THIS WEEK: 9th - 16th December 2018


BIG FINISH CLASSIC B7 AUDIO ADVENTURES

COMING SOON!
Blake's 7 – Restoration Part 1, the first box set of episodes in the new full-cast series.
Due for release in January 2019, Restoration Part 1 this 5-disc box set can be pre-ordered here: Blake's 7 - 5.1

SPECIAL OFFER!
To mark the end of this 40th Anniversary year, Big Finish are offering Horizon a very special discount on its B7 range! Click here for details: HORIZON DISCOUNT.
The full range of Blake's 7 audio dramas and original novels can be found here: Blake's 7 from Big Finish. Our review of Series 4, Crossfire is here: Horizon Reviews.



HORIZON ADVENT CALENDAR 2018
Our Advent Calendar is open! Click on Advent for a B7-related gift every day.
Post your comments and puzzle solutions here.

There are still a few dates available, and 24th December is a free-for-all, so why not sign up and post your gift to fellow B7 fans here: 2018 Advent Calendar. It can be a joke, a photo, a video, a story, poem, song, quiz, artwork... everyone is welcome!
Huge thanks again to Horizon Moderator Joe Dredd for organising the calendar, and to all our contributors.




GOING OUT?

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






STAYING IN?

HORIZON REWATCHES
The Northern Hemisphere continues its Series 4 rewatch with D12: Warlord. Join the alliance on Xenon Base at 7.45pm on Tuesday 11th December.

The Southern Hemisphere continues its Series 2 rewatch with B8: Killer. Join us to meet an old friend of Avon’s, and some of the most bizarre costumes in B7! 8.30pm Australian time (AEST), 09.30am UK time (GMT) on Saturday 15th December.




FAN FICTION – DECEMBER 2018
As in previous years, there is no ficlet challenge this month: stories should be contributed instead to the 2018 Advent Calendar.
Word Prompt: King

Comments and suggestions for future ficlet challenges are invited - what you would like in 2019? Ideas welcome HERE.
Huge thanks to Horizon member Purplecleric for organising another year of ficlet challenges, and to our members for their 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.




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.











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



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







DATES FOR YOUR DIARY

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.









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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