Fireball XL5 is 60! Gerry and Sylvia Anderson's Supermarionation space spectacular first aired in the UK on October 28th 1962, and went on to enjoy great success with fans around the world! What's your favourite episode of or character from the series? | Official Gerry Anderson

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

Disaster! Fireball XL5 collides with the Space City tower in the episode A Day in the Life of a Space General - but is all as it appears? Find out by watching this episode in full colour on the Presented in SuperColourisation Blu-Ray! #Fireballxl5 #spacecity #stevezodiac #gerryanderson #sylviaanderson #derekmeddings | Official Gerry Anderson

Steve Zodiac sings the famous Fireball song, in the XL5 episode Space City Special - which first aired on this day in 1963! #fireballxl5 #gerryanderson #stevezodiac #fireball | Official Gerry Anderson