Jamie Anderson & Alan Dein in conversation on Candy, Andy & The Bearandas

On Friday 3rd November 2023, from 7.30-9pm, we're hosting a talk about Candy, Andy and the Bearandas!

This special talk celebrates the launch of the new book by oral historian and broadcaster Alan Dein - Candy, Andy and the Bearandas! The book is a collection of restored photographs originally produced for photo story comics in the 60s by television puppet wizard Gerry Anderson. This edition is beautifully bound together as a faux-leather hardback and published by Four Corner Books. Alan Dein joins Jamie Anderson (son of Gerry Anderson, who also provided the forward to the book) to discuss Candy, Andy & The Bearandas and celebrate its launch. Here are some words about it from publisher, Four Corner Books:

Living in a picture-perfect English village, two panda bears, Mr and Mrs Bearanda, bring up their plastic children, Candy and Andy.

Devised by Gerry Anderson’s Century 21 Productions (Thunderbirds, Captain Scarlet) for the 1960s comic book market, the images created for the photo-strips are a surreal, unique look at domesticity, the family and childhood. Their unusual nature meant they never reached the popularity of other Anderson characters, and the photo story comics were abandoned after a year.

This book presents the best of the surviving original transparencies from this brilliantly bizarre project: driving their striped Mini, preparing for Bonfire Night, or going for a boat ride, Candy, Andy and the Bearandas live in an unforgettable, dreamlike world. The carefully restored images are lovingly presented in a faux leather-bound hardback (with foil-blocking and tipped-in cover image).

It also features a Foreword by Gerry Anderson’s son, Jamie Anderson, and an introduction detailing the history of the Candy project by historian and broadcaster Alan Dein.

Come along on Friday 3rd November, from 7.30pm to see Alan Dein and Jamie Anderson in conversation. This will not be a ticketed event, but spaces will be limited to how many seats we have and will be assigned on a 'first come first served' basis. You can pre-order a signed copy of the book from our website for mail-order or collection by clicking here.

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