone
The glowing pineapples 🍍
Why the Daleks don’t have night vision and built in search lights?
Underground chaos with drama queen Daleks
The magnet 😆
Nice continuity with first tv serial/film tho..
“The Lake of Mutations” 👍🏼
Around the regions
The weekend:
Thunderbirds now prime time Saturday night on Tyne Tees!
20th November
6.35 ATV London, Anglia, Scottish, Ulster: Desperate Intruder
6.55 Tyne Tees: 30 Minutes After Noon
21st November
4.05 Westward: 30 Minutes After Noon
4.40 Southern: Terror in New York City
The weekend:
Thunderbirds now prime time Saturday night on Tyne Tees!
20th November
6.35 ATV London, Anglia, Scottish, Ulster: Desperate Intruder
6.55 Tyne Tees: 30 Minutes After Noon
21st November
4.05 Westward: 30 Minutes After Noon
4.40 Southern: Terror in New York City
November 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Around the regions
The weekend:
Thunderbirds now prime time Saturday night on Tyne Tees!
20th November
6.35 ATV London, Anglia, Scottish, Ulster: Desperate Intruder
6.55 Tyne Tees: 30 Minutes After Noon
21st November
4.05 Westward: 30 Minutes After Noon
4.40 Southern: Terror in New York City
The weekend:
Thunderbirds now prime time Saturday night on Tyne Tees!
20th November
6.35 ATV London, Anglia, Scottish, Ulster: Desperate Intruder
6.55 Tyne Tees: 30 Minutes After Noon
21st November
4.05 Westward: 30 Minutes After Noon
4.40 Southern: Terror in New York City
Around the regions
On weekdays:
Thunderbirds moves to prime time Thursday night on Border!
17th November
5.25 Granada: Edge of Impact
6.35 Grampian: Perils of Penelope
18th November
6.30 TWW / Teledu Cymru:
Pit of Peril
7.00 ATV Midlands: Desperate Intruder
7.30 Border: Day of Disaster
On weekdays:
Thunderbirds moves to prime time Thursday night on Border!
17th November
5.25 Granada: Edge of Impact
6.35 Grampian: Perils of Penelope
18th November
6.30 TWW / Teledu Cymru:
Pit of Peril
7.00 ATV Midlands: Desperate Intruder
7.30 Border: Day of Disaster
November 16, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Around the regions
On weekdays:
Thunderbirds moves to prime time Thursday night on Border!
17th November
5.25 Granada: Edge of Impact
6.35 Grampian: Perils of Penelope
18th November
6.30 TWW / Teledu Cymru:
Pit of Peril
7.00 ATV Midlands: Desperate Intruder
7.30 Border: Day of Disaster
On weekdays:
Thunderbirds moves to prime time Thursday night on Border!
17th November
5.25 Granada: Edge of Impact
6.35 Grampian: Perils of Penelope
18th November
6.30 TWW / Teledu Cymru:
Pit of Peril
7.00 ATV Midlands: Desperate Intruder
7.30 Border: Day of Disaster
The Thunderbirds TV premiere this week?
“Desperate Intruder”
With our old mate, The Hood
You’d think they plan this kind of synchronisation 🤷♀️
Start the countdown..
“Desperate Intruder”
With our old mate, The Hood
You’d think they plan this kind of synchronisation 🤷♀️
Start the countdown..
November 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Thunderbirds TV premiere this week?
“Desperate Intruder”
With our old mate, The Hood
You’d think they plan this kind of synchronisation 🤷♀️
Start the countdown..
“Desperate Intruder”
With our old mate, The Hood
You’d think they plan this kind of synchronisation 🤷♀️
Start the countdown..
All good things come to an end
The first instalment of the last Lady Penelope story to be illustrated by Eric Eden
‘Er Ladyship’s final adventures within the pages of TV21..
A familiar face makes his debut
A character that will return many times over the course of the next few years..
The first instalment of the last Lady Penelope story to be illustrated by Eric Eden
‘Er Ladyship’s final adventures within the pages of TV21..
A familiar face makes his debut
A character that will return many times over the course of the next few years..
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
All good things come to an end
The first instalment of the last Lady Penelope story to be illustrated by Eric Eden
‘Er Ladyship’s final adventures within the pages of TV21..
A familiar face makes his debut
A character that will return many times over the course of the next few years..
The first instalment of the last Lady Penelope story to be illustrated by Eric Eden
‘Er Ladyship’s final adventures within the pages of TV21..
A familiar face makes his debut
A character that will return many times over the course of the next few years..
Finally!!
Lady Penelope investigates ..
Lady Penelope investigates ..
November 16, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Finally!!
Lady Penelope investigates ..
Lady Penelope investigates ..
Time for an advert break..
As turns out, a very apt one
As turns out, a very apt one
November 16, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Time for an advert break..
As turns out, a very apt one
As turns out, a very apt one
Corgi Club provide classified information on the toy you’ll find under your tree this Christmas..
Nice wee schematic ✔️
Like that
Nice wee schematic ✔️
Like that
November 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Corgi Club provide classified information on the toy you’ll find under your tree this Christmas..
Nice wee schematic ✔️
Like that
Nice wee schematic ✔️
Like that
The World We Share..
with the Porcupine 😍😢
with the Porcupine 😍😢
November 16, 2025 at 1:18 PM
The World We Share..
with the Porcupine 😍😢
with the Porcupine 😍😢
All the above has put me right in the mood for some Stingray and an exciting conclusion to Uranium Plant Invasion
An epic face palm from Titan in the final frame..
Might have to use that.
An epic face palm from Titan in the final frame..
Might have to use that.
November 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
All the above has put me right in the mood for some Stingray and an exciting conclusion to Uranium Plant Invasion
An epic face palm from Titan in the final frame..
Might have to use that.
An epic face palm from Titan in the final frame..
Might have to use that.
Roger Dunn’s
The Truth About Space
A voyage of a different kind for Astronaut Scott Carpenter ..
The Truth About Space
A voyage of a different kind for Astronaut Scott Carpenter ..
November 16, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Roger Dunn’s
The Truth About Space
A voyage of a different kind for Astronaut Scott Carpenter ..
The Truth About Space
A voyage of a different kind for Astronaut Scott Carpenter ..
A staple of the 60s and 70s
The annual Corgi and Dinky catalogues, from all good toy shops
Just a simple reproduction of this particular catalogue would set you back the best part of a tenner now ..
The annual Corgi and Dinky catalogues, from all good toy shops
Just a simple reproduction of this particular catalogue would set you back the best part of a tenner now ..
November 16, 2025 at 1:04 PM
A staple of the 60s and 70s
The annual Corgi and Dinky catalogues, from all good toy shops
Just a simple reproduction of this particular catalogue would set you back the best part of a tenner now ..
The annual Corgi and Dinky catalogues, from all good toy shops
Just a simple reproduction of this particular catalogue would set you back the best part of a tenner now ..
The last few weeks have seen TV Century 21 reduce the Scottish 🏴 to stereotypes and commit some flagrant abuse of the Scots dialect..
So it’s only fair that it’s now the turn of the Welsh 🏴
So it’s only fair that it’s now the turn of the Welsh 🏴
November 16, 2025 at 12:54 PM
The last few weeks have seen TV Century 21 reduce the Scottish 🏴 to stereotypes and commit some flagrant abuse of the Scots dialect..
So it’s only fair that it’s now the turn of the Welsh 🏴
So it’s only fair that it’s now the turn of the Welsh 🏴
Everyone enjoys toys..
I’ve been neglecting ours
So here’s two more
I’ve been neglecting ours
So here’s two more
November 16, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Everyone enjoys toys..
I’ve been neglecting ours
So here’s two more
I’ve been neglecting ours
So here’s two more
“Tomorrow is Yesterday”
Entered production in late November 1966
First aired 26th January 1967
Consistently rated as one of the very best original series Star Trek
So many parallels..
More next week
Entered production in late November 1966
First aired 26th January 1967
Consistently rated as one of the very best original series Star Trek
So many parallels..
More next week
November 16, 2025 at 12:45 PM
“Tomorrow is Yesterday”
Entered production in late November 1966
First aired 26th January 1967
Consistently rated as one of the very best original series Star Trek
So many parallels..
More next week
Entered production in late November 1966
First aired 26th January 1967
Consistently rated as one of the very best original series Star Trek
So many parallels..
More next week
Right let’s stop ✋🏻 right here
If the makers of Star Trek would care to pop a cheque in the post to the estate of the late Alan Fennell?
That’ll be great.
If the makers of Star Trek would care to pop a cheque in the post to the estate of the late Alan Fennell?
That’ll be great.
November 16, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Right let’s stop ✋🏻 right here
If the makers of Star Trek would care to pop a cheque in the post to the estate of the late Alan Fennell?
That’ll be great.
If the makers of Star Trek would care to pop a cheque in the post to the estate of the late Alan Fennell?
That’ll be great.
Welcome back Mike!
Trailed back in mid October..
The first instalment of Alan Fennell’s “Time Slip”
⚠️ Title may contain spoilers
Frankly, no idea why want to mess around with faster than light speeds
Did the crew learn nothing from the tv episode called, funny enough, “Faster Than Light”?
Trailed back in mid October..
The first instalment of Alan Fennell’s “Time Slip”
⚠️ Title may contain spoilers
Frankly, no idea why want to mess around with faster than light speeds
Did the crew learn nothing from the tv episode called, funny enough, “Faster Than Light”?
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Welcome back Mike!
Trailed back in mid October..
The first instalment of Alan Fennell’s “Time Slip”
⚠️ Title may contain spoilers
Frankly, no idea why want to mess around with faster than light speeds
Did the crew learn nothing from the tv episode called, funny enough, “Faster Than Light”?
Trailed back in mid October..
The first instalment of Alan Fennell’s “Time Slip”
⚠️ Title may contain spoilers
Frankly, no idea why want to mess around with faster than light speeds
Did the crew learn nothing from the tv episode called, funny enough, “Faster Than Light”?
💥Supermarionation Sunday💥
Tomorrow’s news, today..
The TV Century 21 thread 🧵
Issue 44
On sale 17th November 1965
Covers transcribed in alt text
THIS WEEK:
Mike Noble returns and we
finally get to read the Fireball
story first trailed on the cover of issue 39..
Has it been worth the wait?
Tomorrow’s news, today..
The TV Century 21 thread 🧵
Issue 44
On sale 17th November 1965
Covers transcribed in alt text
THIS WEEK:
Mike Noble returns and we
finally get to read the Fireball
story first trailed on the cover of issue 39..
Has it been worth the wait?
November 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
💥Supermarionation Sunday💥
Tomorrow’s news, today..
The TV Century 21 thread 🧵
Issue 44
On sale 17th November 1965
Covers transcribed in alt text
THIS WEEK:
Mike Noble returns and we
finally get to read the Fireball
story first trailed on the cover of issue 39..
Has it been worth the wait?
Tomorrow’s news, today..
The TV Century 21 thread 🧵
Issue 44
On sale 17th November 1965
Covers transcribed in alt text
THIS WEEK:
Mike Noble returns and we
finally get to read the Fireball
story first trailed on the cover of issue 39..
Has it been worth the wait?
This depressed fuck out of me.
Sunday’s TV21 may get a bit sparky, as a result.
If respected the Lady P content and had serious future intent to republish - would hold such covers back.
Sunday’s TV21 may get a bit sparky, as a result.
If respected the Lady P content and had serious future intent to republish - would hold such covers back.
November 15, 2025 at 1:38 AM
This depressed fuck out of me.
Sunday’s TV21 may get a bit sparky, as a result.
If respected the Lady P content and had serious future intent to republish - would hold such covers back.
Sunday’s TV21 may get a bit sparky, as a result.
If respected the Lady P content and had serious future intent to republish - would hold such covers back.
Only just cottoned on 🤦♀️
RTD riffed this for The Sound of Drums..
So far as “comedy” goes it’s the school of sledgehammer
RTD riffed this for The Sound of Drums..
So far as “comedy” goes it’s the school of sledgehammer
November 9, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Only just cottoned on 🤦♀️
RTD riffed this for The Sound of Drums..
So far as “comedy” goes it’s the school of sledgehammer
RTD riffed this for The Sound of Drums..
So far as “comedy” goes it’s the school of sledgehammer
My Mastodon Favourite
“The Doctor Who” Poll
One nominee
One winner
💅
“The Doctor Who” Poll
One nominee
One winner
💅
November 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
My Mastodon Favourite
“The Doctor Who” Poll
One nominee
One winner
💅
“The Doctor Who” Poll
One nominee
One winner
💅
Final thoughts.. a true story
Ignoring the hilariously convoluted plot I was too young to understand..
.. the physics involved meaning yer man in the elevator car would be strawberry jam all over the roof..
This terrified me.
Refused to use a lift for years.
Made my Dad take the stairs!
Ignoring the hilariously convoluted plot I was too young to understand..
.. the physics involved meaning yer man in the elevator car would be strawberry jam all over the roof..
This terrified me.
Refused to use a lift for years.
Made my Dad take the stairs!
November 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Final thoughts.. a true story
Ignoring the hilariously convoluted plot I was too young to understand..
.. the physics involved meaning yer man in the elevator car would be strawberry jam all over the roof..
This terrified me.
Refused to use a lift for years.
Made my Dad take the stairs!
Ignoring the hilariously convoluted plot I was too young to understand..
.. the physics involved meaning yer man in the elevator car would be strawberry jam all over the roof..
This terrified me.
Refused to use a lift for years.
Made my Dad take the stairs!