THIS WEEK: 10th - 16th August 2020

GOING OUT?
Maybe. Remember the social distancing!







STAYING IN?
Recommended…







REWATCHES, RE-LISTENS AND RE-READS
Grateful thanks to Horizon Member Trevor Travis!

MONDAY 10th August, 7.45pm BST
Liberator Chronicles Volume 5 Relisten
5.3 Three by James Goss, performed by Jacqueline Pearce and Joseph Kloska .
Released in August 2013, Liberator Chronicles Volume 5 is still available on CD / Digital Download from Big Finish HERE.

TUESDAY 11th August, 7.45pm
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere continues its 42nd anniversary rewatch of Series 3 with C6: City at the Edge of the World. In which Vila proves that he is clever, brave and lovable. Some of us have known this all along, of course.

WEDNESDAY 12th August, 7.45 and 8.20pm
Red Dwarf Rewatch
Our rewatch of Red Dwarf Series 6 beings with episodes 6.1 and 6.2 Psirens / Legion.

SATURDAY 15th August, 10.00am BST, 7.00pm Australia
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere continues the Series 3 rewatch with C11: Moloch. The Liberator is following Servalan, which makes a change from the other way round. Join us for political machinations, a catchy convicts' song and Kentucky Fried Chicken...

MONDAY 17th August, 7.45pm BST
Liberator Chronicles Volume 6 Relisten
6.1 Incentive by Peter Anghelides, performed by Paul Darrow, Steven Pacey and Adrian Lukis.
Released in October 2013, Liberator Chronicles Volume 6 is still available on CD / Digital Download from Big Finish HERE.


CAST APPEARANCES
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.

Glynis Barber co-stars as Harriet Makepeace in the first series of Dempsey & Makepeace, which continues on ITV4 on Mondays at 2.45pm.

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

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 available on catch-up until March 2025.



FICLET CHALLENGES – AUGUST 2020
Try our two challenges for August!
1. Word Prompt: Hope. A feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen, a person or thing that may help or save someone or grounds for believing that something good may happen.
2. The crew suddenly realise that their survival depends upon... What? It’s up to you.
Post your stories HERE, and watch out for a new challenge coming soon.
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

THURSDAY 27th August 7.45pm
Terry Pratchett Re-Read
Join us to discuss the next book in our series of Terry Pratchett re-reads: Witches Abroad.
The threads for Pyramids, Guards Guards, Wyrd Sisters, The Wee Free Men, Mort and Thief of Time are still open for comments.

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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	Red Dwarf rewatch 6.1 and 6.2 Other Rewatches	437	102	One Spare Part 12 August 2020 21:06:18
	42nd Anniversary Rewatch - ... Classic Era Episode Rewatches	1179	102	One Spare Part 12 August 2020 12:19:09
	Spotted........ Cast and Crew	342264	1579	littlesue 12 August 2020 11:00:13
	what tunes are you listenin... Other Fandoms and Non-B7 Chat	221341	1449	One Spare Part 10 August 2020 21:25:20
	Liberator Chronicles Relist... Blake's 7 - Big Finish	699	105	trevor travis 10 August 2020 21:02:12
	What are you watching? Other Fandoms and Non-B7 Chat	575578	4434	rojkerr1 10 August 2020 19:35:49
	So long, YouTube B7 uploads! Other Classic B7 Stuff	1422	38	Bunn1cula 10 August 2020 00:59:04
	Black Mirror Classic Era Character Discussion	78	0	Fiona 09 August 2020 18:53:57
	Am I imagining this? Classic Era Character Discussion	852	14	JustBrad 09 August 2020 16:58:29
	Team Blake Event Sunday 26t... Fan Activity - B7	22852	256	Obsidian 09 August 2020 07:02:39