Maximum Power

Maximum Power episodes:

• 02.04.2024

  The Series C Retrospective

  And now on Maximum Power, it’s time to look back at Series C of Blake’s 7. It’s been a wild ride, from the fatal shores of Sarran, to an almost fatal sickbay on the planet Chenga. From a radioactive volcano on...

  
• 01.21.2024

  Maximum Discharge

  This week, Si’s acting secretive and is taking the Liberator who knows where, Col told him not to fly through that ominous looking fluid cloud, but would he listen? No! He has to get to Terminal. Pete’s getting worried, the ship’s...

  
• 01.14.2024

  Space Canapés

  This week on Maximum Power, the crew enjoy 2-for-1 cocktails hour on the Liberator flight deck, sampling the finest space canapés and enjoying the latest galactic board game, all while watching one of their relatives (convincingly portrayed by the same...

  
• 01.07.2024

  Horrified. Disgusted. Is This What It's Come To?

  And now on Maximum Power our intrepid team find themselves on Sardos, an invisible planet in the outer darkness of the galaxy, for a confrontation with Moloch. In this week’s episode, Zoe is disgusted by the casual misogyny, Pete is horrified...

  
• 12.31.2023

  A Terrible Sad-Sack Universe

  This week on Maximum Power, Simon, Brendan and Rob Valentine teleport down to a mysterious planet only to discover that it’s just one giant computer. Simon wonders at the elegance of the operating system, Brendan has a hankering for a...

  
• 12.24.2023

  Pulling at the Tinsel

  This week Hannah’s been possessed by the spirit of a gold-skinned alien intent on resurrecting itself, and for some reason Si is The Warrior, James is The Jester, Pete is The Harpist, and Nathan is a foreboding figure dressed in...

  
• 12.17.2023

  Avon Suffering Beautifully

  This week on Maximum Power, Col’s been in a Federation interrogation cell for five days, he knew if he held out Si would show up eventually, meanwhile Nathan’s crawling across the grounds of Servalan’s Presidential Palace with a yellow box...

  
• 12.10.2023

  The Ginka Show

  And now on Maximum Power, the Liberator crew find themselves en route to the planet Auron on a mission to save the Children of Auron. This week, Peter receives a telepathic communication from his twin, Pete: “They’re all dying. Help us....

  
• 12.03.2023

  100% Vila

  And now on Maximum Power our intrepid team head to the City at the Edge of the World. This week Mark hopes all his mistakes have nice legs, Simon realises every silver lining has a cloud, Pete is treating every hour...

  
• 11.26.2023

  50 Shads of Grey

  And now on Maximum Power, we’re manly men coveting Kairopan, as we try and steal The Harvest of Kairos! This week Peter finds teleporting not an unpleasant way to travel because he is a man, Simon is a man who has...

  
• 11.19.2023

  Orac GPT

  This week on Maximum Power, the Liberator is being dragged off course by a strange force from the other side of a black hole. James, Nathan and Peter soon find themselves in a strange place where the normal laws of...

  
• 11.12.2023

  Milus and His Stupid Brother

  And now on Maximum Power, Mark, Peter, Colin and Nathan have all decided to set up a colony devoted to pacifism not far away from an enormous active volcano containing a leaky nuclear bomb. Things are going just about as...

  
• 11.05.2023

  Space Age Sexy

  And now on Maximum Power, Mark and Colin finally arrive back on board the Liberator with their new friend James Cooray-Smith, only to find an uncharacteristically rough-looking Michael Sheard, and a dramatically handsome new leading man who seems to be...

  
• 10.29.2023

  Alan Lake Was Also the Location

  And now on Maximum Power, our fearless space crew are reeling from the aftermath of the intergalactic war. While some of them take a break until next week, others go missing until later this year, and some of them are...

  
• 10.22.2023

  Doing Coriolanus

  And now on Maximum Power, Si displays his famous optimism, Col almost gets the chance to demonstrate an old smuggler’s trick, Mark can be spared to go down to Megiddo, and finally Pete finds his telepathic powers are boosted by...

  
• 02.05.2023

  The Series B Retrospective

  And now on Maximum Power, we take a look back at Series B of Blake’s 7. Our adventure has taken us from the clutches of The System on Spaceworld, to the machinations of the Terra Nostra on Space City. From the...

  
• 01.24.2023

  The Fisher Price Invasion Force

  And now on Maximum Power, our intrepid crew join the precious few people who actually know where Star One is, as we reach the climactic end of Series B of Blake’s 7. This week, Col just wants it finished, he wants...

  
• 01.22.2023

  High Decibel Villainy

  This week on Maximum Power, the Liberator has arrived at the planet Goth in search of a brain print which holds the location of Star One. But the crew’s mission won’t be as easy at it sounds, for starters the...

  
• 01.15.2023

  Blackpool Not Vegas

  And now on Maximum Power we head to Freedom City on the trail of a former Federation cyber surgeon who can apparently tell us the location of Star One, and while we’re here maybe a bit of light cheating at...

  
• 01.08.2023

  An Outrageous Failure

  And now on Maximum Power, we’re scheming with Shivan, venting with Ven Glynd and having Le Grand old time, as we head to a governors’ conference on the planet Atlay, intent on overthrowing the Federation. This week, Si is not so...

  
• 01.01.2023

  Another Centrist Insurrection

  This week on Maximum Power, the crew arrive on the planet Albian in search of Space Major Provine, a Federation officer who may have information on how to find Control. But they’ve arrived in the aftermath of a rebellion which has overthrown...

  
• 12.25.2022

  Escapade of the Week

  And now on Maximum Power, new arrival Hannah and her gang of crimos has taken Si, Col and Pete Hostage and is forcing them to watch Episode 8 of Series B of Blake’s 7, they may not survive. Join our intrepid...

  
• 12.18.2022

  Full Camp Exchanges

  This week on Maximum Power, Nathan and Brendan teleport down to Federation installation Q-Base on the planet Fosforon to steal a translator crystal, and what better way of doing that than by blackmailing an old ‘friend’. Meanwhile, an ancient spacecraft is...

  
• 12.11.2022

  You’ve Got to Have a Hobby

  And now on Maximum Power the Liberator crew and the Federation are dealing with the aftermath of the catastrophic events of last week’s episode. This week, reeling from the loss of his fellow crew member, Si teleports down to an ‘uninhabited’...

  
• 12.04.2022

  Project Managing His Adventures

  And now on Maximum Power, Blake and his crew are brought right back down to Earth, as we discuss Episode 5 of Series B of Blake’s 7 - Pressure Point. This week, although Si has been waiting for 18 days, Col...

  
• 11.27.2022

  Another Tool in Her Toolbox

  And now on Maximum Power, despite space fatigue and too many space crises, the crew are ready to discuss Episode 4 of Series B of Blake’s 7. This week, in an unlikely turn of events, Nathan becomes the Liberator’s nurse, Peter...

  
• 11.16.2022

  Their Collection of Sleeves

  This week on Maximum Power, brilliant and slightly unhinged Beta-grade technician Nathan has invented a rather curiously named weapon, and now he’s on the run from the Federation, taking downtrodden and rather fabulous bond-slave Brendan with him. To catch them, James...

  
• 11.13.2022

  Planets Without Daisies or Daffodils

  And now on Maximum Power, the Liberator crew head to Space City to enlist the support of shadowy drug-smuggling criminal syndicate the Terra Nostra in their fight against the Federation. This week as Si tries to negotiate with the Terra Nostra,...

  
• 11.06.2022

  Davros Called, He Wants His Leather Tunic Back

  And now on Maximum Power, everyone’s had a haircut and found some new clothes, and we’re being dragged inexorably towards Spaceworld and the beginning of Series B of Blake’s 7. This week, Col is watching everything at half-speed, James is pondering...

  
• 10.30.2022

  The Michael E Briant Interview, Part 2

  And now on Maximum Power, we’re excited to present the second part of our two-part interview with legendary director Michael E. Briant. In this week’s episode, Michael talks to Si and Pete about his original concept for the flight deck of...

  
• 10.23.2022

  The Michael E Briant Interview, Part 1

  And now on Maximum Power, we’re absolutely delighted to be joined by a very special guest, respected director and lovely man Michael E. Briant. Michael very kindly spent an evening talking with Si and Pete about his experiences working on Blake’s 7....

  
• 12.19.2021

  The Series A Retrospective

  We’ve reached the end of Series A, which has taken us from a carpark on a totalitarian Earth, via Cygnus Alpha, planet of the Decimas, Centero, the freighter Ortega, unnamed planet from Episode 8, unnamed planet from Episode 9, an...

  
• 12.12.2021

  A Stroll Against Time

  And now on Maximum Power, the Liberator crew discover what a perspex box full of flashing lights is really worth as they meet Orac. This week Nathan is explaining to Si what went on last week, despite Si actually being there...

  
• 12.05.2021

  A Very Servalan Plan

  And now on Maximum Power, we’re living in hope of Deliverance, and while we’re at it having a good chat about Episode 12 of Series A of Blakes 7! This week Si is being worshipped by the lovely Meegat, counting himself...

  
• 11.28.2021

  Yippee-Ki-Yay-Liberator

  And now on Maximum Power, Blake and Cally go in search of the chocolate planet of Lindor, or at least its ex-President Sarkoff, their bounty (but he doesn’t want a bar of it). This week Nathan’s reflexes are getting dull, the...

  
• 11.21.2021

  Gan Isn’t Working

  And now on Maximum Power, Gan finally gets his featured storyline, and spends most of the episode snoozing as his Limiter develops a breakdown. This week Brendan suggests a trip to neutral Space Station XK72 to sort out Gan’s Limiter, while Simon would...

  
• 11.14.2021

  The Roll-Back-and-Mix Virus

  This week on Maximum Power, the crew teleport down to a bleak ice planet in search of freedom fighter Avalon. But Travis has got there first, and he’s got a little project in mind. While Si and Col don their extra-toasty...

  
• 11.07.2021

  The Rest of the Time They’re Just People in Hats

  With the mighty Douglas Camfield at the helm, the Liberator crew face a dual duel in this week’s jewel of an episode. This week on Maximum Power, Colin is rocking out to avant guard soundscapes, Nathan’s got the Series A-B-C-D heebeegeebees,...

  
• 10.31.2021

  Jeopardy Space Meteorites

  And now on Maximum Power, Avon and Cally are Poirot and Marple on a Mission to Destiny. This week, Pete doesn’t care if your whole world turns into a mushroom, Peter’s people have a saying about trusting people or something. Don’t...

  
• 10.24.2021

  The Cat-and-Mouse Approach

  And now on Maximum Power, we are down and safe on the planet Centero, which is definitely top secret and can in no way be infiltrated, for Episode 6 of Blake’s 7 - Seek-Locate-Destroy. As nothing really happens in this episode, Pete is keeping busy playing with his...

  
• 10.17.2021

  Colour-Coded Anoraks

  This week on Maximum Power, Colin has started acting strangely, he’s been possessed by a strange alien force, and hijacks the podcast, piloting it towards a planet where it is trapped in an unbreakable web hanging in space. Pete teleports down...

  
• 10.10.2021

  Pennant Robertsitis

  This week on Maximum Power, the crew discover a life support pod floating in space, full of frozen leather-clad homicidal maniacs, but Si’s not frightened, he just looks murderous. Meanwhile, James has a chip on his shoulder and another in...

  
• 10.03.2021

  Space RADA

  And now on Maximum Power, Brian Blessed stars as Space Jesus in episode 3 of Blake’s 7 - Cygnus Alpha! This week, on discovering giant off-camera rooms full of jewels and clothes, Si and Mark decide to try their hand at cosplaying...

  
• 09.26.2021

  Space Grouting Peril

  And now on Maximum Power, an army of five, plus him, comes together! In this episode Colin is upping the suppressants in his fellow podcasters’ rations, he likes 'em docile. James finds out that the limit of his world from now...

  
• 09.19.2021

  I Love the Lack of Apostrophe

  And now on Maximum Power, drugs, sex, show trials, massacres and women being pulled by the hair, in the first episode of the new family space opera, Blakes 7! In this episode, Colin has had vis-tapes from his family twice a...