Blake's 7: The Mutoid Podcast

It's time for Dayna to rekindle an old (and somewhat Nabokovian) romance on the leafy orb that is Bucol 2. Our very own Lolita finds her ancient flame (the mononymed meddler, Justin) and he lets her stroke his hairy beast. Meanwhile Sleervalan is still plodding on with her pointless new identity and offing all those who dead-name her. But how many registers is Justin on? Is there really much of a market for bear porn? Or self-exploding screens, come to that? Do cartoon paint splats leave a bruise? And did Jim and Martin roar with delight at Animals or did the episode scuttle off with its tail between its unrealistic legs? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Castbox and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, at Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! If you have a moment, please consider giving us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Audible, etc. Many thanks! Also, some VAM... Michael Keating tribute video Cavan Scott on Michael Keating Animals: location filming

It was (nearly) called a land fit for Helots. Mudskippers, more like. But it's a place that's much in demand, with a puppet leader about to be installed and a sinister snooker player hoping to replace him. Even the mysterious and strangely familiar Commissioner Sleer is taking an interest... But what does Dayna wear in bed? Why was Travis's eyepatch never blinged? Can cake decorations really save the Helots? And did the episode call Jim and Martin to arms or did it face-plant straight into the mud? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Castbox and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, at Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! If you have a moment, please consider giving us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Audible, etc. Many thanks!

Our heroes are back... albeit in reduced circumstances. Stranded on Terminal with only Links, gobby snakes and an exploding escape vessel for company, Avon et al look to be up a certain creek with no means of propulsion... until a rescuer arrives. But who is the mysterious Dorian? What sort of kinky relationship does he have with his flight computer? Why is there an old BBC costume in his basement? And did the season opener rescue Jim and Martin from post-Liberator ennui or would they rather have gone down with the ship? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Castbox and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, at Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! If you have a moment, please consider giving us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Audible, etc. Many thanks!

Blood is thicker than water, they say, and Tarrant gets the chance to find out as his big brother goes to war. Vila swigs, Avon snogs, Dayna sneers and Del Boy gets to walk in Deeta's shiny shoes as the galaxy watches. Does Cliff Jones still have some green death on his hand? What is that on Deeta's head and would it like a saucer of milk? How many pan-galactic gargle blasters would it take for Dayna to fancy Vila? And did Jim and Martin achieve the ultimate thrill with Death-Watch or did they take one for the team? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Castbox and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, at Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! If you have a moment, please consider giving us a rating and review on iTunes, Spotify, Audible, etc. Many thanks!

Core blimey! Avon loves computers but enough to run around inside one? For this is Ultraworld - every technophobe's nightmare. Menaced by both the bald and the elderly, our heroes must perambulate through a PC to save calamitous Cally and a particularly sweaty Avon, while hoping they don't mix up their minds. After all, Avon's personality in Cally's body doesn't bear thinking about. Is this the worst ever Blue Man Group gig? Why is Dayna dentally dangerous? Which Christmas crackers does Vila buy (and how can you avoid them)? And did Ultraworld blow Jim and Martin's minds or leave them brain dead? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! Some things to read (and not laugh at): Josette Simon interview Sheelagh Wells interview #1 Sheelagh Wells interview #2 Vila's Gags

Avon (or "Avon" to his loved ones) has a score to settle - even if that means some voluntary confinement and ocular endangerment along the way. He wants to cut Shrinker down to size but it turns out the trembling torturer might not have been Anna's executioner after all. Meanwhile, Servalan knows that rebuilding the Federation is a marathon, not a sprint, but it looks like she's hit a wall. Will the wise-cracking dentists make it to the end of the episode? Do Avon and Dayna really stash their prized possessions where the sun don't shine? Can Tarrant ever be forgiven for THAT moment on the patio? And do Jim and Martin feel that Rumours of Death is a glorious triumph or a Pyrrhic victory? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! As an extra, here's Paul Darrow on Anna Grant and Rumours of Death

So Vila finally gets his moment in the (CSO) sun. And all he has to do to earn it is open an unopenable door and avoid being killed by a Six-maniac. But at least he almost gets the girl. How do you subtly hint to a new acquaintance that they may have personal hygiene issues? What are the practical difficulties posed by invisible legs? Can you really raise kids and cattle on an asteroid? And did Jim and Martin find the episode full of Homeworld charm or was it like crawling through slime? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! The additional content mentioned in the episode: The Colin Baker Chronicles Sheelagh Wells interview

Newly self-appointed leader, Tarrant, is powerless to stop the Liberator and crew from being sucked into a black hole. Therein they find a place which could be none more black, inhabited by a regency fop, a wild west bank clerk and a wee man with cranial varicose veins. When will Avon teleport Tarrant into deep space? When it comes to equations, who is the sharpest graphite writing stick in the box? Will Cally swipe left (or burst out laughing) when she sees the Thaarn? And will Jim and Martin place the episode up among the gods or will it dawn on them that it's a black hole of quality? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! And, as promised within the podcast, the DreamWatch James Follett interview... Our thanks to Marilyn Burge for supplying this.

After escaping Sarran, Avon and Dayna arrive on the Liberator where they find some squabbling squatters. A young Blake-alike, Mr Bronson's evil twin and some less-than-crack troopers are acting like they own the place so our two rebels have to act as a castaway couple. Meanwhile Vila develops a split personality and Cally meets a familiar and impatient in-patient. Will the Terran Federation trespassers find out the truth about Mr & Mrs Chevron? Which of Vila's organs will the Chengans discard? Is Steven Toast one of Tarrant's ancestors? And were Jim and Martin in Powerplay's power or did it choke the life out of them? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

We finally reach the denouement of Series B but who will get out alive? That keenest of self-promoters, Servalan, is in a flap as her previously moist parts are dry and her melons are freezing. Something's up at Star One where the technicians are more cabbage than kings and the neighbourhood is about to go down the (toilet) pan. Can Blake convince the enemy that he's Travis? Can Brian Croucher convince us that Travis is remotely interested in Blake's death? And can Avon and co hold off the advancing fleet of Space car boot sale leftovers? And do Jim and Martin think the episode is a worthy end to the series or is it more whimper than bang? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. As mentioned in the episode, the play-out song is the Blake's 7 themed Intergalactic Space Crusaders by Star One, from their 2002 album Space Metal. Thanks for listening!

Freedom City's subtle forms of satisfaction are not for the likes of Blake and co. They have a dipsomaniac doctor to find, a cat fight to create and a chess master to challenge. Meanwhile, Servalan has a plot to hatch and a halfwit to explain it to. At least Travis is relatively armless this week. But can a tin dog really offer sexual satisfaction? Does Aubrey Woods have a naturally shiny complexion? Will Jim get to the end of the marathon recording session before passing out? And did Gambit give the lads immense pleasure or was it a case or more is less? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

Avon meets an old enemy while the series returns to an old plot device. The episode, unpredictably called Countdown, throws up some intriguing health and safety issues. How close should you stand to a firing rocket engine? Is it wise to submerge your electronic bracelets? And should you pop your tool into an explosive device? Did Jim and Martin feel in safe hands with the episode or were they counting down the Space Minutes until it ended? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

With friends like Tynus, does Avon really need any enemies? But the entomological artist can be of use to our unemotional anti-hero as those pesky Federation codes won't crack themselves. Throw in a over-lively cadaver, an ancient virus and some outrageous outfits and our regulars are struggling to stay alive and keep a straight face. But did Jim and Martin find this episode to be all killer and no filler or was it flogging a Trojan horse. Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter, on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, on Threads as Mutoidkrynoidpods and on Bluesky as @jimcameron.bsky. Thanks for listening!