Journalist and broadcaster Samira Ahmed first appeared in The Gerry Anderson Podcast alongside fellow Space 1999 enthusiast Kevin Fong. This time, she turns her enthusiastic eye to Gerry's earlier live-action sci-fi programme– UFO! In part one, her witty and intelligent analysis covers the character of Ed Straker, the military mindset, the link between Ayesha and David Bowie, and much more! 01:07 Welcome! 03:41 FAB Star Fact 12:13 Emails from our Listeners! 17:37 The Gerry Anderson News! See links below 22:45 From the Podcast Facebook Group! 27:35 Samira Ahmed on UFO – Part One 43:00 Listener Tweets! 48:38 Chris Dale, thirty-seven hats, and a Randomiser! 1:12:37 Wrapping things up! Links MentionedSamira Ahmed Official Site and on Twitter @SamiraAhmedUK https://play.acast.com/s/howifoundmyvoice (How I Found My Voice) https://andr.sn/1999 (Space 1999 Cosplay Shirts) and https://andr.sn/terrorCD (Terror from the Stars) NOW SHIPPING! https://andr.sn/5star5 (Five Star Five) NEW SAMPLE https://andr.sn/clearview (Supercar on Blu-Ray!) Never Miss An Episodehttps://www.facebook.com/groups/403736177096059/ (Join the Podsterons Facebook group) http://gerryandersonpodcast.com/listen (Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts) https://andr.sn/randomiser (The Randomiser with Chris Dale) Help The Showhttps://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-gerry-anderson-podcast/id1396254711 (Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts) https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote (Vote for us on the British Podcast Awards) Tweet about it! Use the hashtag #GerryAndersonPodcast @ImJamieAnderson / @RichardNJames / @ChrisDalek https://my.captivate.fm/andr.sn/Insiders (The NEW Anderson Insiders) Stay In TouchEmail Podcast AT GerryAnderson.co.uk https://andr.sn/email (Join the Email Newsletter)