The Conventions
Fanderson conventions
Fanderson 82

Fanderson 82 was the second Fanderson convention (the first was Fanderson 81). The first convention had been in Leeds; this one moved to central London, the Bloomsbury Crest Hotel, Coram Street. It was the first convention after the club Fanderson had been created. Guests were Gerry Anderson, Barry Gray, Barry Morse, Shane Rimmer, Bob Bell, Ed Bishop, Martin Bower, and Ron Embleton. The convention package included posters for the new ITC compilation film Destination Moonbase Alpha.

There were 600 attendees.

The next convention was Fanderson 84.

The brochure had an art cover by Steve Kyte, and 24 pages, with biographies of the guests, followed by photos from the series (this time including UFO and Space: 1999)

The biographies and photos were designed for guest signatures.

The programme. Home video was only just starting at this time, and even the keenest fans had not seen the episodes for years, so episode screenings were popular.

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