London: 1999
A 50th Anniversary Celebration
September 11 – 17, 2024
London: 1999
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Gerry and Sylvia Anderson’s Space: 1999
We are honored to be hosting this historic event, which will include an incredible array of your favorite celebrities, writers, producers, directors, visual effects wizards, and key behind-the-scenes personnel.
We’ll have a wide variety of programming to enjoy, with recollections of working on the series from your favorite celebrities, plus autographs and photo-ops that’ll create lasting memories!
There will also be an amazing exhibit or original props, models, set-pieces and costumes in our exclusive screen-used props & museum area, world-premiere presentations, a dealers/vendor room, VIP access, charity auctions and a few other very special surprises you won’t want to miss!
We’ll also be visiting famous filming locations used throughout the series like Pinewood Studios, Black Park, SFX facility Bray Studios and others during our excursions and day-trips.
London: 1999 – A 50th Anniversary Celebration will proudly welcome fans and aficionados from around the world from September 11th to 17th, 2024 – hard to believe, but that’ll be exactly 50 years after filming the episode Death’s Other Dominion. Maybe we’ll even invite Brian Blessed!!
In following a long tradition of charitable work in the name of Space: 1999, we are proud to be raising money for the Alzheimer’s Research Centre, in memory of Gerry Anderson.
Celebrity Guests
With the incredible success of our Destination: Moonbase Alpha virtual events in 2021 & 2022, we were able to lay the groundwork for an incredible array of your favorite stars and personalities to join us in London. We hope to have one of the largest line-ups in Space: 1999 convention history, and there’s been a lot of early interest in attending. The guests and panelists who took part in these events have already been given a ‘save-the-date’ reminder, and we’ll update this section as soon as we begin getting final confirmations
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Brian Johnson confirms London appearance!!
The legend himself, Mr. Brian Johnson joins us this September for our 50th Anniversary celebrations. His behind-the-scenes memories and recollections on his entire career will be a highlight of this weekends events, and we’re so happy host him!
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Quentin Pierre joins our celebrations this September!
Everyone’s favorite security expert, seen in virtually EVERY Space: 1999 episode. Mr. Pierre is extremely excited to come meet the fans during his first official Space: 199 convention appearance!
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Nick Tate officially joins our 50th Anniversary celebrations this September!
Alan Carter is flying back to London this fall to reconnect with family and friends who’ve cherished his previous convention appearances going back to the 1970’s. Nick is a fan-favorite convention guest, and we are thrilled to be hosting his appearance during this very special weekend.
Space News
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Breakaway: 1974 – The Workprint
A special version of the Space: 1999 pilot episode BREAKAWAY using Martin Landau’s personal video tape copy as source material. Alternate takes, rehearsal footage, lost audio cues, and discarded SFX plates have been re-inserted back into the episode by referencing original shooting scripts. It recreates with precision how this early footage would have looked over…
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Amazing full replica Eagle on display!!
We’re thrilled that the EAGLE 6 team will be on-hand for our celebrations in just a few months time! These fine folks have constructed several incredible works down through the years, including the unbelievable Command Centre set. Their devotion to bring things to life for the fan community on only a small budget, along with…
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Brian Johnson confirms London appearance!!
The legend himself, Mr. Brian Johnson joins us this September for our 50th Anniversary celebrations. His behind-the-scenes memories and recollections on his entire career will be a highlight of this weekends events, and we’re so happy host him!
Hotel
Join us at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre London Heathrow
- This 4+ Star facility will be our home as we plan our weekend’s events. This location will have easy access upon landing and is a short 20-30 minute shuttle ride away.
- Take a virtual tour: https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=VC1y7RyV7P7
Booking info
Destination – Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre London Heathrow
- Room Rate: £136.00
- Use promo code: DMBA23
- Includes complimentary buffet-style breakfast
Available dates: September 9th – September 19th, 2024
- Add the hotel name in the Destination section (Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre London Heathrow)
- Add your arrival and the departure date
- Select the promotional code option in selected rates. Your promotional code is DMBA23
For any questions, please contact our M&E department at +44 (0)20 82832030.
Tickets
- 3-day weekend pass – £235.00
- Friday, Saturday & Sunday day-passes – £85.00
- Weekend family pass (2-adults + children under 18) – £570.00
- Banquet ticket – £70.00
- Day trips – £50.00 each x 4
- Day-trip package (all four) – £175.00
- Supporting membership: £75.00 (May be converted to a day-pass or applied to weekend pass access)
Please note: price increases will take effect January 1st, 2024. Supporting membership purchase will guarantee 2023 rates.
Important Paypal info: please specify in comments section the quantities or ticket configuration you’re purchasing, plus please include names, address and email of all parties attending. All sales final!
Schedule
We are pleased to present a programming schedule which covers all areas of interest for the most devoted Space: 1999 fan, right down to casual viewers. Details regarding panel discussions, Q&A’s, autographs and photo-ops will released closer to the event, but we do have a general overview of things including the day-trips we have planned. (See tickets) As always, Human Decision Required.
- Wednesday, September 11th: optional day-trip to The National Film And Sci-Fi Museum in Milton Keynes (£50.00 travel fee applies)
- Thursday, September 12th: optional day-trip into the greater London area to discover famous historical sites and locales (£50.00 travel fee applies)
- Friday, September 13: regular convention programming
- Saturday, September 14th: regular convention programming
- Sunday, September 15th: regular convention programming
- Monday, September 16th: optional day-trip to Pinewood Studios and Black Park (£50.00 travel fee applies)
- Tuesday, September 17th: optional day-trip to Bray Studios (£50.00 travel fee applies)
- Wednesday, September 18th – 20th: optional journey to Portmeirion in North Wales to visit The Village, home of the famous filming locations used in the classic ITC series The Prisoner. (Travel costs at participants expense)
Please note: day-trips and final locations may vary and are weather dependent.
Gallery
Team
Our Alphan Crew
Since our inception in 2019, there’s been multiple individuals who’ve contributed their time and efforts to make things a reality for all of us. If we’ve overlooked anyone, please reach out to us and we’ll gladly add you to the list!
Many thanks are due to the following fine folks – we couldn’t have gotten this far without you: Suzie Landau, David Hirsch, Catherine Bujold, Robbie Perchaluk, Robert Wood, Darrell Simmonds, Martin Willey, Jim Winch, Jeffrey Morris, Darren Peters, Heather Laird, Pam Daly, Paxton Young, Mike Daly, Andrew Frampton, Jamie Anderson, Andy Starks, Alex Stankevitch, Paul Stankevitch, Cameron Just, Hilton Fitzsimmons, Chris Potter, Rosie Badgett, Tim Urton, Josh Johnson, Catherine Reilly-Cuglietta, Katy Nichols, Nick Williams, Chris Paulsen, Tim Mallet, Mateo Latosa, Giuseppe Turdo, Robert Farrugia, Sue Cole, Claudia Combs, Darryn Holbrow, David Sisson, Simon Rhodes, Chloe Carstensen, Zachary Townsend, Steve Walker, Anthony Wynn, Charlene Scott, Mark Bergen, Guy Laird, Chris Trice, Geoffrey Mandel, Kelly Craig, Bill Altenburg, Jason Joiner, Mike & Debbie Reader, Mark Shaw, Chris Thompson, Chris Bentley, Eston Dunn, Wally & Pat Friedrich, THE CALGARY CREW and Arra.
We are thrilled to be hosting everyone next year!!
Committee Heads,
Roy Bjellquist
Warren Friedrich
See you next year for Breakaway Day, 2024!!
Commlocks & Communications
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