THIS WEEK: 6th - 12th July 2020

GOING OUT?
Maybe. The pubs may be open, but remember social distancing, and stay safe!







STAYING IN?
Recommended. Teleport duty is no bad thing at the moment.







REWATCHES, RE-LISTENS AND RE-READS
Grateful thanks to Horizon Member Trevor Travis for arranging most of these.

MONDAY 6th July, 7.45pm BST
Liberator Chronicles Volume 4 Relisten
4.1 Promises, by Nigel Fairs, starring Jan Chappell and Stephen Greif.
Released in May 2013, Liberator Chronicles Volume 4 is still available on CD / Digital Download from Big Finish HERE.

TUESDAY 7th July, 7.45pm
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere begins its 42nd anniversary rewatch of Series 3 with C1: Aftermath. The intergalactic war rages, and the Liberator crew have to abandon ship. But who will end up where?

WEDNESDAY 8th July, 7.45 and 8.20pm
Red Dwarf Rewatch
Our rewatch of Red Dwarf Series 4 continues with episodes 4.5 and 4.6 Dimension Jump / Meltdown

SATURDAY 11th July, 10.00am BST, 7.00pm Australia
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere continues the Series 3 rewatch with C6: City at the Edge of the World. In which Vila is shown to be clever and brave – hey, some of us have known this all along! With special guest villain Colin Baker, what’s not to like?


CAST APPEARANCES

Sally Knyvette is raising funds for AgeUK London by sharing lovely photos and reading an uplifting poem on YouTube every week. Full details, including the link to her JustGiving page HERE.

Glynis Barber co-stars as Harriet Makepeace in the first series of Dempsey & Makepeace, repeated on ITV4 from Monday 13th July at 2.45pm.

Josette Simon speaks about playing Cleopatra for the RSC in the BBC 4 documentary Cleopatra and Me: In Search of a Lost Queen, presented by Shakespeare scholar Dr Islam Issa. Available to view on BBC iPlayer until 23rd July.

Cast and crew interviews from the virtual online convention Cygnus Alpha: Down & Safe are available to view on YouTube.
Contributors:
Actors: Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating, Brian Croucher, Sasha Mitchell
Directors: Michael E. Briant, Vivienne Cozens, Brian Lighthill
Writers: Bill Lyons, Colin Davis
Models & FX: Mat Irvine
Big Finish: Mark Wright, John Ainsworth, Trevor Baxendale, Steve Lyons

The interactive video game Contradiction - Spot The Liar, featuring Paul Darrow, is available for only £6.99 from Steam.

Steven Pacey plays George Welles in the episode 28 of the latest series of Casualty. First broadcast on BBC 1 on Saturday 14th March, now available on iPlayer until February 2021.

Glynis Barber voices the Channel 5 documentary The Royals: A Family in Crisis. First broadcast on 7th March, it’s available on catch-up until March 2025.



FICLET CHALLENGES – JULY 2020
Try our brand new challenges for July!
1. Word Prompt: Wrath. Strong vengeful anger or indignation. Retributory punishment for an offence or a crime, or divine chastisement.
2. Guest submission by Horizon member JohnMax: Lockdown: The crew are cooped up together for a prolonged period of time... what could possibly go wrong?
Post your stories HERE, and watch out for a new challenge coming soon.
Thanks to Horizon member Purplecleric for organising 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 Horizon's Fan Fiction Section.



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, 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.



LATEST B7 RELEASES FROM BIG FINISH
Blakes 7: Restoration Pt 3 is the final box set in the new all-cast series. Available now on CD and digital download from Big Finish
Blake's 7 – Restoration Part 2 is the second box set of episodes in the new full-cast series.
Available on CD and digital download from Big Finish - Restoration
Read our review HERE.

Outlaw, the new B7 audiobook by Trevor Baxendale, read by Stephen Greif.
Available on CD and digital download from Big Finish.
Read our review HERE.



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







CAST & CREW NEWS
For updated news of the Blake’s 7 cast and crew, click Here








DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

THURSDAY 6th August 7.45pm
Terry Pratchett Re-Read
Join us to discuss the next book in our series of Terry Pratchett re-reads: Thief of Time.
The threads for Pyramids, Guards Guards, Wyrd Sisters, The Wee Free Men and Mort are still open for further comments.

Forever Avon has now been rescheduled to take place on Sunday 18th July 2021. Huge thanks to Team Blake for this sensible decision, and for making arrangements with the venue, hotels, ticket holders and guests to ensure a smooth transition of the event to next year.
Further details on the forum Here.

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