THIS WEEK: 11th - 18th April 2021

BIG FINISH – THE WORLDS OF BLAKE’S 7
Bayban the Butcher returns!
Big Finish have announced three new full cast audio drama box sets and tie-in audio novels: The Clone Masters, The Terra Nostra and Bayban the Butcher. Original cast members returning to their roles include Michael Keating, Sally Knyvette, Jan Chappell, Stephen Greif, Brian Croucher and… Colin Baker!
Details here: Worlds of Blake’s 7.
It’s also been confirmed that Sally Knyvette and Stephen Greif are returning to their roles in Avalon, the first of Big Finish’s new range of B7 full cast audio dramas.
Click HERE for further details.





CAST & CREW NEWS
For updated news of the Blake’s 7 cast and crew, including appearances on screen and audio, click Here







HORIZON REWATCHES, RE-LISTENS AND RE-READS
Grateful thanks again to Horizon member Trevor Travis for organising the weekly Tuesday evening B7 rewatches, the Monday evening Big Finish Liberator Chronicles relistens, and the Blackadder rewatches on Wednesdays. Thanks to Littlesue for the forthcoming Sunday evening rewatches of The Champions. Thanks also to Horizon Members Tyce and M1795537 OC Virn for figuring out the timings of the Saturday morning Downunder rewatches when our respective clocks go backforwards.

SUNDAY 11th April 9.00pm BST
The Champions
Our rewatch of this classic ITC series continues with Ep6 – Operation Deep Freeze on Talking Pictures TV.

MONDAY 12th April, 8.00pm BST
Big Finish Relisten – B7 Full Cast Audios
2.6 Truth and Lies by Justin Richards.
Released in April 2015, Truth and Lies is still available for only £4.99 on Download from Big Finish HERE.

TUESDAY 13 April, 7.45pm BST
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere continues its 43rd anniversary rewatch of Series 2 with B2: Shadow.

WEDNESDAY 14th April, 7.45 pm BST
Blackadder Rewatch – Blackadder Goes Forth
4.3 Major Star / 4.4 Private Plane.

SATURDAY 17th April 10.00am BST / 7.00pm
Our regular Blake's 7 Rewatch - Southern Hemisphere will be rescheduled, as this week it's making way for a Zoom session at that time. See details below.

SATURDAY 17th April 10.00am and 9pm BST
Horizon Zooms
In order to accommodate members in all time zones, there will be two Zoom sessions at the times listed above. These are open to members only, and numbers are strictly limited. Details can be found here: Horizon Zooms

MONDAY 19th April, 8.00pm BST
Big Finish Relisten – B7 Full Cast Audios
3.1 Spoils of War: Liberation by Steve Lyons.
Released in July 2017, the three-disc Spoils of War box set is still available for £34.99 on CD or £29.99 on Download from Big Finish HERE.



FICLET CHALLENGES – APRIL 2021
Try our new ficlet challenges for April!
1. Phrase Prompt: The Elephant in the Room.
2. The crisis is over and the crew can finally relax - or that’s what they thought... .
Post your stories on the thread HERE, and look out for new challenges next week!
Huge thanks again to Horizon member Purplecleric for organising and inspiring 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 our Ficlet Challenge Archives.



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 (with grateful thanks to Mrs Underhill for the latest additions), 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.



Forever Avon update: This anthology of fan fiction and artwork featuring Avon, and dedicated to the memory of Paul Darrow, has now raised nearly £700 for the World Wildlife Fund!
Further details here: Forever Avon – News.















LATEST RELEASES FROM BIG FINISH
Lucifer Genesis - the audiobook of the final instalment in Paul Darrow's Lucifer Trilogy, read by Stephen Greif
Click HERE for more details, and HERE for our spoiler-free review by M1795537 OC Virn.

Blake's 7 – Chosen, the audiobook by Niel Bushnell, read by Olivia Poulet. Available to order from Big Finish.
Our special interview with the author is here: Niel Bushnell, and you can read our spoiler-free review here: Chosen - Review.

Blakes 7: Restoration Pt 3 is the final box set in that full cast series. Available now on CD and digital download from Big Finish

Blake's 7 - Outlaw, the audiobook by Trevor Baxendale, read by Stephen Greif. Available on CD and digital download from Big Finish. You can read our review HERE.



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









BritBox, the streaming service for British TV programmes old and new, has added Blake's 7 to its collection. All four seasons are now available to UK subscribers.






DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

THURSDAY 6th May 2021 7.45pm BST
Terry Pratchett Re-Read
Join us to discuss Lords and Ladies, with another adventure for the Witches of Lancre.
The threads for Pyramids, Guards Guards, Wyrd Sisters, The Wee Free Men, Mort, Thief of Time, Witches Abroad, Men at Arms, The Truth, Maskerade, Hogfather, Small Gods Moving Pictures, and Feet of Clay are still open for comments.

SATURDAY 10th JULY 2021, 12.00 noon BSTBristol, Beer and Blake’s 7
To make up for the postponement of Forever Avon to 2022, an informal meet-up, drinks and B7 chat will take place at the Knights Templar Wetherspoons, Bristol BS1 6DG, close to Bristol Temple Meads Station.
Further details on the forum Here.

Forever Avon Convention has been rescheduled to take place on 10th July 2022. Huge thanks to Team Blake for making arrangements to ensure a smooth transition of the event from last year.
Further details on the forum Here.

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	The Champions Rewatch Sunda... Other Rewatches	40	3	One Spare Part 14 April 2021 19:40:10
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	Spotted........ Cast and Crew	402588	1748	Spaceship Dispatcher 14 April 2021 15:13:50
	UK Rewatch - B2 Shadow Classic Era Episode Rewatches	1241	215	GanMiniMe 13 April 2021 23:03:20
	Formula One Other Fandoms and Non-B7 Chat	21286	78	Spaceship Dispatcher 13 April 2021 14:34:11
	Big Finish full cast audios... Blake's 7 - Big Finish	292	27	Travisina 12 April 2021 21:22:28
	The Champions Rewatch Sunda... Other Rewatches	562	85	littlesue 12 April 2021 14:46:33