THIS WEEK: 21st - 27th September 2020

GOING OUT?
Maybe. Remember to keep to social distancing.







STAYING IN?
Probably. UK indoor gatherings are limited to maximum 6 people, but the rules don’t specify whether sentient computers are included.









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.







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

MONDAY 21st September, 7.45pm BST
Liberator Chronicles Volume 7 Relisten
7.3 The Hard Road by James Swallow, performed by Gareth Thomas and Andrew Whipp as Trel Dekkan.
Released in February 2014, Liberator Chronicles Volume 7 is still available on CD / Digital Download from Big Finish HERE.

TUESDAY 22nd September, 7.45pm
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Northern Hemisphere
The Northern Hemisphere continues its 42nd anniversary rewatch of Series 3 with C12: Death-Watch. Get your post-it notes ready and join us for a double helping of Steven Pacey.

WEDNESDAY 23rd September, 7.45 and 8.18pm
Red Dwarf Rewatch
Our rewatch of Red Dwarf Series 7 concludes with episodes 7.7 and 7.8 Epideme / Nanarchy.

FRIDAY 25th September 7.45pm
Terry Pratchett Re-Read
Join us to continue the discussion of Men at Arms, postponed from last week.
The threads for Pyramids, Guards Guards, Wyrd Sisters, The Wee Free Men, Mort, Thief of Time and Witches Abroad are still open for comments.

SATURDAY 26th September, 10.00am BST, 7.00pm Australia
Blake's 7 Rewatch - Southern Hemisphere
The Southern Hemisphere continues the Series 4 rewatch with D4: Stardrive. The next upgrade Scorpio needs is to be able to outrun the Federation. Where better to find this than on a planet full of speed-crazed punk rockers?

MONDAY 28th September, 7.45pm BST
Liberator Chronicles Volume 8 Relisten
8.1 President by Simon Guerrier, performed by Jacqueline Pearce, with Peter Miles reprising his role as Rontane.
Released in May 2014, Liberator Chronicles Volume 8 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 – SEPTEMBER 2020
There’s still time to try our challenges for September!
1. Word Prompt: Envy. A feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck and / or the desire to deprive the person of those things.
2. The crew encounter the Terra Nostra again…...
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.



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

SATURDAY 3rd October 5.00pm
Misty Moon In Conversation with Judy Matheson – Zoom Webinar
Judy played the Mutoid in Volcano in which she shared several scenes with Jacqueline Pearce. There will be a chance for some members of the audience to ask Judy questions and to purchase autographs. Registration is required to attend.

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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	September 2020 Ficlet Chall... Fan Fiction and Artwork	650	16	Anniew 24 September 2020 10:12:13
	Red Dwarf rewatch 7.7 and 7.8 Other Rewatches	448	67	One Spare Part 23 September 2020 20:54:32
	42nd Anniversary Rewatch - ... Classic Era Episode Rewatches	1471	189	ClareGC 22 September 2020 20:48:54
	what tunes are you listenin... Other Fandoms and Non-B7 Chat	230341	1463	BradPaula 22 September 2020 20:43:28
	Liberator Chronicles Relist... Blake's 7 - Big Finish	389	56	Travisina 21 September 2020 20:52:55
	Forever Avon Charity Anthology Fan Fiction and Artwork	7584	38	KentishSpaceRat 21 September 2020 16:59:22
	Rewatch Australia D4: Stard... Classic Era Episode Rewatches	122	3	sweevo 20 September 2020 16:45:04
	Liberator Chronicles Relist... Blake's 7 - Big Finish	80	0	trevor travis 19 September 2020 17:52:48
	Rewatch Australia D3: Trait... Classic Era Episode Rewatches	921	182	Joe Dredd 19 September 2020 14:16:11