B04: Horizon: Blake Captured and Avon Considers a Mutinous Escape

About this episode

The episode reviews 'Horizon' from Blake's 7, focusing on character decisions and crew dynamics.

Teleporting in... welcome to Federation Strike: A Journey Through Blake's 7! Hey, Blake's 7 fans, and thank you for tuning in for our latest episode and our review of Horizon. Everybody's knackered. The Liberator crew are running on fumes, tempers are fraying, and Blake still wants to go and poke his nose into an uncharted planet. Classic Blake. Written by Allan Prior in his first script for Blake's 7, it's not the show at its most spectacular, but it's got a quiet confidence to it. A nicely paced story about a colonial ruler being freed from Federation control while the crew are forced into hard labour. All of them except Avon, who has to decide whether to take the Liberator and disappear into space or go back for the rest of them. This scene stopped Garry dead in his tracks. Amazing. Listen now for our thoughts and review of Blake's 7 Series B, Episode 4 - Horizon. We're teleporting out for now! Thanks for listening, and don't forget to follow and subscribe on your preferred podcast app so you never miss an episode. You can also join the conversation and stay updated by following us on Twitter/X and Bluesky . We'd love to hear your thoughts and theories! Join us next time as we…

People in this episode

Hosts: Garry Aylott, Adam Charlton

Topics covered

• Blake's 7
• Horizon episode review
• character analysis
• science fiction
• crew dynamics
• mutiny themes

Keywords

• Blake's 7
• Horizon
• Avon
• Garry Aylott
• Adam Charlton
• science fiction
• mutiny
• colonial ruler
• Federation control

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Blake's 7, Horizon, Blake's 7 Series B, Episode 4

Places: Federation

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