THIS WEEK: 28th May - 4th June 2017



CAST & CREW NEWS

For updated news of the Blakes 7 cast and crew, click Here








GOING OUT?

Stephen Greif and Fenella Fielding return to the stage for another performance of Just a Little Murder at Home House, 20 Portman Square, London W1H 6LW on Tuesday 30th May 2017.

Colin Baker and Deep Roy are among the guests at Birmingham Film & Comic con on 3rd - 4th June 2017 at the NEC, Marston Green, Birmingham B40 1NT.

Josette Simon plays Cleopatra in the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of Antony and Cleopatra at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon until 7th September 2017. The play transfers to the Barbican Theatre in London from 30th November 2017 - 20th January 2018.
Watch a trailer on Youtube here.



STAYING IN?

HORIZON REWATCHES
Grateful thanks as always to rewatch organisers Trevor Travis and Gauda Cheese.

Northern Hemisphere Season D rewatch continues with D6: Headhunter. Where is Orac, and can he fulfill Soolin's every desire? Find out on Tuesday 30th May at 7.45pm BST.

The Southern Hemisphere continues its rewatch of Season C with C4: Dawn of the Gods. Galactic Monopoly, a black hole, a hell full of Avons, and an ancient Auron legend. Join the fun on Saturday 4th June 2017, 7.00pm Australian time (AEST), 10.00am UK time (BST).



B7 BLOGS, ARTICLES AND PODCASTS
For our list of recommended Blakes 7 blogs and podcasts, click Here








FAN FICTION CHALLENGES – MAY 2017
4 days left to try our May challenges!
Word Prompt: MAY
Expressing hope or possibility, asking for permission, another name for hawthorn and its pretty spring blossom or in literary terms, one's bloom or prime... What will it mean for our heroes?
Post your ficlets HERE.
Grateful thanks again to Horizon member purplecleric for organising the ficlet challenges, and to all our contributors.


ARTWORK FAN FICTION CHALLENGE – MAY 2017
Write a ficlet based on this Picture of Blake and Avon.
Grateful thanks again to Horizon member Lurena for providing the 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.
Comments and suggestions for future ficlet challenges are invited HERE

Previous Ficlet Collections can be read in Horizon's Fan Fiction Section.




DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

11th June 2017 - Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Stephen Greif, Mat Irvine and June Hudson are the guests at Blake, a charity fun day event in honour of Gareth Thomas, in aid of Alzheimer's Research UK. Venue is Steventon Village Hall, The Green, Steventon, Oxfordshire OX13 6RR. Tickets have sold out, but check out the forum thread for the chance to contribute your memories of Gareth Thomas and to order convention T-shirts!

15th June 2017 - If you're in or near London for the week between Blake-con and the Space Concert, we're arranging a meet-up for drinks / supper at The Parcel Yard, Kings Cross. Sign up on the the forum thread if you'd like to join us!

17th June 2017 B7 fans are taking over the Royal Albert Hall for the afternoon performance of Space Spectacular Concert! Tickets are still available. If you'd like to join us, check out this forum thread for details of where we're establishing the rebel base!

17th June 2017 Nick Joseph is among the guests at Mersey Comic Con at the Liverpool Marriott Hotel, 1 Queen Square, Liverpool L1 1RH.

16th July Smallspace 6 Model Show celebrates the 40th birthday of K9 with special guests to be announced. Venue: Hanslope Village Hall, Newport Road, Hanslope, Bucks, MK19 7NZ

28th - 30th July 2017 Colin Baker and Deep Roy are among the guests at London Film & Comic Con at London Olympia, Hammersmith Rd, London W14 8UX .

12th August 2017 Paul Darrow is one of the guests at Sheffield Film & Comic Con at the Sheffield Arena, Broughton Lane, Sheffield S9 2DF.

19th August 2017 Colin Baker is one of the guests at Worcester Comic Con at the Worcester Arena Sansome Walk, Worcester WR1 1NU .

12th September Stephen Greif and Fenella Fielding are giving a repeat performance of Just a Little Murder at The Crazy Coqs Theatre, 20 Sherwood St, Soho, London W1F 7ED.

16th September 2017 The annual Bristol Meet Up at The Knight's Templar Inn, 1 The Square, Temple Quay, Bristol BS1 6DG. Everyone welcome!

1st October 2017 Michael Keating, Colin Baker and John Leeson are among the guests at Who's at the Playhouse at Epsom Playhouse, Ashley Avenue, Epsom, Surrey, KT18 5AL.

1st October 2017 Jacqueline Pearce is among the guests at Coventry Comic Con at Sports Connexion, Leamington Rd, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Coventry CV8 3FL.

28th - 30th September 2018 Tickets have now gone on sale and the first guests have been announced for Cygnus Alpha 4.0, a full weekend celebration of B7's 40th Anniversary!




TIME ON YOUR HANDS?
Try Lurena's Match-the-Pairs Puzzles!


FAN PRODUCTIONS
Fan Anthology Blake's Heaven is available from Amazon in paperback and on Kindle.

Horizon member Clanger68's celebration of the model, prop, sets and visual effects design that went into all four series of Blake's 7 is on YouTube here - B7 Models.

Kevin Davies' Making of Blakes 7 Documentary, Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3, which were never released on DVD, are now available to watch on YouTube.

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