Blake's 7 was a British science-fiction television series that ran for four seasons from 1978 to 1981 and at its peak was attracting more than ten million viewers. The fan following for the show if anything increased after the show ended and there is a wealth of fan fiction both in printed zines and now on the web. The number of sites dedicated to Blake's 7 or that mention Blake's 7 is very large and here is a selection of some of the better known ones.
Louise & Simon’s Blake’s 7 Fan Site
This is one of the most comprehensive Blake’s 7 sites around. As well as news of the show and recent developments, it contains an episode guide and lots of downloads. There are even limericks and greeting cards as well as the infamous Blake’s 7 Wobblevision episodes. And there is an active discussion forum for chatting about all things Blake’s 7.
Horizon is the official Blake’s 7 fan club and this site is probably the best for finding the most up-to-date news about the show and what the actors are doing now. The downloads section is fairly limited but there is a photo gallery and a fan forum.
Judith Proctor’s Blake’s 7 pages contain the Sevencyclopedia, an encyclopaedia about what happened on the show. There are also episode transcripts. This is a good place to buy Blake’s 7 merchandise and fanzines. And there is an online library of Blake’s 7 stories written by fans that will keep you occupied for days.
As its name suggests, this is another site devoted to fan fiction. There are around 600 Blake's 7 stories up so far.
B7 Media are the people behind the planned return of Blake’s 7 to our television screens, though when that will actually happen is still unknown. They have been keeping themselves busy though with a series of audio adventures available on CD and you can find the details of those on this site.
Well, the BBC made the original Blake’s 7 so it is not surprising they have a page devoted to the show with an introduction to the programme and bits of trivia as well as various video clips and recollections from fans.
The guide is what it says with information on each of the characters and some video clips. The episode guide only covers the first three seasons and there is a pledge on the third season guide that they will never do a fourth season guide. You will have to ask them to find out why.
This is what it says on the can, a full guide including trivia on every episode of Blake's 7.
Nicola Mody's Blake's 7 site has essays and links, and tells you what is going on from Vila's point of view. She has also produced a guide to Blake's 7 on LiveJournal.
This is another fan site with articles and images as well as transcripts of all the episodes.
This is a Blake's 7 page for fans devoted to the character of Del Tarrant.
And this is the fan club for those who love Avon and/or Paul Darrow.
Redemption is a science fiction convention held every two years. When it started in 1999 it was devoted to Blake’s 7 and Babylon 5. Though it has diversified into a more general science fiction convention, there is still a strong Blake’s 7 element.
Martin Bower's Models
Martin made a lot of the original models for the television series and this site shows a range of the ones he made plus replicas that he is still making.
More fanfic can be found here on a number of television series, but there is a large Blake's 7 section.
After browsing through all these sites, you probably want to relax in front of the television and watch a few episodes with a drink in your hand. In that case, take a look here and you can play the Blake’s 7 drinking game while you watch.
Steve Rogerson - Steve Rogerson is a UK-based writer specialising in television, technology, sports and beer.
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