THIS WEEK: 18th - 25th October 2020

GOING OUT?
Maybe. Good luck to everyone living in lockdown areas. Those who are able to go out – remember your social distancing!







STAYING IN?
Probably. See below for lots of B7-related indoor activities!







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

MONDAY 19th October
Mastermind
Blake's 7 is one of the specialist subjects in this week's edition of the classic quiz. Furthermore, Blackadder is one of the other subjects.
Watch live on BBC2 at 7.30pm, and comment along on the forum here Mastermind.
The programme will be available afterwards on BBC iPlayer. Details HERE

MONDAY 19th October, 8.00pm BST
(please note change of time to avoid clash with Mastermind)
Liberator Chronicles Volume 9 Relisten
9.1 Defector by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright, performed by Steven Pacey as Del Tarrant, and Tom Chadbon as Del Grant. It’s a Tale of Two Dels – but at least it’s not set on Del 10!
Released in August 2014, Liberator Chronicles Volume 9 is still available on CD / Digital Download from Big Finish HERE.

TUESDAY 20th October, 7.45pm
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere continues its 42nd anniversary rewatch of Series 4 with D3: Traitor. Join us on Helotrix – the wardrobe planet! – for truth serum, suppressants, a muddy rebellion and the return of you-know-who...

WEDNESDAY 21st October, 7.45 and 8.18pm
Red Dwarf Rewatch
Our rewatch of Red Dwarf continues with episodes 8.8 and X.1 Only the Good… / Back to Earth pt1.

THURSDAY 22nd October 2020 7.45pm
Terry Pratchett Re-Read
Join us to discuss The Truth, Terry Pratchett’s quirky look at the world of journalism and printing, in his 25th Discworld novel.
The threads for Pyramids, Guards Guards, Wyrd Sisters, The Wee Free Men, Mort, Thief of Time, Witches Abroad and Men at Arms are still open for comments.

SATURDAY 24th October, 10.00am BST, 8.00pm Australia
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere continues the Series 4 rewatch with D8: Games. Fun for all the family! See Tarrant on a flight simulator! See Soolin out-shoot herself! See Vila make befriend a computer, and save the day!

SATURDAY 24th October 2020, 7.00pm
Judy Matheson and Carol Royle Judging Misty Moon Film Festival
Two Mutoids, from Volcano and Duel respectively, are among the judges for the Annual Misty Moon Film Festival. Free online event, pre-register here: MistyMoon. Only a few tickets left!

MONDAY 26th October, 7.45pm BST
Liberator Chronicles Volume 9 Relisten
9.2 Planetfall by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright, performed by Paul Darrow and Jan Chappell.
Released in August 2014, Liberator Chronicles Volume 9 is still available on CD / Digital Download from Big Finish 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.







FICLET CHALLENGES – OCTOBER 2020
Try our two challenges for October!
1. Word Prompt: Courage. Strength in the face of pain or grief, or the ability to do something that frightens one.
2. The crew discovers there is a stranger aboard their ship
Post your stories HERE.
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.


CAST APPEARANCES
Paul Darrow plays Lord Rathen in The Minister of Chance, the award-winning audio drama. It has been remixed and remastered, and is being re-released as a free podcast in weekly 10-minute episodes from Monday 12th October. Click HERE.

Sally Knyvette has raised funds for AgeUK London by sharing lovely photos and reading uplifting poems. 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.



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

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 8.8 and B... Other Rewatches	590	90	ClareGC 21 October 2020 20:58:49
	Some sad news Fan Activity - B7	90	7	BradPaula 21 October 2020 19:41:16
	Forever Avon Charity Anthology Fan Fiction and Artwork	8455	43	Travisina 21 October 2020 12:57:48
	42nd Anniversary Rewatch - ... Classic Era Episode Rewatches	956	172	Lurena 21 October 2020 11:19:54
	Outlaw Blake's 7 - Big Finish	67	0	Deva 20 October 2020 16:39:39
	Mastermind - B7 and Blackadder Other Rewatches	680	44	briggsy1 20 October 2020 16:23:52
	Blakes 7 First 11 Other Classic B7 Stuff	112	3	boroboy 20 October 2020 16:15:44
	Teleport: A Blake's 7 PODCAST Fan Activity - B7	84	0	Dan Hadley 19 October 2020 21:14:38
	Liberator Chronicles Relist... Blake's 7 - Big Finish	490	51	ClareGC 19 October 2020 21:12:21