THIS WEEK: 1st - 7th June 2020

GOING OUT?
Maybe. The lockdown may be easing, but remember your social distancing.







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







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

MONDAY 1st June, 7.45pm BST
Liberator Chronicles Volume 2 Relisten
Episode 2.3 Wolf, by Nigel Fairs, starring Jacqueline Pearce, Jan Chappell and Anthony Howell.
In an earlier Liberator Chronicles story Solitary, Blake and his crew were helped by Auron scientist Gustav Nyrron. Cally wants to know what happened to Nyrron after he left the Liberator, and only Servalan has the answer.
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 2nd June, 7.45pm
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere continues its 42nd anniversary rewatch of Series 2 with B9: Countdown. Join us for a tense tale of rebellion, and an old acquaintance of Avon.

WEDNESDAY 3rd June, 7.45pm
Red Dwarf Rewatch
We start our rewatch of Red Dwarf series 3 with episodes 3.1 and 3.2 Backwards / Marooned

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.

SATURDAY 6th June, 10.00am BST, 7.00pm Australia
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere begins its Series 3 rewatch with C1: Aftermath. TThe galactic war is raging, Liberator is damaged, the crew have to abandon ship. What will be their fates?


CAST APPEARANCES
The 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

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 day 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
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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	New B7 DVD Audio cover art ... Fan Activity - B7	3947	153	The Great One 03 June 2020 08:49:42
	Remembering Paul Darrow Cast and Crew	76	1	Anniew 03 June 2020 08:47:17
	42nd Anniversary Rewatch - ... Classic Era Episode Rewatches	1340	279	Travisina 02 June 2020 20:59:43
	What makes u laugh? Other Fandoms and Non-B7 Chat	2757	96	One Spare Part 02 June 2020 14:00:17
	June 2020 Ficlet Challenge Fan Fiction and Artwork	122	3	Joe Dredd 02 June 2020 13:42:08
	What are you watching? Other Fandoms and Non-B7 Chat	542261	4259	sweevo 01 June 2020 23:39:42
	Potential Planetary Surface... Fan Activity - B7	1553	31	stormypetrel 01 June 2020 23:21:35
	Liberator Chronicles Relist... Blake's 7 - Big Finish	445	67	stormypetrel 01 June 2020 23:02:22
	Dawn of the Gods Classic Era Episode Discussion	281	11	trevor travis 01 June 2020 22:20:17
	Spotted........ Cast and Crew	324034	1538	rojkerr1 01 June 2020 11:48:52