THIS WEEK: 9th - 16th May 2021
FRIDAY 14th - SUNDAY 16th MAY 2021
BritSciFi Online
The National Space Centre is hosting a FREE online weekend of talks, Q&A sessions, workshops, fun fan and family science fiction experiences, with a celebration of Doctor Who, Blake’s 7, Sapphire and Steel, Thunderbirds, The Prisoner, The Tomorrow People and other iconic science fiction films, tv programmes, books, comics, games and art.
Guests include Colin Baker and our own Team Blake!
Details here: BritSciFi





CAST & CREW NEWS
News of the Blake’s 7 cast and crew can be found Here.







BIG FINISH – NEW B7 AUDIO NOVEL ANNOUNCED!
The Palluma Project
Written by Tim Gambrell, edited by Xanna Eve Chown and read by Sally Knyvette, The Palluma Project is set during early Series 2 of Blake’s 7. Available as audiobook only, it’s due for release in July 2021.
Details here: Palluma Project.







BIG FINISH – THE WORLDS OF BLAKE’S 7
Bayban the Butcher returns!
Big Finish have announced three new full cast audio drama box sets and tie-in audio novels: The Clone Masters, The Terra Nostra and Bayban the Butcher. Original cast members returning to their roles include Michael Keating, Sally Knyvette, Jan Chappell, Stephen Greif, Brian Croucher and… Colin Baker!
Details here: Worlds of Blake’s 7.
It’s also been confirmed that Sally Knyvette and Stephen Greif are returning to their roles in Avalon, the first of Big Finish’s new range of B7 full cast audio dramas.
Click HERE for further details.







HORIZON REWATCHES, RE-LISTENS AND RE-READS
Grateful thanks again to Horizon member Trevor Travis for organising the weekly Tuesday evening B7 rewatches, the Monday evening Big Finish Liberator Chronicles relistens, and the Sapphire & Steel rewatches on Wednesdays. Thanks to Littlesue for the Sunday evening rewatches of The Champions. Thanks also to Horizon Members Tyce and M1795537 OC Virn for figuring out the timings of the Saturday morning Downunder rewatches when our respective clocks go backforwards.

SUNDAY 9th May 9.00pm BST
The Champions
Our rewatch of this classic ITC series continues with Ep10 – The Ghost Plane on Talking Pictures TV.

MONDAY 10th May, 8.00pm BST
Big Finish Relisten – B7 Full Cast Audios
3.4 Solus by by George Mann.
Released in July 2017, the five-disc Spoils of War box set is still available for £34.99 on CD or £29.99 on Download from Big Finish HERE.

TUESDAY 11th May, 7.45pm BST
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere continues its 43rd anniversary rewatch of Series 2 with B6: Trial.

WEDNESDAY 12th May, 7.45 pm BST
Sapphire & Steel Rewatch
We continue our Sapphire and Steel rewatch with Story 1, episodes 3 and 4.
Sapphire & Steel eps 3 and 4.

THURSDAY 13th May, 7.45pm BST
Terry Pratchett Re-Read
Join us to discuss Lords and Ladies - another adventure for the Witches of Lancre. This is postponed from last week, with a new thread...
The threads for Pyramids, Guards Guards, Wyrd Sisters, The Wee Free Men, Mort, Thief of Time, Witches Abroad, Men at Arms, The Truth, Maskerade, Hogfather, Small Gods Moving Pictures, and Feet of Clay are still open for comments.

SATURDAY 15th May 10.00am BST / 7.00pm Australia
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Southern Hemisphere
We continue our Series 2 downunder rewatch with B5: Pressure Point.

MONDAY 17th May, 8.00pm BST
Big Finish Relisten – B7 Full Cast Audios
Crossfire: 4.1 Paradise Lost by Steve Lyons.
Released in October 2017, the five-disc Crossfire Part One box set is still available for £34.99 on CD or £29.99 on Download from Big Finish HERE.



FICLET CHALLENGES – MAY 2021
Try our two new ficlet challenges for May!
1. Phrase Prompt: Everything but the Kitchen Sink.
2. Sound prompt: Hypnotic Heartbeat Atmosphere.
Post your stories on the thread HERE.
Huge thanks again to Horizon member Purplecleric for organising and inspiring the ficlet challenges, and to our members for their great stories and artwork.

Reminders:
Overlong ficlets may not fit in the monthly collections, so please try to limit your contributions to 500 words. This is a family-friendly website so stories should be rated no higher than PG-13. Previous Ficlet Collections can be read in our Ficlet Challenge Archives.



B7 GAMES and PUZZLES
The Preacher711's B7 Video Games are available to download for Android devices. Games are based on B7 episodes, with playable character sprites.

Try Nicholas Pegg’s Blake’s 7 Episodes Emoji Quiz. Some clues are straightforward, some are dreadful puns, some totally cryptic. Can you figure them out?

Try Lurena's B7 Sliding Puzzle, Jigsaw Puzzles (with grateful thanks to Mrs Underhill for the latest additions), Match the Pairs and Maths and Logic Puzzles. You can find more on the forum thread HERE

Try StormyPetrel’s game: Potential Planetary Surfaces. Find somewhere (indoors or outside) that you think resembles a potential planetary surface, take a photo and caption it. Imagination is your only limit!

Join the free-for-all on the forum activities thread for a selection of Phobon Plague Pastimes! Play 'Blakety Blank', or share your own games and ideas.



Forever Avon update: This anthology of fan fiction and artwork featuring Avon, and dedicated to the memory of Paul Darrow, has now raised nearly £700 for the World Wildlife Fund!
Further details here: Forever Avon – News.















LATEST RELEASES FROM BIG FINISH
Lucifer Genesis - the audiobook of the final instalment in Paul Darrow's Lucifer Trilogy, read by Stephen Greif
Click HERE for more details, and HERE for our spoiler-free review by M1795537 OC Virn.

Blake's 7 – Chosen, the audiobook by Niel Bushnell, read by Olivia Poulet. Available to order from Big Finish.
Our special interview with the author is here: Niel Bushnell, and you can read our spoiler-free review here: Chosen - Review.

Blakes 7: Restoration Pt 3 is the final box set in that full cast series. Available now on CD and digital download from Big Finish

Blake's 7 - Outlaw, the audiobook by Trevor Baxendale, read by Stephen Greif. Available on CD and digital download from Big Finish. You can read our review HERE.



B7 BLOGS, ARTICLES AND PODCASTS
For our list of recommended blogs and podcasts, click Here









BritBox, the streaming service for British TV programmes old and new, has added Blake's 7 to its collection. All four seasons are now available to UK subscribers.






DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
SATURDAY 10th JULY 2021, 12.00 noon BST
Bristol, Beer and Blake’s 7
To make up for the postponement of Forever Avon to 2022, an informal meet-up, drinks and B7 chat will take place at the Knights Templar Wetherspoons, Bristol BS1 6DG, close to Bristol Temple Meads Station.
Further details on the forum Here.

Forever Avon Convention has been rescheduled to take place on 10th July 2022. Huge thanks to Team Blake for making arrangements to ensure a smooth transition of the event from last year. Further details on the forum Here.

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