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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 26 Dec 2012

    Gerry Anderson, British creator of TV series Thunderbirds and Stingray, has died aged 83

    8:12 AM - 26 Dec 2012
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    97 replies 1,537 retweets 56 likes
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      2. Steve Moulton‏ @StephenRMoulton 26 Dec 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Thunderbirds are Gone!

        2 replies 6 retweets 1 like
      3. John Webber‏ @JohnGAWebber 26 Dec 2012
        Replying to @StephenRMoulton

        @StephenRMoulton @bbcbreaking l always wanted a swimming pool that slid out of the way to reveal a rocket launching pad under neath

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Steve Moulton‏ @StephenRMoulton 26 Dec 2012
        Replying to @JohnGAWebber

        @JohnGAWebber @BBCBreaking it's not too late! Do it!

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      2. Reading Labour Party‏ @ReadingLabour 26 Dec 2012
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        RT @BBCBreaking Gerry Anderson, Creator of TV series Thunderbirds and Stingray, has died aged 83 << Very sad, he shaped many childhoods #RIP

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
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      1. gerardmari‏ @gerardmari 9 Feb 2013
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        @BBCBreaking oh

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      1. hoylefoto@gmail.com‏ @hoylefotografix 2 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking I received this 'breaking news' 10.53am 2/1/2013 a few days after his death

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      1. Yvonne‏ @YvonneBasdeo 1 Jan 2013
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        @BBCBreaking

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      1. Ashley Tomkins‏ @DalesmanMidland 28 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Tragic a true pioneer.

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      1. Ashley Tomkins‏ @DalesmanMidland 28 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking Tragic a true pioneer

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      1. steve meeker‏ @sagan4242 27 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking RIP. What an amazing creative person. Groundbreaking. UFO and the others.

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      1. gavin laukkanen‏ @g_laukkanen 27 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking gr8 show! grew up with the thunderbirds and still watch it now and then..rip gerry

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      1. Showbiz 411‏ @showbiz411 26 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking and Fireball XL5 and the great great Supercar. Mike Mercury. Gerry Anderson RIP What a great imagination

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      1. Peter Dow‏ @peterdow 26 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking #GerryAnderson RIP "We vow to fight the evil #Mysterons agent Queen Elizabeth" #CaptainScarlet @ SPECTRUMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmrjMJE18x4 …

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      1. Tina‏ @lostdogs20 26 Dec 2012
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        RT @BBCBreaking Gerry Anderson, British creator of TV series Thunderbirds and Stingray, has died aged 83

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      1. Joan Lockwood‏ @joanikin 26 Dec 2012
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        @BBCBreaking RIP Gerry Anderson and bye bye to genius Thunderbirds. He was revolutionary

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