Straight Outta the Federation - A Blake’s 7 Podcast

Beloved '70s BBC sci-fi series from Daleks creator confirmed for reboot with Doctor Who director This is not a drill!

It looks like #Blakes7 is coming back. Maybe once @boldoutlaw.bsky.social concludes a certain personal matter hopefully in February, we can get the show back cc @huestone44.bsky.social www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/bl...

Paul Darrow’s Sheriff of Nottingham at the chess board

Darrow’s Sheriff of Nottingham looks insane

Prince John (David Dixon) and the Sheriff (Paul Darrow) at the sauna

Eleanor of Aquitaine cradles Prince John (David Dixon)

Paul Darrow (Avon in #Blakes7) isn’t the only British sci-fi icon to turn up in 1975’s The Legend of Robin Hood. www.boldoutlaw.com/robspot/lege... #RobinHood

Straight Outta Loxley episode 1 art

Straight Outta Loxley episode 2 art

Straight Outta Loxley episode 3 art

Straight Outta Huntingdon covering the third series episode Adam Bell

All this talk about #TheDeathofRobinHood … our podcast took a look at the 90s TV classic Robin of Sherwood. blakes7.libsyn.com/straight-out... Four episodes released and one more to come #RobinHood #RobinofSherwood #TV

Blake looking confused .. as usual

Avon looking crazy … as usual (for series D, anyway)

Happy Gauda Prime Day to Servalan and anyone else who celebrates. #Blakes7 #GaudaPrimeDay

Thanks for listening! Really hope you enjoy our looks at Series B of #Blakes7. We’re looking forward to the BluRay next month.

We need to come back soon and finish up series D. @huestone44.bsky.social @boldoutlaw.bsky.social

Straight Outta The Federation: A Blake's 7 Podcast: Straight Outta Loxley - Robin of Sherwood 40th Anniversary Part 1 Straight Outta Loxley - Robin of Sherwood 40th Anniversary Part 1 Allen (from ), AJ and April cover the opening Robin Hood and the Sorcerer Part 1 - the first episode of HTV / Showtime's 1984 Robin of...

It’s #InternationalRobinHoodDay. And our podcast covered #RobinofSherwood for the show’s 40th anniversary last year. blakes7.libsyn.com/straight-out... #RobinHoodDay #RobinHood

Tony Caunter as Ensor Jr in Blake’s 7

Tony Caunter as Friar Tuck with Martin Potter’s Robin Hood

RIP Tony Caunter (Sept. 22, 1937 - Oct. 13, 2025). Ensor Jr. in #Blakes7. Friar Tuck in The Legend of Robin Hood. We profiled him when we covered Deliverance. blakes7.libsyn.com/episode-12-d... (profile at 1:22:40) #TonyCaunter #RIPTonyCaunter

Mrs. Peel as Robin Hood checks out Steed’s droopy sword

Jacqueline Pearce as Marianne

Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan

DuBoys and Mrs. Peel - competing Robin Hoods

Mrs. Peel, Servalan is needed… How does one combine #Blakes7, #RobinHood and #TheAvengers? Well, you need … A Sense of History. Spotlight: www.boldoutlaw.com/robspot/aven... #classicTV Special shout-out to the incomparable Jacqueline Pearce.

Thinking about that kinder, gentler Federation on #StarTrekDay and that time we turned our attention from #Blakes7 to #StarTrekTNG #StarTrek

I did mention #Blakes7 in the last class. Halfway done and still telling myself the next week will take up less time.

In case you are wondering, the delay on episodes is totally my (Allen’s) fault. Sorry.

Our sister show looks at #DoctorWho

Avon’s smiling. That means a happy ending right?

And as one of our hosts is teaching the class, you can be sure #Blakes7 will be represented too. #Firefly #Browncoats After all, both shows adapt The Magnificent Seven line as “I was aiming for his head”.

Google’s AI say Brian Blessed appeared in The London episode and Colin Baker was in Terminal

AI says Paul Darrow played Ravina in Blake’s 7

Google’s AI is no Orac. I will tell you that. #Blakes7. Paul Darrow played recurring character Ravina? Miss one episode and you are demoted to recurring character and they get your name wrong?

Want Blake’s 7 back on US Britbox? This is the link to request shows. help.britbox.com/hc/en-us/req... We also reached across the stars to ask for some Star Cops. But it won’t be easy. #Blakes7 #StarCops #Britbox

Gareth Thomas in later life

Gareth Thomas as Roj Blake in Star One.

Gareth Thomas: Feb. 12, 1945 - April 13, 2016. Among his many superb performances was Roj Blake on #Blakes7. We profiled him when we covered Star One, his last regular episode. blakes7.libsyn.com/26-straight-... His performance elevated the role of Blake.

So, it seems #Blakes7 has left the US version of #Britbox. Has the Federation got control of the channel?

The positive buzz around Hooklight has encouraged at least one member of our podcast to buy it. Glad I have only seen the buzz and not any spoilers.

The scarier thing is just how so much of the audio drama that seems relevant to 2025 is present in the 1980s original. A testament to the genius of Kenneth Johnson and of @jonnymorris.bsky.social and @bigfinish.bsky.social for a first class adaptation.

Happy #FirstContactDay! That time we turned our attention from the dystopian Federation of #blakes7 to the utopian Federation of #StarTrek.

And so it should be. The new UK version of V is brilliant and captures the soul of the original.

Thanks. Fun fact: a certain two-word phrase repeated in the podcast has a tangental connection to #DoctorWho creator Sydney Newman - through a TV show he worked on before coming to the UK.

#43 Straight Outta the Federation: Traitor Avon takes a pro-active stance by investigating the burgeoning reach of the Federation's ability to colonize planets that use to have a rep...

What’’s the connection between the ##Blakes7 episode Traitor, Peter O’Toole, French circus performers, Pink Floyd and #RobinHood. Learn more in the latest episode of Straight Outta the Federation. www.thehuntresspodcast.com/2025/04/43-s...

#43 Straight Outta the Federation: Traitor www.thehuntresspodcast.com/2025/04/43-s... @boldoutlaw.bsky.social @april5k.bsky.social & A.J. talk #Blakes7

We covered Charlie Condou’s Robin of Sherwood episode “Adam Bell” last year. He played the sheriff’s young nephew. www.thehuntresspodcast.com/2024/06/stra... #RobinofSherwood #DoctorWho cc @huestone44.bsky.social @boldoutlaw.bsky.social

A great look at @bigfinish.bsky.social’s wonderful audio adaptation / updating of V. #audiodrama #scifi

Love the art!

#InternationalWomensDay #Blakes7 Directors Mary Ridge, Fiona Cumming, Vivienne Cozens; writer Tanith Lee; production designer Sally Hulke; costume designers June Hudson, Barbara Lane, Barbara Kidd, and Dee Robson.

#InternationalWomensDay #Blakes7 Directors Mary Ridge, Fiona Cumming, Vivienne Cozens; writer Tanith Lee; production designer Sally Hulke; costume designers June Hudson, Barbara Lane, Barbara Kidd, and Dee Robson.