B10: Voice from the Past: Behold, the Plot Shall Wither
From Federation Strike: A Journey Through Blake's 7 by Garry Aylott & Adam Charlton
June 3, 2026 · 1h 4m · Season 2 · Episode 10
About this episode
The episode reviews 'Voice from the Past' from Blake's 7, exploring its conspiracy elements and character performances.
Teleporting in... welcome to Federation Strike: A Journey Through Blake's 7! This week, we're reviewing Voice from the Past, Series B episode 10, written by Roger Parkes. There's a conspiracy at the heart of this one that reaches back to Blake's trial in The Way Back, and we spend a good amount of time unpacking what the episode is trying to do with that history, how well it does it, and where the logic starts to strain. We also get into Gareth Thomas's performance, what Avon and Cally bring to the episode when they're working in detective mode, and why Orac's limited screen time in Series B keeps catching Adam off guard on the rewatch. There's also a wider conversation in here about what makes a Vila scene work, why Avon's closing line is worth the price of admission on its own, and how the Blu-ray restoration team handled an episode that gave them some of their most challenging original footage yet. 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…
People in this episode
Hosts: Garry Aylott, Adam Charlton
Topics covered
- Blake's 7
- episode review
- character analysis
- conspiracy
- Blu-ray restoration
- performance discussion
Keywords
- Blake's 7
- Voice from the Past
- Gareth Thomas
- Avon
- Cally
- Orac
- Vila
- Blu-ray restoration
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Voice from the Past, The Way Back, Blake's 7
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