Later this month, Thomas and Friends: All Engines Go launches in the UK with a 60 minute special movie - Race for the Sodor Cup, which is set to be released in cinemas across the country. O...
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THOMAS'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS THE END OF AN ERA This year we celebrated 75 years since the first Awdry book was published. Stories that have entertained and inspired generations...
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During the first two series of TTTE&F, it wasn’t uncommon for adaptations of RWS books to maybe miss one story from each quartet out. ‘Domeless Engines’, ‘Buzz Buzz’, ‘Leaves’ a...
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As we’re all aware by now, Thomas and Friends is due to undergo a massive reboot and retooling of the brand’s aesthetic and continuity – a 2D cartoon, which is due to launch next year w...
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The first look at the new look Thomas launched today. From here on out, we have a 2D toon. 34 years of stunning visuals are tossed aside for flat animation after four decades of physi...
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In the course of the first two series of Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends, the Other Railway wasn't much of a feature, if it was mentioned at all. It wasn't until Series 3 in 1991 that it ...
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Two VHS tapes & Other Stories Written by WhitehouseFilms When the little blue tank engine was first introduced to me, in late 1992, it was on a VHS that had no label on it, apart from a ...
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Making Aiden Happy on Make Someone Happy By Aiden (rhydyronen) Make Someone Happy is my favourite episode of all time because of the sweet but also the interesting all-over-the-place sto...
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ThomasandMatt Takes the Plunge with Percy Takes the Plunge Coming off the high from his starring book, Percy rolls in with his confidence significantly boosted after helping take the Vicar...
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DESIGN SYNERGY AND THE FUTURE OF THOMAS AND FRIENDS A Continuation on The Thomaesthetic Written by Halfbaked8 A year and some change ago, I wrote a blog post titled Design Synergy and ...
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I’m going to start this off by stating that Michael Angelis was not my favourite storyteller for the series. That honour will always fall to Ringo Starr, but each to their own. However...
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The Other Railway is, in reality, the British Railway network. In both the original books and the television series, it’s presented as being “different” to Sodor, but over the years, ...
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Concerning Chris Awdry’s Railway Series By Two Faced Tart Productions The Reverend Awdry wrote 26 books in The Railway Series. Christopher Awdry - his son, and the person the storie...
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It’s our final retrospective of the Big World Adventure - and now we've reviewed all the episodes, it's time to review the setting, the characters and more! How did Australia fare? The...
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Twelve years ago this August, I met Doug, who quickly became one of my best friends as a result of shared interests, humour and a funny debate - which Ffestiniog George England did Awdry trul...
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September saw TIGER TROUBLE from Series 22 of Thomas & Friends broadcast on Milkshake in the United Kingdom But before the review, here's the usual disclaimer: The views below are entirely t...
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History of Thomas Event 2019 Celebrating The Three Railway Engines On the weekend of the 18th and 19th of May, Midland Railway – Butterley and Clearwater Entertainment hosted an event to c...
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September saw THOMAS GOES TO BOLLYWOOD from Series 22 of Thomas & Friends broadcast on Milkshake in the United Kingdom But before the review, here's the usual disclaimer: The views below are...
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September saw THOMAS AND THE MONKEY PALACE from Series 22 of Thomas & Friends broadcast on Milkshake in the United Kingdom But before the review, here's the usual disclaimer: The views below...
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September saw TRUSTY TRUNKY from Series 22 of Thomas & Friends broadcast on Milkshake in the United Kingdom But before the review, here's the usual disclaimer: The views below are entirely t...
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February saw COUNTING ON NIA from Series 22 of Thomas & Friends broadcast on Milkshake in the United Kingdom But before the review, here's the usual disclaimer: The views below are entirely ...
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September saw SEEING IS BELIEVING from Series 22 of Thomas & Friends broadcast on Milkshake in the United Kingdom But before the review, here's the usual disclaimer: The views below are enti...
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Thomas & Friends 2018's movie 'Big World! Big Adventures!' was promoted as story of exploration and friendships – a natural progression after 2017's 'Journey Beyond Sodor' and for the seri...
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September saw AN ENGINE OF MANY COLOURS from Series 22 of Thomas & Friends broadcast on Milkshake in the United Kingdom But before the review, here's the usual disclaimer: The views below ar...
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September saw THE CASE OF THE PUZZLING PARTS from Series 22 of Thomas & Friends broadcast on Milkshake in the United Kingdom But before the review, here's the usual disclaimer: The views bel...
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