THIS WEEK: 21st – 28th October 2018
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CLOCKS ARE GOING BACK
Clocks in the UK will be going back one hour at 0200 on Saturday night/Sunday morning 27th/28th October. Members in different time zones, particularly those participating in our Rewatches, are advised to synchronise their chronometers accordingly.



CAST & CREW NEWS
For the latest news of the Blakes 7 cast and crew, click Here







GOING OUT?
Stuart Jackson (son of David Jackson) plays Narraboth in the English National Opera’s production of Salome by Richard Strauss at the London Coliseum, St Martin’s Lane, London WC2N 4ES until 23rd October.

Jan Chappell is the narrator in Vision: The Imagined Testimony of Hildegard of Bingen by The Telling at St Clements Church in Hastings on Thursday 25th October 2018.

Sally Knyvette, Michael Keating and Brian Croucher are appearing at MCM London Comic Con. They wiil be doing signings and a panel on the main stage together with Keith Barnfather, director of Reeltime’s Mythmakers Interviews. 1.00pm on Friday 26th October.



STAYING IN?
Paul Darrow and Michael Keating are contestants in a sci fi edition of the popular BBC1 quiz show Pointless Celebrities. They are competing against Hattie Hayridge & Jessie Cave, Peter Davison & Katy Manning, Kiran Shah & Jimmy Vee. 6.00pm on Saturday 27th October 2018, and afterwards available on BBC iPlayer.

HORIZON REWATCHES
The Northern Hemisphere continues its Series 4 rewatch with two episodes this week: D4: Stardrive at 7.45pm on Tuesday 23rd October (“Who?”), and D5: Animals on Tuesday 24th October (“Og!”).

The Southern Hemisphere starts its Series 2 rewatch with B1: Redemption at 7.30pm Australian time (AEST), 09.30am UK time (BST) on Saturday 27th October. Please note that the Australian clocks have changed, and that UK clocks will be changing on Saturday night.

Jan Chappell was interviewed at MCM Comic Con in Birmingham. You can watch her interview on YouTube HERE

From the Archives: Vere Lorrimer interviewed on BBC Radio 4's Feedback on the ending of Series 4. You can listen on YouTube HERE




FAN FICTION CHALLENGES – OCTOBER 2018
Try our two challenges for October!

1. Word Prompt: Justice.
2. Imagine one (or all) of the B7 computers became human.
Post your ficlets HERE.
Grateful thanks to Horizon member purplecleric for organising the ficlet challenges, and to our members for their contributions!

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.




MERCHANDISE


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.











BIG FINISH CLASSIC B7 AUDIO ADVENTURES

LATEST B7 RELEASES FROM BIG FINISH
Blake's 7 - Crossfire, Part Three, the third and final box set of episodes in the new full-cast series. Available now on CD and digital download from Big Finish.
You can listen to a trailer here: Trailer
and read our spoiler-free review here: Review.
Blake's 7 - Crossfire, Part Two, the second box set of episodes in the new full-cast series. Available now on CD and digital download from Big Finish. You can read our review HERE.
Blake's 7 - Crossfire, Part One, the first box set of episodes in the new full-cast series, is reviewed HERE.

Blake's 7 – The Way Ahead, a two-hour full cast 40th Anniversary audio drama. There's a spoiler-free review HERE.

Blake's 7 – Heroes - a new anthology of short stories. Available in hardback and eBook formats, and as an audiobook read by Michael Keating. You can read our review HERE.



B7 BLOGS, ARTICLES AND PODCASTS
@MakingBlakes7 on Twitter is now charting the production of Series 2 of Blake's 7, as it happened 40 years ago. Every memo, every script, every effect, every episode.
With rare photos and fascinating behind-the-scenes facts, this is a must-follow for all fans!

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





DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
31st October - 10th November 2018 Steven Pacey is appearing in the new comedy The Nightingales starring Ruth Jones and directed by Christopher Luscombe. Starting at the Theatre Royal Bath, the play will tour Cambridge, Cardiff, Chichester and Malvern before transferring to the West End.

22nd November 2018 Jan Chappell is the narrator in Vision: The Imagined Testimony of Hildegard of Bingen by The Telling at The Lovekyn Chapel, Kingston Grammar School, 70 London Road, Kingston upon Thames KT2 6PY.

12th December 2018 John Leeson performs his one-man show A Dog’s Life at the Quarry Theatre, 6 St Peter’s Street Bedford, MK40 2NN

23rd June 2019 - Maximum Power! - a one-day event in tribute to Jacqueline Pearce, brought to you by Team Blake. Venue: Steventon Village Hall, The Green, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AA, Oxfordshire. Follow the forum thread here: Maximum Power.

B7 40th Anniversary location outing to Pyrton Hill and Abingdon.
This has been postponed - keep an eye on the forum for a new date. Details here: PYRTON HILL.









Jacqueline Pearce passed away on 3rd September.
Fans are invited to join this Forum Thread to share your tributes, thoughts, pictures and memories of the wonderful Jacks.
Horizon's obituary is HERE.
Big Finish pay tribute to Jacqueline in their Podcast 09.09.2018
Matthew Bannister pays tribute to Jacqueline on BBC Radio 4 Last Word.
A special tribute to Jacqueline by SciFiAssasin was screened at the Cygnus Alpha convention, and is available to view on YouTube.

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