From Thunderbirds to Pterodactyls

It is not often that you cam find content that fits in perfectly with the idea of UK cult media that it practically would seem wrong if you did not include it on the site.

But the autobiography of Shane Rimmer, an actor who has appeared in shows such as Thunderbirds, Doctor Who and Coronation Street, which are all icons of British television. It gets even easier when the same actor has appeared in a multitude of genre classics with less of a UK connection but still fill that precious criteria of ‘cult’ such as Star Wars and Batman Begins.

Shane has even appeared in a total of three James Bond films.

The biography tells the story of this extraordinary actors life ad will be released by Big Finish in a audio CD and download format read by the actor himself and will be released at the end of this month just in time to make a nice gift for the holidays:

“Shane Rimmer’s voice is familiar to millions from his role as Scott Tracy, the pilot of
Thunderbird 1, but there are many other facets to his remarkable career.
In From Thunderbirds to Pterodactyls Shane recalls the years he spent as an actor, voice
artist and writer for Gerry Anderson’s classic productions, as well as his appearances in
other memorable shows such as Doctor Who, Coronation Street and Lipstick On Your
Collar.
Equally at home in Star Wars or Out of Africa, Shane’s talents as a character actor have
been called upon by some of the film industry’s leading directors. He worked for Stanley
Kubrick in Dr Strangelove and Christopher Nolan in Batman Begins. Between the two he
notched up appearances in three James Bond movies and had a close encounter with a
low-flying dinosaur in The People that Time Forgot.
This wry and refreshingly frank autobiography sheds new light on some of the best-loved
films and television series ever made, as well as revealing what life is really like for a
jobbing actor in the sometimes less than glamorous world of showbusiness.
This three-disc audio CD is read by Shane and is released on 31 November 2011, RRP
£16.99. A download version will also be available from bigfinish.com, priced at £14.99.”

You can pre-order the CD version from Big Finish here and the downloadable version here.