THIS WEEK: 16th - 23rd September 2018



CAST & CREW NEWS
For the latest news of the Blakes 7 cast and crew, click Here







Jacqueline Pearce passed away on 3rd September.
Fans are invited to join this Forum Thread to share your tributes, thoughts, pictures and memories of the wonderful Jacks.
Horizon's obituary is HERE.
Big Finish pay tribute to Jacqueline in their Podcast 09.09.2018
Matthew Bannister pays tribute to Jacqueline on BBC Radio 4 Last Word.











GOING OUT?
Coming next week... Cygnus Alpha 4.0, a full weekend celebration of B7's 40th Anniversary. With confirmed guests from B7's original cast and crew, together with writers, actors and the producer of the new Big Finish range of B7 audios, this event is not to be missed! 28th - 30th September 2018, at the Holiday Inn, Brentford Lock, Commerce Rd, London TW8 8GA.
Join the chat on the Forum here: Cygnus Alpha 4.0 Chat.






STAYING IN?
HORIZON REWATCHES
The Northern Hemisphere is watching two Series C episodes this week: C11: Moloch on Tuesday 18th September and C12: Death-Watch on Wednesday 19th September, both at 7.45pm.

The Southern Hemisphere continues its Series A rewatch with A12: Deliverance. Join us to meet Meegat on Saturday 22nd September at 6.30pm Australian time (AEST), 09.30am UK time (BST) .

Jan Chappell was interviewed at MCM Comic Con in Birmingham. You can watch her interview on YouTube HERE

From the Archives: Vere Lorrimer interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Feedback on the ending of Series 4. You can listen on YouTube HERE



BLAKE'S LEGACY – PRE-ORDER NOW!
The brand new fan anthology Blake's Legacy – 40 Years of Rebellion will be published on 25th September. Available now to pre-order from Who Dares Publishing









BLAKE'S SEVEN – 7 STARS LIBERATED FROM THE CLASSIC TV SERIES
Koch Media's 40th Anniversary Collectors Edition of Blake's 7 Myth Makers interviews is available now!
It includes the new Interview with Michael Keating, which was filmed on location at Winspit Quarry earlier this year.











FAN FICTION CHALLENGES – SEPTEMBER 2018
Try our two September challenges!

1. Word Prompt: Earth. The planet or the substance of the land? A return to the domes or revisiting Gan’s death?
2. A member of the crew mysteriously disappears. Why? How? What happens next? What is the impact on the rest of the crew?
Post your ficlets HERE.
Grateful thanks to Horizon member purplecleric for organising the ficlet challenges, and to our members for their contributions!

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.
Comments and suggestions for future ficlet challenges are invited HERE
Previous Ficlet Collections can be read in Horizon's Fan Fiction Section.



BIG FINISH CLASSIC B7 AUDIO ADVENTURES

LATEST B7 RELEASES FROM BIG FINISH
Blake's 7 - Crossfire, Part Three, the third and final box set of episodes in the new full-cast series. Available now on CD and digital download from Big Finish.
You can listen to a trailer here: Trailer
and read our spoiler-free review here: Review.
Blake's 7 - Crossfire, Part Two, the second box set of episodes in the new full-cast series. Available now on CD and digital download from Big Finish. You can read our review HERE.
Blake's 7 - Crossfire, Part One, the first box set of episodes in the new full-cast series, is reviewed HERE.

Blake's 7 – The Way Ahead, a two-hour full cast 40th Anniversary audio drama. There's a spoiler-free review HERE.

Blake's 7 – Heroes - a new anthology of short stories. Available in hardback and eBook formats, and as an audiobook read by Michael Keating. You can read our review HERE.



B7 BLOGS, ARTICLES AND PODCASTS
They're back! @MakingBlakes7 on Twitter is now charting the production of Series 2 of Blake's 7, as it happened 40 years ago. Every memo, every script, every effect, every episode.
With rare photos and fascinating behind-the-scenes facts, this is a must-follow for all fans!

For our list of other Blakes 7 blogs and podcasts, click Here




DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

28th - 30th September 2018 - Cygnus Alpha 4.0, a full weekend celebration of B7's 40th Anniversary at the Holiday Inn, Brentford Lock, Commerce Rd, London TW8 8GA. With confirmed guests from B7's original cast and crew, together with writers, actors and the producer of the new Big Finish range of B7 audios, this event is not to be missed! Join the chat on the Forum here: Cygnus Alpha 4.0 Chat.

Saturday 6th October 2018 B7 40th Anniversary location outing to Black Park, filming location for The Web. Meeting at Black Park Country Park Car Park. Everyone welcome! Details here: BLACK PARK.

31st October - 10th November 2018 Steven Pacey is appearing in the new comedy The Nightingales starring Ruth Jones and directed by Christopher Luscombe. Starting at the Theatre Royal, Bath, the play will tour Cambridge, Cardiff, Chichester and Malvern before transferring to the West End.

B7 40th Anniversary location outing to Pyrton Hill and Abingdon.
This has been postponed - keep an eye on the forum for a new date. Details here: PYRTON HILL.

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