The special effects of Blake’s 7 and Doctor Who have long been both praised and derided in pretty equal parts. With the recent releases on Blu-ray both shows have provided alternative takes on the special effects. Here we talk with Chris Thompson, special effects lead on both the Blake’s 7 and Doctor Who alternative effects. Space ships, battles, the Myrka and puppet Rutan’s – all will be revealed.

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The Production Diaries are the most detailed examination of the day to day running of Blake's 7. We speak with author and creator of these magnificent volumes - Jonathan Helm. We discuss how a series of tweet grew into a great library of photos and information and then into these books.Learn more on the cult edge facebook page or go to cultedge.art #Blake's7 #B7 #TheProductionDiaries

When one crew members bad headache leads to a series of escalating events which take a deadly turn for some. But so what for hundreds of dead scientists - as long as you get a happy ending!

Todd, Dwayne, Chris and Philip are joined by Richard from the #Blake's7 podcast 'Spacefall' and take a deep look at Season A, Episode 10, Breakdown.

Will Gan and more importantly David Jackson, finally get the episode he deserves?

Sally Knyvette one again joins us to discuss the director, Vere Lorrimer and also the work of directors in general. Join our Facebook page. And you can also find us on X.

#bigfinish has been making audio stories of #blakes7 for several years. Chris, Dwayne and Philip discuss Avalon Vol 1 from the Worlds of Blake's 7 range. We are joined by Gary Russell who wrote the second story - Throwback.

Stephen Greif was entertaining people for decades on stage,television and film. Before his passing Stephen wanted to record his memoir and so Dwayne and Philip spent a couple of hours with Stephen discussing his early life, his desperate need to be an actor, his training under Laurence Olivier, his frustration with "woke-dom" and of course his year playing Travis with RADA colleagues Jan Chappell and Gareth Thomas. Now with never before seen content.

Director of one of the best episodes of Season A, Project Avalon was Michael Briant. Here he discusses his memories of filming - from almost killing half the crew with smoke, teasing Sally Knyvette into running around shouting "Bang, Bang!", Terry Nation's very late script and that damn robot.

A rebel spy captured by a deformed villain held in a secret base is tortured to reveal her secrets. The heroes break into the base and against overwhelming odds rescue the beautiful woman upon the fastest ship in the galaxy but all the while being tracked. Come and see how Project Avalon is Star Wars made by the BBC - but better. With contributions by Director Michael Briant and the late, great Stephen Greif - Todd, Dwayne, Chris and Philip and going to dive into the episode where it all comes together.

Isla Blair has a career spanning six decades, over 60theatre credits and dozens of television and film performances. For many she is known for fantasy and sci-fi with notable appearances in Blake’s 7, Doctor Who, Space 1999, The Avengers and Indian Jones and the Last Crusade. Today she joins us to chat about those iconic roles and her wider life in performance.

With an acting career spanning almost 50 years, Carole Roylehas played almost every conceivable role from a Bulgarian spy in the Professionals , a tragic aging model in Black eyes, a controlling mum in Coronation Street and a Mutoid in Blake’s 7. Today we get to chat with Carol about her long career and also about a small job that only lasted for a couple of weeks but people are discovering, or rediscovering today thanks to the Blake’s 7 Blu ray releases.

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Thanks to Sally Knyvette and Gary Russell for sharing their memories of Michael.

On the 26th April, 2026 we lost a great actor in Michael Keating. Known primarily for Blake's 7 (where he was the only actor to have appeared in all 52 episodes) others will remember him from Doctor Who or ten years as a recurring character in Eastenders.

His legacy will live on - but we want to pay him tribute.