Blake's 7 Audio CDs'

Created by Terry Nation, the writer who brought The Daleks to Doctor Who, Blake’s 7 is a legendary BBC science fiction series that aired in the U.K. from 1978-1981. Noted for its dark pessimistic tone this Robin Hood-like space opera has earned a devoted following over the years. In 2006 B7 Productions began creating a series of Blake’s 7 audio narratives written by Ben Aaronovitch, Marc Platt, and James Swallow that were produced in association with the Sci-Fi Channel. Described as a “radical new re-interpretation of Terry Nation’s original series,” the radio plays featured Derek Riddell as Roj Blake, Colin Salmon as the tech-savvy con man Kerr Avon, and Daniela Nardini as megalomaniacal Terran Commander Servalan.

The B7 Productions audio dramas have been collected in a series of 3 CDs. CD #1 Rebel and CD #2 Traitor have an MSRP of $15.98, while CD#3 Liberator, a 2-CD set is $27.98. All three are available in a slip-cased set for an MSRP of $59.98. The Blake’s 7 CDs are available from Davis Marketing Services and will be offered in the January issue of Diamond Comic Distributor’s Previews.

Another audio series from B7 Productions, Blake’s 7: The Early Years takes listeners back to the early years when the seeds of the rebellion were sown. The Early Years series, which provides the backstories for the key characters in the series, was also written by Aaronovitch, Platt & Swallow. The Early Years CDs feature vocal work from original Blake 7 cast members Michael Keating and Jan Chappell as well as from some of the actors from the B7 productions. The first five of the Blake’s 7: The Early Years CDs will also be listed in the January Previews.