*** STOP PRESS 25 February 2020 ***
Big Finish have today released Blakes 7: Restoration Pt 3, the final box set in the new all-cast series.
Available now on CD and digital download from Big Finish




THIS WEEK: 23rd February - 1st March 2020

CAST & CREW NEWS
For updated news of the Blake’s 7 cast and crew, click Here






GOING OUT?
Colin Baker is among the guests at London Comic Con
29th February - 1st March 2020 at Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London W14 8UX.






STAYING IN?
There's another chance to see Paul Darrow as Peter Wishart in three episodes of Rooms. The series stars Jenny Twigge (Lurena), and these episodes were written by Bill Lyons (Games). Other B7 actors who appear in various episodes of this series include Tom Chadbon, Denis Carey, Lorna Heilbron, Sam Dastor and T.P. McKenna.
Talking Pictures TV on 21st, 27th and 28th February 2020. Watch on Sky 328 | Freeview 81 | Freesat 306 | Virgin 445

There's another chance to hear Gareth Thomas narrate BBC Radio 4's audio dramatisation of the classic SF novel Hothouse by Brian Aldiss. Sunday and Monday evenings on BBC Radio 4 Extra, with each episode available for 30 days after broadcast.

HORIZON REWATCHES
The Northern Hemisphere continues its 42nd anniversary rewatch of Series 1 with A8: Duel at 7.45pm GMT on Tuesday 25th February. Join us for some of Avon’s best lines, as Blake and Travis are compelled to fight a duel on a mysterious planet.

The Southern Hemisphere concludes its Series 1 rewatch with A13: Orac at 8.30pm Australian time, 9.30am UK time (GMT) on Saturday 29th February. Join us as we watch the race to acquire Orac – who will get there first, Blake or Servalan?


PUZZLES
Time on your hands? Try these new puzzles: B7 Sliding Puzzle and Jigsaw Puzzle.
Grateful thanks to Horizon Member Lurena for providing hours of frustration and fun!






FICLET CHALLENGES – FEBRUARY 2020
Only one week left to try our ficlet challenges for February2020, but with a bonus Leap Day of 29th Feb!
1. Word Prompt: Lust. Not just abstinence from alcohol but any form of voluntary self-restraint.
2. For the second challenge, our crew seem to have ended up in a Vidcast Reality Show - oh, dear.
Post your stories HERE.
Huge thanks to Horizon member Purplecleric for organising another year of 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.


LATEST RELEASES FROM BIG FINISH
Blake's 7 – Restoration Part 2, the second box set of episodes in the new full-cast series.
Available now 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 now on CD and digital download from Big Finish









B7 BLOGS, ARTICLES AND PODCASTS
For our list of Blakes 7 blogs and podcasts, click Here







DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
Saturday 7th March 2020 - Colin Baker, Stewart Bevan (Max in ‘Death Watch’) and Big Finish director Lisa Bowerman are among the guests at Valiant, Sheffield’s premier Doctor Who event. Venue: The Workstation, 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield, XSY S1 2BX.

6th - 8th March 2020 - BRIAN BLESSED is among the guests at Comic Con Liverpool 2020 for a special 40th anniversary screening of ‘Flash Gordon’, with Sam Jones and Melody Anderson. Venue: Exhibition Centre Liverpool, King's Dock, Port of Liverpool, 16 Monarchs Quay, Liverpool L3 4FP .

15th March 2020 - Sally Knyvette and Jan Chappell are among the guests at Sheffield Unleashed Comic Con at Sheffield United FC, Bramall Lane, Sheffield S2 4SU

Saturday 6th June 2020 - Meet the creators and stars of the many worlds of Big Finish at Big Finish Day , in partnership with The Whoovers. At the QUAD, Market Place, Cathedral Quarter, Derby, DE1 3AS.

Sunday 26th July 2020 - Forever Avon at Steventon Village Hall, The Green, Steventon, Abingdon, OX13 6AA, Oxfordshire.