THIS WEEK: 25th August - 1st September 2019

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








GOING OUT?
Michael E. Briant is among the guests at Whooverville at The Quad, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter, Derby, DE1 3AS on Saturday 31st August 2019.
Michael is sponsored by Cygnus Alpha Events.
See forum thread here for further details.

Julian Glover plays Nonno in Tennessee Williams' Night of the Iguana at the Noel Coward Theatre, 85-88 St Martins Lane, London, WC2N 4AU, until 28th September 2019.





STAYING IN?

HORIZON REWATCHES
The Northern Hemisphere’s 41st Anniversary rewatch continues with C8: Rumours of Death.
Join us for a powerful tale of love, loss and betrayal – B7 at its best? 7.45pm BST on Tuesday 27th August.

The Southern Hemisphere continues its Series 4 rewatch with D9: Sand.
Another powerful tale of love, loss and betrayal – this time by the incomparable Tanith Lee. 7.00pm Australian time, 10.00am UK time (BST) on Saturday 31st August.





FICLET CHALLENGES – AUGUST 2019
One week left to try our ficlet challenges for August!
1. Word Prompt: Adjustment
2. There’s been a change of leadership aboard the Liberator / Scorpio. How did that happen?
Post your stories HERE.
Comments and suggestions for future challenges are invited - ideas welcome HERE.
Huge thanks to Horizon member Purplecleric for organising another year of ficlet challenges, and to our members for their 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.


INTERVIEW WITH PAUL DARROW in TV YEARS: SCI FI
Bauer Media’s magazine celebrating classic British television returns with a 100-page edition dedicated to science fiction.
TV Years: Sci Fi features the last interview with Paul Darrow, recorded only a couple of weeks before he passed away in June.
Available now!











LATEST B7 RELEASES FROM BIG FINISH
Blake's 7 – Restoration Part 1, the first box set of episodes in the new full-cast series.
Uprising, the new B7 novel by Christopher Cooper. Available in hardback, and as an audiobook read by Stephen Greif.

The full range of Blake's 7 audio dramas and original novels can be found here: Blake's 7 from Big Finish.







Blake’s Legacy: 40 Years of Rebellion
The brand new anthology of fan memoirs, celebrating the 40th Anniversary of B7 and its fandom. Available now from Who Dares Publishing, in support of Alzheimer's Research UK.








Blake’s 7 – 7 Stars Liberated from the Classic TV Series
Koch Media's 40th Anniversary Collectors’ Edition of Blake's 7 Myth Makers interviews, includes the new Interview with Michael Keating, filmed on location at Winspit Quarry earlier this year. Available now from Reeltime Pictures.











B7 BLOGS, ARTICLES AND PODCASTS

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







DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Saturday 14th September 2019 - Bristol Beer & Blake's 7, an informal fan get-together at the Knights Templar Wetherspoons, 1 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6DG (near Bristol Temple Meads Railway Station).

Sunday 22nd September 2019 - Cygnus Alpha LONDON, a one-day event featuring Blake’s 7 guests from both sides of the camera. Venue: The Musical Museum, 399 High St, Brentford, London TW8 0DU.
Confirmed guests so far: Michael Keating, Brian Croucher, Mat Irvine, Simon Atkinson (Model Maker), Stewart Bevan (Max in Death-Watch), Gillian Bailey (Ravella in The Way Back), Judy Matheson (Mutoid in Volcano), Jenny Twigge (Lurena in Star One), Jonathan Wright-Miller (director of Shadow and Horizon)
Join the chat on the Forum here: Cygnus Alpha Chat, and watch this space for further announcements!

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	Rewatch Australia D8: Sand ... Classic Era Episode Rewatches	31	0	Travisina 24 August 2019 10:57:38
	Travis MKI podcast Classic Era Character Discussion	77	3	Bunn1cula 24 August 2019 00:57:34
	What are you watching? Other Fandoms and Non-B7 Chat	408640	3455	sweevo 24 August 2019 00:51:20
	What are you reading? Other Fandoms and Non-B7 Chat	218407	1228	One Spare Part 23 August 2019 10:08:54
	41st Anniversary Rewatch - ... Classic Era Episode Rewatches	1881	169	Teale_Avon 23 August 2019 09:04:49
	Spotted........ Cast and Crew	253245	1220	rojkerr1 22 August 2019 20:44:27
	CYGNUS ALPHA LONDON Fan Activity - B7	4437	45	Mrs_Underhill 22 August 2019 17:25:18