(The following information has been taken from diverse sources, but mostly comes from "Century 21" No.15, Winter 1993, a Special Captain Scarlet issue, with a Complete Spectrum Encyclopaedia. Anyway, details of all characters' backgrounds derive on one way or the other from "Century 21", through press handouts, annuals, comics strips, etc.)
FOREWORD BY THE WEBMASTER:
The following table is the work of Keith Ansell. The chronology presented combined all the Anderson TV series in one single universe, using many sources as references, and filling the continuity holes with logical and imaginative extrapolations. Whether you agree or not with the concept that all the series are indeed part of the same universe, the chronology stays as one extraordinary work of patience, dedication, research and precision. For Gerry Anderson fans in general, it is a formidable source of information, and fan fiction writers can also find in this table inspiration for their own writings.
Under the title "The All series Gerry Anderson Chronology" this table was published first in three parts in the pages of the magazine "Century 21 - The World of Gerry Anderson", running from issue 12 to 14, in 1993. Following this initial publication, it was then posted online on the now defunct 'Sector 25' website.
It is with Keith Ansell's permission that the Chronology is now presented on this website, and I wish to thank him for it.
Chris Bishop
INTRODUCTION BY KEITH ANSELL
Do the TV series produced by Gerry Anderson share the same fictional universe?
That is a question to which many viewers would answer 'no' - but when one examines the facts closely the opposite response can be argued just as convincingly. The first on-screen proof of the shared universe that immediately comes to mind is the Martian Exploration Vehicle (MEV) of the revolutionary Zero X spacecraft.
One appeared in the movie Thunderbirds are Go and another in the pilot episode of Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons. Further on-screen proof comes with the appearance of the World Navy in episodes of Stingray, Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet. The World Army is seen in episodes of Joe 90 and The Secret Service. In Fireball XL5 there is one episode in which a Supercar book is seen in the bedroom of Commander Zero's son.
The official biographies of many of the Captain Scarlet characters categorically prove the shared Anderson Universe. Captain Grey in his original identity of Bradley Holden was the first Captain of the super sub Stingray and was only succeeded by Troy Tempest after suffering an undisclosed injury that put him out of action for a while.
Lieutenant Green as Seymour Griffiths joined the World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP) as a hydrophones operator and was promoted to head of communications in Marineville's control tower before being chosen for Spectrum. Captain Black (now the Mysterons' chief agent on Earth) was originally Colonel Conrad Turner of the World Space Patrol and Captain of Fireball XL3.
Rhapsody Angel's biography detailed her association with Lady Penelope (now head of the Federal Agents' Bureau) prior to joining Spectrum.
A unified Anderson Universe was promoted every week in the classic comic magazine TV Century 21 published between 1965 and 1969. Crossovers were featured between the Fireball XL5, Lady Penelope and Stingray strips and when a Captain Scarlet strip first appeared in the comic there were cameo appearances made in it by the WASP's and the World Space Patrol. In one Captain Scarlet story drawn by Jim Watson the Mysterons tricked World President T.J. Younger into disbanding Spectrum. Captains Scarlet and Blue joined the World Space Patrol and were assigned patrol duty in Fireball XL19. TV Century 21 featured a strip entitled Secret Agent 21 which was initially set twenty years prior to the 'present' of 2065 and detailed the formation of the World Government and its security forces that made up the World Security Patrol Organisation based in Washington DC.
The WSPO HQ can be seen in many episodes of Stingray when Commander Shore meets with his superior officers General Victor McCormack, Admiral Washington Beatty and General Jim Martin.
Where they exist I have taken the birth dates shown in this Chronology of the Anderson Universe from official annuals/publications and dates of events given are mainly taken from the episodes themselves or TV Century 21. Please be aware that a little 'creative continuity' was required to produce the history of the future you are now about to read.
I hope you enjoy it and that it adds to your appreciation of Gerry Anderson's wonderful puppet and live action shows.
Keith Ansell (Revised 29/6/02).
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YEAR |
DAY/MONTH |
EVENT |
SOURCE |
1456 BC |
|
Mysterons land on and colonise Mars. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
1834 |
|
Zelda created on Guk. |
Annual Terrahawks |
1835 |
14th. December. |
Titan born in Hydroma. |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
1848 |
6th. November. |
Tex Tucker born. |
Martin Hutchinson Four Feather Falls |
1874 |
|
Cystar created on Guk. |
SIG Magazine Terrahawks |
1880 |
|
Events in Four Feather Falls begin. |
Martin Hutchinson Four Feather Falls |
1884 |
|
Yung Star created on Guk. |
SIG Magazine Terrahawks |
1900 |
|
Lazoons left on Earth. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
1901 |
|
Mysterons flee Mars leaving active computer complex behind. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
1902 |
30th. October. |
Professor Rudolph Popkiss born. |
Martin Hutchinson Supercar |
1912 |
23rd. July. |
Doctor Horatio Beaker born. |
Martin Hutchinson Supercar |
1915 |
29th. January. |
Masterspy (Alexandr Slanovicz) born. |
Martin Hutchinson Supercar |
1918 |
19th. December. |
Emil Zarin born. |
Martin Hutchinson Supercar |
1920 |
|
General James L. Henderson born. |
Lynn Simpson UFO |
1929 |
|
Popkiss moves to USA and builds his laboratory at Black Rock, Nevada. |
Supercar |
1930 |
22nd. November. |
Mike Mercury born. |
Martin Hutchinson Supercar |
1932 |
|
Professor Gerhard Stein born. |
Annual Terrahawks |
|
22nd. November. |
Harry Rule born. |
FAB Magazine The Protectors |
1933 |
|
Chino born. |
Keith Ansell The Protectors |
1935 |
|
Doctor Doug Jackson born. |
Uforia 2 Con Book UFO |
10th. June. |
Commander Ed Straker born. (other sources give 10/7/40). |
Uforia 2 Con Book UFO |
1938 |
19th. February. |
Bill Gibson born. |
Martin Hutchinson Supercar |
15th. July. |
Colonel Alec E. Freeman born. (other sources give 31/8/38) |
Uforia 2 Con Book UFO |
1940 |
|
Contessa Caroline di Contini born. |
The Protectors |
27th. June. |
Professor Victor Bergman born. |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
1942 |
19th. January. |
Paul Buchet born. |
Martin Hutchinson The Protectors |
|
Dr.John Kane born. |
Martin Hutchinson Doppleganger |
1943 |
|
Lieutenant Keith Ford born. |
Lynn Simpson UFO |
1947 |
|
Captain Peter Carlin born. |
Helen McCarthy (from her short story 'Sea Glass') UFO |
1948 |
|
Captain Lew Waterman born. |
Keith Ansell UFO |
1949 |
|
Colonel Glenn Ross born. |
Martin Hutchinson Doppleganger |
1950 |
|
Grandma (Cecilia Tracy) born. |
Keith Ansell Thunderbirds |
|
Suki born. |
Keith Ansell The Protectors |
3rd. August. |
Jimmy Gibson born. |
Martin Hutchinson Supercar |
1951 |
30th. September
|
Colonel Paul J. Foster born. (other sources give 25/11/51). |
Uforia 2 Con Book UFO |
1952 |
|
Lieutenant Joan Harrington born. |
Martin Hutchinson UFO |
4th. November. |
Lieutenant Mark Bradley born. |
UFO |
1953 |
|
Beaker meets Popkiss. |
Martin Hutchinson Supercar |
|
Lieutenant Nina Barry born. |
Lynn Simpson UFO |
5th May.
|
Colonel Virginia Lake born. (other sources give year as 1946). |
Uforia 2 Con Book UFO |
1954 |
|
Lieutenant Gay Ellis born. |
Martin Hutchinson UFO |
1955 |
|
Beaker joins Popkiss in Nevada and begin constructing Supercar. |
Supercar |
1956 |
|
'The Adventures of Twizzle' produced for children's television. |
The Adventures of Twizzle |
|
Mitch the monkey is born. |
Keith Ansell Supercar |
|
Jimmy Gibson's parents killed. |
Martin Hutchinson Supercar |
1957 |
|
'Torchy the Battery Boy' produced for children's television. |
Torchy the Battery Boy |
1958
|
1st. April.
|
Surface Agent X-20 (Artura) born in Khazu-ma. |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
8th. November. |
Mrs. Ada Harris born. |
Keith Ansell Joe 90 |
7th. June. |
Father Stanley Unwin born. |
Martin Hutchinson The Secret Service |
1959 |
17th. March. |
Commander John Robert Koenig born. |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
1960 |
|
Supercar completed. |
Supercar |
|
Events in Supercar begin. |
Supercar |
|
Jimmy Gibson joins Supercar team. |
Supercar |
18th. February. |
Mrs. Emily Appleby born. |
Martin Hutchinson The Secret Service |
5th. August. |
Doctor Helena Susan Russell born. |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
1962 |
|
Revolutionary spaceship Super-R built by Supercar team for NASA. |
Annual Supercar |
|
Commander John Westley born. |
Keith Ansell Terrahawks |
1963 |
5th. August. |
Doctor Robert Mathias born. |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
14th. September |
The Bishop (David Fairweather) born. |
Martin Hutchinson The Secret Service |
1964 |
24th. July. |
Professor Ian 'Mac' McClaine born. |
Devised from Annual Joe 90 |
1965 |
|
Aphony born in Pacifica. |
Annual Stingray |
29th. January. |
David Kano born. |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
1966 |
9th. November. |
Anthony Dean Verdeschi born. |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
1968 |
10th. January. |
Shane Weston born. (Other sources give year as 1967). |
Devised from Annual Joe 90
|
15th. December. |
Samuel William Loover born. |
Devised from Annual Joe 90 |
1969 |
19th. December. |
Captain Alan Carter born (not 1966). |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
1970 |
|
International Astrophysical Commission agrees to set up SHADO. |
UFO |
2nd. January. |
Jeff Tracy born. |
Annual Thunderbirds |
3rd. May. |
Sandra Benes (Sahn) born. |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
29th. October. |
Paul Michael Morrow born. |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
1971 |
|
Glenn Field Controller Colonel McMaster born. |
Keith Ansell Thunderbirds |
1972 |
|
Events in The Protectors begin. |
The Protectors |
1973 |
|
Events in The Investigator. |
The Investigator |
20th. December.
|
Commander Dr. Tiger Ninestein clones born (i.e. nine clones of Professor Gerhard Stein). |
Annual Terrahawks |
1974 |
|
Maya born on Psychon (Alphan reckoning). |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
30th. May. |
Aloysius 'Nosey' Parker born. |
Annual Thunderbirds |
31st. December. |
Paul Blake born. |
Martin Hutchinson The Secret Service |
1975 |
|
Kyrano born? (Birth certificate lost). |
Keith Ansell Thunderbirds |
|
Lucille Tracy born. |
Lynn Simpson Thunderbirds |
1979 |
17th. July. |
The Hood (Belah Gaat) born. |
Annual Thunderbirds |
1980 |
June |
SHADO becomes fully operational. |
UFO |
24th. August. |
Events in UFO begin. |
UFO |
|
UFO's increase their raids on the Earth. |
Keith Ansell UFO |
1983 |
3rd. February. |
Construction of Moonbase Alpha begins. |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
1984 |
|
Captain Rexton Podly born on Altor ( not Danae). |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
1986 |
11th. February. |
Colonel Harry Denton born. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
|
Counter-Earth detected by Eurosec Sunprobe |
Keith Ansell Doppleganger |
|
Glenn Ross makes two orbital flights to Mars for NASA in preparation for a manned landing. |
Keith Ansell Doppleganger |
|
Uranus probe lost in space. |
Space: 1999 |
1987 |
|
Dick Spanner P.I.' produced for children's television |
Dick Spanner P.I. |
|
Events in Doppleganger. |
Keith Ansell Doppleganger |
|
Space warp to Counter-Earth closes forever. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
Relationships between West and Arab states begin to deteriorate rapidly. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
Titan leaves underwater city of Hydroma (Marine Year 1072). |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
|
Hydroma destroyed by shockwaves from US atom bomb tests - Titan swears revenge on all terraineans. |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
|
Switzerland destroyed in disastrous thermonuclear explosion - Jean Koenig killed in the blast. |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
|
Arab terrorists blamed for destruction of Switzerland. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
World War III begins as a result of tensions between West and Arab states. |
Space: 1999
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
20th. May. |
Matthew Harding born. |
Martin Hutchinson The Secret Service |
1988 |
|
Pharos drawn into Solar System and takes up orbit between Earth and Mars. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
France and other European countries occupied by Arab forces. |
Devised from Countdown The Secret Service |
1989 |
|
World War III ends with the overthrowing of 'The Butcher of Baghdad'. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
Western and Arab leaders sign peace treaty. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
The New United Nations formed and given authority to form the World Army, World Navy and World Airforce to act as the ultimate peacekeepers (not 2012). |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
Unmanned probe lands on Pharos. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
1990 |
|
Doctor Tony Grant born. |
Keith Ansell Thunderbirds |
|
Unmanned probe lands on Mars. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
|
Super conductive ciluvium discovered on Pharos |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
1991 |
|
Joint venture to land man on Pharos and mine ciluvium begins. Manned Mars-landing postponed. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
23rd. July. |
Captain Mary Falconer born. |
Annual Terrahawks |
1992 |
|
Jeff Tracy marries Lucille. |
Annual Thunderbirds |
1993 |
|
SHADO makes peace with aliens in exchange for medical knowledge to help save their dying/sterile race. |
Helen McCarthy (from her short story 'Sea Glass') Creative continuity |
|
Peter Carlin commits suicide (other sources say he died in action in 1981). |
Helen McCarthy (from her short story 'Sea Glass') Creative continuity |
|
Captain Paul Travers born. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Thunderbirds |
1994 |
|
Sergeant Thorald Fredo born on Simter. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
|
Doctor Ray Pierce born. |
Keith Ansell Thunderbirds |
1995 |
|
Underwater city of Titanica completed - Titan's sub-sea conquests begin (MY1080). |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
1st. April. |
Captain Kate Kestrel (Katherine Westley) is born. |
Annual Terrahawks |
10th. April. |
W.I.N. formed from merger between MI5/ KGB/CIA (not 1975) - fully operational by 1997. |
Devised from Annual Joe 90 |
|
Stewart Dapples born. |
Keith Ansell Terrahawks |
|
Moonbase Alpha completed. |
Keith Ansell Space: 1999 |
|
Original date planned for 'Man on Mars'. |
Devised from Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
|
Captain Greg Martin born. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Thunderbirds |
1st. December |
Air Marshal Maxwell 'Steve' Zodiac (Steve Kalinski) born. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
1996 |
|
Koenig first assigned CiC Alpha - but then grounded due to failure of the Ultra Probe. |
Space: 1999 |
14th. April.
|
Scott Tracy born (other sources say 4th. April). |
Annual Thunderbirds |
1998 |
|
Ciluvium mine opened on Pharos. |
Fireball XL5 |
|
Meta enters the solar system. |
Keith Ansell Space: 1999 |
18th. February. |
Lieutenant Hedley Howard 'Hawkeye' Henderson born. |
Annual Terrahawks |
1999 |
|
U.N. forms World Space Agency. |
Annual Thunderbirds |
|
Events in Into Infinity begin. |
Mike Reccia Into Infinity |
15th. August. |
Virgil Tracy born. |
Annual Thunderbirds |
|
Koenig persuaded to return to Alpha as CiC responsible for the Meta Probe. |
Space: 1999 |
9th. September. |
Events in Space:1999 begin. |
Space: 1999 |
13th. September. |
The Moon blasted out of Earth's orbit. |
Space: 1999 |
|
Meta apparently drawn into Earth orbit. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
24th. December. |
Lady Penelope Creighton-Ward born. |
Annual Thunderbirds |
2000 |
1st. January. |
Lieutenant Hiro born. |
Annual Terrahawks |
|
Meta (?) renamed Luna II. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
7th. January. |
Jeff Tracy is one of first men to land on the new moon in 21st Century |
Annual Thunderbirds |
|
Original date planned for Mars colonisation programme. |
Devised from Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
17th. July.
|
Paul Morrow and David Kano killed on runaway Moon (Alphan calendar). |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
7th. August.
|
Victor Bergman killed on runaway Moon (Alphan calendar). |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
26th. August. |
Psychon destroyed - Maya joins Moonbase Alpha survivors on runaway Moon (Alphan calendar). |
Century 21 Magazine Space: 1999 |
2001 |
7th. March. |
Lieutenant Patrick Brogan born. |
Space Precinct |
|
Martian Exploration Centre established at Glenn Field Space Port, Nevada, USA. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
Earth attacked by giant automated spaceships from Jupiter. |
Devised from TV Comic Fireball XL5 |
|
NASA moonbase constructed and John Westley appointed CiC. |
Annual Terrahawks |
|
Lieutenant Brad Newman born. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Thunderbirds |
28th. October.
|
John Tracy born. (other sources say 8th. October 1991). |
Annual Thunderbirds |
14th. November.
|
Brains (Hiram K. Hackenbacker) born (other sources give his true name as Homer Newton III) |
Annual Thunderbirds |
2002-15 |
|
Tracy Construction and Aerospace companies developed |
Annual Thunderbirds |
2003 |
|
Hyperdrive theory conceived. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
Sally Brogan born. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
|
Officer Lionel Carson born. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
7th. July. |
Joe McClaine is born (not 1st. April). |
Joe 90 |
2004 |
|
Original date for completion of Martian colony. |
Devised from Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
20th. June. |
Tin Tin Kyrano born. |
Annual Thunderbirds |
14th. February. |
Gordon Tracy born. |
Annual Thunderbirds |
July. |
Joe McClaine's natural parents killed in car crash - he is orphaned at only twelve months old. |
Devised from Annual Joe 90 |
2005 |
|
The creatures to be known as lazoons discovered in Himalayas. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
12th. March. |
Alan Tracy born (other sources suggest 2007). |
Annual Thunderbirds |
|
Lucille Tracy killed in accident (other sources say 2022). |
Annual Thunderbirds |
|
General George Rossiter born. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2006 |
|
Shane Weston becomes Deputy Head of W.I.N., Washington. |
Devised from Annual Joe 90 |
2007 |
|
First World President Nikita Bandranaik born. |
Keith Ansell TV Century 21 |
|
General Victor McCormack born. |
Keith Ansell Stingray |
2008 |
|
Jeff Tracy's company wins contract to construct moon colony. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Thunderbirds |
|
Kranol of Jupiter openly declares war on Earth and her colonies and bases in the Solar System. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Thunderbirds |
|
Ian and Mary McClaine adopt Joe. |
Devised from Annual Joe 90 |
2009 |
|
Officer Silas Romek born on Altor. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
|
Officer Beezle born on Altor. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
|
U.N. Space Patrol formed to safeguard ciluvium shipments to Earth. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
Kranol attacks the moon colony and is captured by Jeff Tracy. Jovian invasion force surrenders. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Thunderbirds |
|
Mary McClaine killed in motor accident. Grief-ridden, Mac begins work on BIG RAT. |
Devised from Annual Joe 90 |
|
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John Westley appointed first officer of top-secret NASA Mars landing mission - his team included Brent Cleever's future parents. nb. Before experiments with hyperdrive or the 'conventional' Zero-X programme were underway NASA decided to establish a base (code named Kahra) on Mars for sending probes manned by clones out to the nearer stars. To avoid a public outcry about NASA's use of clones the flight was kept secret. With improved fuels (and later the hyperdrive) the use of clones for long term exploration became redundant |
Annual Terrahawks
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
2010 |
10th. January. |
Admiral Jack Denver born. |
Martin Hutchinson Stingray |
|
Civil wars break out in central Europe. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
Russia send newly-formed Berezniki Division of their army into central Europe to end hostilities and establish military control - in direct opposition to U.N. policy. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
Neutroni radio invented. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2011 |
|
United Nations Interplanetary Communications (UNIPC) founded and John Westley appointed CiC. |
Annual Terrahawks |
|
Zelda's forces detected approaching Solar System. UNIPC attempts contact without success. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
Weston promoted Head of W.I.N., London. |
Devised from Annual Joe 90 |
|
2012 |
|
U.N. form World Council at specially constructed Unity City, Bermuda to bring the free-world countries into a closer relationship and unite them against the aggressive Eastern Alliance.
John S. Franklin is appointed Head of the World Council and honoury World President.
N.B.: This the first move towards establishing a world government. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
The World Aquanaut Security Patrol (WASP) is formed as a special division of the World Navy Submarine Service. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
Last case of milomytosis amongst Earth lazoons. |
Fireball XL5 |
|
Admiral Washington Beatty born. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Stingray |
|
Mac completes BIG RAT. |
Joe 90 |
|
Events in Joe 90 begin. |
Joe 90 |
|
9 year old Joe McClaine becomes W.I.N.'s 'Most Special Agent' - Joe 90. |
Joe 90 |
5th. December. |
Professor Matthew Matic born. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2013 |
|
Alien training school founded by UNIPC. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Thunderbirds |
|
Alien hospital established in Earth orbit by UNIPC. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Thunderbirds |
7th. July. |
Joe McClaine's 10th. birthday (on a Sunday). |
Joe 90 |
2014 |
|
The formation of a top secret Earth defence squadron code-named Terrahawks is proposed by UNIPC to combat the suspected impending alien attack. |
Annual Terrahawks |
|
The hyperdrive theory is proved by prototype space patrol ship TA1 - but found to be unstable. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
3rd. May. |
Officer Jackson Haldane born. |
Space Precinct |
2015 |
7th. February. |
Officer Jane Castle born. |
Space Precinct |
|
Professor Wilhelm Humbert gives Father Unwin the minimiser for safekeeping minutes before he dies. |
Devised from Countdown The Secret Service |
|
Unwin agrees to use the minimiser for his country and work for British Intelligence Service Headquarters - Operation Priest (B.I.S.H.O.P.). |
Devised from Countdown The Secret Service |
|
Events in The Secret Service begin (other sources suggest 1969). |
Martin Hutchinson The Secret Service |
|
Supreme Commander Earth Forces General Ian Loover (son of Sam Loover) born. |
Keith Ansell Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
|
TA2 lost in space with Colonel Harry Denton - hyperdrive testing halted by MEC in lieu of more conventional Zero X programme. |
Fireball XL5 |
27th. September. |
Commander Samuel Arthur Shore born. |
Devised from TV 21 Diary Stingray |
2016 |
|
Officer Hubble Orrin born on Altor. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
|
General Jim Martin born. |
Keith Ansell Stingray |
7th. July. |
Boris 'Spacespy' born. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2017 |
|
Earth attacked by Zelda's forces for the first time. |
Annual Terrahawks |
|
First artificial gravity generator built. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
25th. June. |
Commander Jonathan Wilbur Zero born. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
14th. July. |
Colonel White (Charles Gray) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
2018 |
|
Third World President John Roberts born. |
Keith Ansell Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
|
Officer Aurelia Took born on Altor. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
6th. September. |
John 'Jock' Campbell born. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
October. |
First batch of zeroids produced (inc. Sergeant Major Zero). |
Annual Terrahawks |
November. |
Second batch of zeroids produced (inc. Space Sergeant 101). |
Annual Terrahawks |
|
Terrahawks become operational. |
Annual Terrahawks |
2nd. December. |
General Brent Cleever (William Frazer Jr.) born on Mars. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 (Agent 21) |
2020 |
5th. January. |
Tina Palamac - USS Agent 23 born. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 (Agent 21) |
|
NASA's secret base on Mars is completed. |
Terrahawks |
December.
|
2 year old Brent Cleever and parents return to Earth. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
December. |
Zelda's forces attack and destroy NASA's base on Mars and establish their own over the ruins. |
Terrahawks |
December. |
Events in Terrahawks begin. |
Terrahawks |
2022 |
|
Jeff Tracy meets Brains. |
Annual Thunderbirds |
|
John S. Franklin Jr. (son of 1st. HWP) is elected 6th. Head of the World Council and Honorary World President. |
Terrahawks |
17th. March. |
Grizelda 'Space Spy' born. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2023 |
|
Admiral Cooper Bristol born. |
Keith Ansell TV Century 21 |
|
It-Star (Birlgoy/Goybirl) created on Mars. |
Annual Terrahawks |
|
Jeff Tracy begins to set up International Rescue. |
Annual Thunderbirds |
|
Zelda's forces discover and attack the Mysteron complex on Mars. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
|
Zelda leaves Mars with her whole fleet as an agent of the Mysterons - with instructions to begin a war of nerves against Guk in response to her unprovoked attack on their complex. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
2024 |
|
With Zelda's forces gone exploration of the Solar System begins again. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
June. |
Attempting first public manned landing on Mars the revolutionary spacecraft Zero X is destroyed on take off - because of sabotage. |
Thunderbirds |
|
Matthew Brogan born. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
2025 |
20th. May. |
Doctor Graham born. |
Keith Ansell Stingray |
25th. October. |
International Rescue is ready to go into operation. |
Thunderbirds |
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Maiden flight of Fireflash airliner. |
Thunderbirds |
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Events in Thunderbirds begin (other sources suggest 2065). |
Thunderbirds |
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Hydromic fuel is produced from seawater. |
Thunderbirds |
26th. September. |
Eleanor Zero born. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2026 |
7th. July. |
Jack Reed (Samuel McClaine) born. |
Keith Ansell TV Century 21 |
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Second World President Tiberius James 'Patrick' Younger born. |
Keith Ansell Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
20th. July. |
Zero X MK.II makes first public manned landing on Mars but is destroyed in a disastrous crash-down on her return to Earth as per 'Thunderbirds Are Go' on 2nd. September. |
Thunderbirds |
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Martian colonisation programme begins. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
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Captain Ken Ross is born. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
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Martian Exploration Centre renamed the Solar System Exploration Centre. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 (Zero X) |
2027 |
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Zero X MK.III is upgraded for hydromic fuel to allow practical exploration of the Solar System, i.e. six week flight to Mars reduced to three days. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 (Zero X) |
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Elizabeth Brogan born. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
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Russia continually refuses to pull its troops out of central Europe (which the occupying forces have unofficially named Bereznik after their division). |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
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World Council disbanded as tensions mount between the West and Russia over central Europe. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
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2028 |
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The maiden flight of Skyship One ends in disaster - only for Thunderbird 6 to save the day. |
Thunderbirds |
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FAB 1 destroyed with Skyship One. |
Thunderbirds |
2nd. April. |
Captain Ken Johnson is born. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
8th. April. |
'Great' Atomic War in Europe begins as a result of an accidental communications breakdown - only tactical nuclear weapons used. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
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Military dictatorship of Bereznik carved out of ruins of Poland and surrounding Balkan states by occupying forces (not 2010). |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
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Military dictatorships seize power in Great Britain and Russia. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
2029 |
17th. March. |
Captain Black (Conrad Turner) born. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
October. |
Conrad Turner orphaned as result of atomic war. |
Devised from Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
2030 |
15th. March. |
The domed city of Kahra (capital of the Mars colony) is completed. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
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UNIPC moves to Kahra Mars and becomes the Universal Secret Service. |
Keith Ansell TV Century 21 |
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Zero X upgraded with stable hyperdrive to allow limited interstellar exploration. |
Keith Ansell TV Century 21 |
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Creon and Tarn Alliance contacts United Nations with offer of mankind sharing in the development of Altor ( a planet in the Epsilon Erandi star system ) in exchange for help from Earth's police forces in stopping the mounting crime wave there. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
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Creon and Tarn Alliance forms the League of Planets. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
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Earth joins the League of Planets and commits to exchanging officers with the Space Police on Altor |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
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Earth's largest companies begin to establish plants on Altor. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
29th. October. |
Colonel Steve Zodiac born on Mars. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2031 |
10th. July. |
Doctor Fawn (Edward Wilkie) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
2032 |
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U.N. fails to stop the war in Europe. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
2033 |
14th. January. |
Captain Brown (Alan Stephens) born. |
Lynn Simpson Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
4th. March. |
Captain Grey (Bradley Holden) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
1st. September. |
Captain Indigo (Andrew Laurence) born. |
Lynn Simpson Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
2034 |
1st. February.
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'Great' Atomic War ends in Europe - peace treaty signed by all participants. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
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United Nations proposes fully empowered World Government to safeguard against such a disaster ever occurring again. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
17th. May. |
Captain Magenta (Patrick Donaghue) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
15th. September |
Lieutenant George Lee 'Phones' Sheridan born. |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
2035 |
10th. February. |
Doctor Venus Crabtree (Lily Lumiere) born (not 2043). |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
23rd. February. |
Captain Ochre (Richard Fraser) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
26th. August. |
Captain Blue (Adam Svenson) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
2036 |
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WASP base at Marineville proposed by WN. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
17th. December. |
Captain Scarlet (Paul Metcalfe) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
2038 |
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Air Marshal Zodiac becomes USS Operations Director code named 'S'. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
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Slomo, a purpose built RSA (Robotic Secretarial Assistant ) , comes into service on Altor with the Space Police, DCPD Precinct 88. |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
4th. January. |
Captain Troy Tempest born. |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
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Jane Castle transfers to the Space Police and moves to Demeter Station (DCPD, Precinct 88) on Altor |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
2039 |
7th. January. |
Lieutenant Joseph Ninety (Josef Nineski) born. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
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Brogan and Haldane transfer to the Space Police and move to Demeter Station (DCPD, Precinct 88) on Altor |
Keith Ansell Space Precinct |
2040 |
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Events in Space Precinct begin. |
Space Precinct |
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Evil organisation SOFRAM formed. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 (Agent 21) |
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USS take over Century 21 Toys, Inc. as cover. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 (Agent 21) |
23rd. August. |
Destiny Angel (Juliette Pontoin) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
2041 |
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Brent Cleever becomes USS Senior Special Agent 21. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 (Agent 21) |
18th. January. |
Lieutenant Green (Seymour Griffiths) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
2042 |
6th. January. |
Symphony Angel (Karen Wainwright) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
1st. May. |
Lieutenant Atlanta Shore born. |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
19th. June. |
Harmony Angel (Chan Kwan) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
2043 |
10th. January. |
Melody Angel (Magnolia Jones) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
25th. January. |
Sub-lieutenant John Horatio Fisher born. |
Cadet Cigarette Cards Stingray |
27th. April. |
Rhapsody Angel (Dianne Simms) born. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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2045 |
23rd. June. |
World Government established in Unity City, Bermuda. Senators from every major country in the world (except Bereznik and Britain) vote Nikita Bandranaik into power as the first World President (not 2012). |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
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Mars becomes first member of World Space Empire. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
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The World Security Patrol Organisation is formed (HQ Washington DC) with the following sections: 1. The World Space Patrol (formed from the old UN Space Patrol). 2. The World Navy (incorporating the elite special division of the Submarine Service - the World Aquanaut Security Patrol). 3. The World Army. 4. The World Airforce. 5. The World Intelligence Network (now a division of the USS.) |
Devised from TV Century 21 Stingray |
2046 |
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World Security Patrol Guards formed as a general auxiliary force to support main sections. |
Keith Ansell Stingray |
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Construction of Space City begins. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Fireball XL5 |
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Futura City, USA, established as financial capital of the world. |
Keith Ansell Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
28th. May. |
Marina born in Pacifica. |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
December.
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Civil war Great Britain erupts and dictatorship is overthrown (not 2047). |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
2047 |
February. |
Victorious freedom fighters take Britain into the World Government (not 2046). |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
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Tina Palamac killed by Bereznik agents. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
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World Space Patrol academy opened. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2048 |
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Space City completed. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Fireball XL5 |
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Fireball XL programme begun. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Fireball XL5 |
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Cahelium Extract X4 developed on Mars by Prof.Carrel |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
15th. November. |
Marineville completed (not 2036). |
Devised from TV Century 21 Stingray |
2050 |
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Colonies established on all viable worlds in Solar System. |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
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Construction of XL fleet begun at Space City by Universal Engineering, Inc. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2051 |
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Failed democratic revolt in Bereznik (inspired by WG) starts cold war with World Government. |
Annual Stingray |
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Ciluvium mine on Pharos exhausted. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
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Matthew Matic designs first nutomic hyperdrive system. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2052 |
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General Rossiter promoted to head of World Space Patrol with seat on World Security Council. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
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Wilbur Zero promoted to CiC WSP HQ, Space City. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
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Anti-Bereznik riot in USA. |
Devised from Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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Major Jim Ireland sets off on his historic 10-year exploration of the local star systems in prototype nutomic hyperdrive ship Explorer 10. |
Fireball XL5 |
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World Army-Airforce founded (by merging the two previously separate forces) under General McCormack |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
2053 |
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Prototype XL1 Alpha completed. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
24th. March. |
Jonathan Zero Jr. born. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2054 |
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Oxygen pills replace standard space suits. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
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Fireball XL fleet (30 ships) commissioned by the WSP. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2055 |
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Steve Zodiac becomes co-pilot of XL5. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
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Brent Cleever takes over from 'S' as Operations Director of the USS -'S' promoted to Director-in-Chief of USS with seat on WSC (and also joins W.P.'s advisory staff). |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
2056 |
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Friendly contact is made with a number of planets in the local star systems who wish to trade with Earth. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
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The United Planets Organisation is formed (to promote friendship and understanding between alien races and aid interstellar trade). |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2057 |
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Interstellar trading begins between UPO members. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
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XL ships upgraded with nutomic hyperdrives. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
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Steve Zodiac promoted to Colonel and given command of XL5. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2058 |
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Sam Shore's wife dies. |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
10th. July. |
First CB29 Neptune probe launched from Moon. |
Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
2059 |
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Admiral Beatty promoted to head of World Navy with seat on WSC. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Stingray |
2060 |
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Steve Zodiac appointed Chief Astronaut of WSP. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
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Troy Tempest meets 'Phones' Sheridan and persuades him to join the World Navy Submarine Service. |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
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Top WASP aquanaut Captain Sam Shore is crippled in action (while seconded to the WSP Guards to appraise their new one-man guard subs.) |
Stingray |
2062 |
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Zoonie the lazoon born on planet Colevio |
Fireball XL5 |
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Robert the Robot constructed by Matthew Matic. |
Fireball XL5 |
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Venus adopts Zoonie, the last Colevian lazoon. |
Fireball XL5 |
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The Subterrains of Planet 46 attack the Earth with planatomic missiles. |
Fireball XL5 |
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Events in Fireball XL5 begin. |
Fireball XL5 |
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General McCormack appointed head of World Security Patrol Organisation and Chairman of the World Security Council (the policy making body of the WSPO). |
Keith Ansell Stingray |
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The WASPs split from World Navy and founded as separate section of the World Security Patrol. |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
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Sam Shore promoted to Commander-in-Chief of WASP based at Marineville (with a seat on the WSC). |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
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Prototype submarine later to become Stingray (MK.III) completed and put through sea trials by the WASPs with Bradley Holden in command. |
Devised from Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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The Space Exploration Taskforce (SET) is formed |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
2063
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Pharos has become a danger to passing spaceships and is destroyed by the XL5 crew. |
Fireball XL5 |
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The Earth is almost destroyed in the 'Firecloud' incident. |
Fireball XL5 |
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Steve Zodiac is made 'Astronaut of the Year'. |
Fireball XL5 |
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General Jim Martin becomes Deputy Head of the World Security Patrol Organisation. |
Keith Ansell Stingray |
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Marina kidnapped and enslaved by Titan. |
Keith Ansell Stingray |
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The revolutionary new combat sub Stingray (MK.III) is launched with Bradley Holden in command. |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
2064 |
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Troy Tempest is promoted to Captain and transferred to the WASPs to take command of Stingray following a serious injury suffered by Holden. |
Devised from Annual Stingray |
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World Security Patrol submarine Seaprobe exploring the deep sea trenches of the Pacific is destroyed by Titan's Mechanical Terror Fish. |
Stingray |
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Events in Stingray begin. |
Stingray |
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First recorded contact with Titan and other undersea races is made by Stingray crew. |
Stingray |
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Marina helps Troy Tempest and Phones escape from Titanica and becomes the third member of the Stingray crew. |
Stingray |
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Titan swears revenge on Tempest and begins to plan his long-delayed invasion of the surface world. |
Stingray |
2065 |
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WASP plans to commission further Stingray-class subs sanctioned by WG. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
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23rd. January. |
The first issue of the children's comic magazine TV Century 21 is published featuring fictional stories of the world's heroes - past and present. |
TV Century 21 |
January. |
The World Government elects to form Spectrum as an elite security force to relieve pressure on the specialised World Security Patrol sections. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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General Rossiter retires. |
Keith Ansell Fireball XL5 |
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Commander Zero succeeds Rossiter as Head of the World Space Patrol (with seat on WSC). |
Devised from TV Century 21 Fireball XL5 |
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WSP advise limited use of oxygen pills due to possible health risks. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Creative continuity |
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Charles Grey nominated Air-Marshal Zodiac's successor as Head of USS but he refuses in favour of becoming Spectrum CiC. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
28th. September |
Spectrum is launched under the command of Colonel White. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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World Security Patrol Guards become Spectrum Auxiliary. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
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Troy Tempest is awarded Aquanaut of the Year. |
Stingray |
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Commander Shore is promoted to Head of WASP with seat on WSC. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Stingray |
2066 |
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W.P. Nikita Bandranaik announces he will not be standing for re-election in 2067. After a period of ill-health he has decided to retire (having served three 7-year terms in office). |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21
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Admiral Beatty accused of treason. He resigns. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Stingray |
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Admiral Bristol succeeds Beatty as Head of World Navy (with seat on WSC). |
Devised from TV Century 21 TV Century 21 |
19th. July. |
Captain Ochre joins Spectrum. |
Annual Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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Air Marshal Maxwell 'S' Zodiac retires. |
Keith Ansell TV Century 21 |
2067
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T.J. Younger is elected second World President. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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General McCormack retires and succeeded by Jim Martin. |
Keith Ansell Stingray |
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Supreme Headquarters Earth Forces (SHEF) established in New York, USA. |
Keith Ansell Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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General Ian Loover is appointed Supreme Commander of Earth Forces responsible for over-seeing following security organisations: 1. Spectrum. 2. World Security Patrol. 3. Universal Secret Service. 4. World Government Police Corps. |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
10th. July.
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Spectrum officially inaugurated by World President Younger. |
Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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Strange radio signals are detected coming from an unexplored region of Mars by Cloudbase. |
Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
October. |
Captain Black chosen to head Zero X mission to find source of the signals. |
Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
2068 |
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Events in Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons begin. |
Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
January. |
Captain Black discovers and mistakenly attacks the source of the signals - the Mysteron complex (not October). |
Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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Captain Black returns to Glenn Field as an agent of the Mysterons with instructions to begin a war of nerves against the Earth in response to his unprovoked attack on their complex. |
Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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The Mysterons threaten to assassinate World President Younger. |
Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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Captain Scarlet is killed and reconstructed as an indestructible agent of the Mysterons. |
Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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Captain Scarlet falls 800ft. from the top of the London Car-Vu Tower and the Mysteron control of his mind is broken - but he remains virtually indestructible. |
Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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Captain Scarlet becomes Spectrum's leading agent in their fight against the Mysterons. |
Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
2069 |
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T.J. Younger stands down as World President. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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US President John Roberts is elected 3rd. World President. |
Devised from TV Century 21 Captain Scarlet & the Mysterons |
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The fight against the Mysterons, other aliens and the undersea races continues... |
Keith Ansell Creative continuity |
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