If you’ve been collecting my series on Gerry Anderson intros, you’ll be happy to unbate your breath.  Here’s not only the intro, but also the outro to the wonderful Fireball XL5.  The only night of the week I was allowed to stay up past 6pm, this precursor to Stingray and Thunderbirds aired in an early evening slot on Mondays.  Relive your childhood as Steve Zodiac and Venus wobble their way to the cockpit and blast off for outer space, the shadow of their rocket smoke clearly visible on the sky beside them.