THIS WEEK: 24th - 31st May 2020

GOING OUT?
Maybe. Stay safe, and remember to wear your facemask!







STAYING IN?
Recommended. Teleport duty isn’t so bad after all.







MONDAY 25th May, from 10.00am BST
CYGNUS ALPHA DOWN & SAFE – a virtual B7 Convention!
This online convention features new interviews with B7 cast and crew on YouTube, with the opportunity to donate to their nominated charities.
Full details HERE.
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
B7 on Twitter: @Making Blake’s 7
The interviews will be followed at 7.00pm BST by a re-watch of the final episode Blake, with the chance to Tweet-along or post comments on the Horizon forum.



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

MONDAY 25th May, 8.15pm BST
Please note change of time, as this follows the Cygnus Alpha Convention
Liberator Chronicles Volume 2 Relisten
Episode 2.2 False Positive, by Eddie Robson, starring Gareth Thomas and Beth Chalmers.
Dr Lian has a mysterious new patient – a man who was found shot in the leg near Engel City, a man who is delirious and talking about the most extraordinary acts of rebellion. She prescribes drugs and the use of the alleviator – a device that will dig deep into his memories – to unlock the truth about Carlin Guzan. But the truth that she exposes is far more shocking than she bargained for...
Released in August 2012, Liberator Chronicles Volume 2 was the second in Big Finish’s B7 range of audios starring the original cast, and is still available to buy on CD and digital download HERE.

TUESDAY 26th May, 7.45pm
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere continues its 42nd anniversary rewatch of Series 2 with B8: Hostage. What is the word? (I heard that Bird, bird, bird, Bird is the Word…). Join us for Crimos and Kissing Cousins as Blake attempts the rescue of his relatives.

WEDNESDAY 27th May, 7.45pm
Red Dwarf Rewatch
We continue our rewatch of Red Dwarf series 2 with episodes 2.5 and 2.6 Queeg / Parallel Universe.

SATURDAY 30th May, 10.00am BST, 7.00pm Australia
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere concludes its Series 2 rewatch with B13: Star One. The crew have learned the location of Star One. But what will they find when they get there?


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.

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 now available on catch-up until March 2025.



FICLET CHALLENGES – MAY 2020
One week left to try our challenges for May!
1. Word Prompt: Faith. A complete trust or confidence in someone or something, or a strong belief in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual conviction rather than proof.
2. The crew discover there is a stranger aboard… .
Post your stories HERE.
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 4th June, 8.15pm
Terry Pratchett Re-Read
Our fourth book in a series of Terry Pratchett re-reads is The Wee Free Men.
The Pyramids, Guards Guards and Wyrd Sisters threads 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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