First airing in 1962 Fireball XL5 ran for 39 episodes and followed the missions of the legendary spaceship, commanded by Colonel Steve Zodiac of the World Space Patrol! | Official Gerry Anderson

Never seen in colour before, the colourised Fireball XL5 episode The Granatoid Tanks is one of the four special pre-Thunderbirds Anderson programmes you'll be able to catch tonight from 7pm UK time at watch.networkonair.com as part of their one-off You've Never Seen These livestream event! Don't forget to tune in to see what else is on offer - because anything could happen! | Official Gerry Anderson

Fireball XL5 first blasted off 58 years ago today! To celebrate, we've curated a special collection of XL5 merchandise at the Gerry Anderson store (https://shop.gerryanderson.co.uk/collections/fireball-xl5-collection) - and you can get 20% off these items using the promo code XL5BIRTHDAY at checkout ! The collection includes the full series on DVD, & the colourised HD episode A Day in the Life of a Space General on Blu-ray. Go XL5! | Official Gerry Anderson

The Fireball XL5 episode Space City Special featured an instrumental version of the regular closing song over its end titles sequence! | Official Gerry Anderson