Blake's 7: The Mutoid Podcast

38: Death-Watch

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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast/id1588566065], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2KiVr8sxzfzZmpv7GzpHU2], Audible [https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Podcast/B08JK1L53C?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp], Player FM [https://player.fm/series/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast], Pocket Casts [https://pca.st/z5k9abdb], Castbox [https://castbox.fm/podcasts/Blake's-7%3A-The-Mutoid-Podcast?country=gb] and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/The-Mutoid-Podcast-106585345089775], 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!

37: Moloch

It's "toxic masculinity ahoy!" this time as our intrepid outlaws fetch up on the planet of 1970s blokes. Ben Steed inflicts upon us another misogynistic smorgasbord in which a bunch of unreconstructed males terrorise the winsome women of Sardos. But who is the real power behind the organisation? Why does he look like that (budget considerations aside)? Is Vila the worst of all Servalan's right-hand-men (Jarriere aside)? And did Moloch leave Jim and Martin Reformed or with a bad taste in their mouths? Listen to find out! But don't play this... The Rebels' Refrain [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/j3tzasxuznqs7h3oywyeh/The-Rebel-s-Refrain.PDF?rlkey=528ezdz3q0ohriepfsxegiwxu&st=5pfquekp&dl=0] This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast/id1588566065], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2KiVr8sxzfzZmpv7GzpHU2], Audible [https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Podcast/B08JK1L53C?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp], Player FM [https://player.fm/series/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast], Pocket Casts [https://pca.st/z5k9abdb], Podvine [https://podvine.com/podcast/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast], Castbox [https://castbox.fm/podcasts/Blake's-7%3A-The-Mutoid-Podcast?country=gb] and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/The-Mutoid-Podcast-106585345089775], at Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

36: Ultraworld

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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast/id1588566065], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2KiVr8sxzfzZmpv7GzpHU2], Audible [https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Podcast/B08JK1L53C?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp], Player FM [https://player.fm/series/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast], Pocket Casts [https://pca.st/z5k9abdb], Podvine [https://podvine.com/podcast/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast], Castbox [https://castbox.fm/podcasts/Blake's-7%3A-The-Mutoid-Podcast?country=gb] and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/The-Mutoid-Podcast-106585345089775], 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 [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/kngpd7afcr49qjktve8zv/Ultraworld-Josette-Simon-interview.jpg?rlkey=2d4zeisw947lppk8783auawjw&st=i972tbna&dl=0] Sheelagh Wells interview #1 [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/93e289abzshzjco393gza/Ultraworld-Wells-1.JPG?rlkey=v565m34r7eev9n1k4mq5zu2x6&st=533a3kju&dl=0] Sheelagh Wells interview #2 [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/pvph4qqu1zvxqlwed3dv2/Ultraworld-Wells-2.JPG?rlkey=qrvv615hubkt7rpm7426j426k&st=k9w0osea&dl=0] Vila's Gags [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/50m7g7me40xr0gss7bm28/Ultraworld-Vila-s-Gags.pdf?rlkey=2jly6p810re3ja7fi3h26mcmi&st=3lloq8nh&dl=0]

35: Sarcophagus

Time for our intrepid travellers to play at dress up. Cally's uses her lizard brain, Tarrant is the Scarlet Gimpernel, Dayna indulges in some blatant lyreing, and Vila's become a low-rent children's entertainer. Avon, of course, is the bloke in black who ruins everyone's fun. But what is the secret of the space pumpkin? Should Avon really be going round kissing dead people? Less importantly, can he beat Tarrant in a piddling competition? And did Jim and Martin gain new life from watching Sarcophagus or was it like being trapped at a particularly weird wake? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast/id1588566065], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2KiVr8sxzfzZmpv7GzpHU2], Audible [https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Podcast/B08JK1L53C?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp], Player FM [https://player.fm/series/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast], Pocket Casts [https://pca.st/z5k9abdb], Podvine [https://podvine.com/podcast/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast], Castbox [https://castbox.fm/podcasts/Blake's-7%3A-The-Mutoid-Podcast?country=gb] and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/The-Mutoid-Podcast-106585345089775], Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! Some things to read: TV Zone Fantasy Flashback: Sarcophagus [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/i0yjwt7c8gcka81lbrd6r/Fantasy-Flashback-Sarcophagus-TVZ-99.pdf?rlkey=ewpgn7ts7fo44h0gt80ux5ny3&st=cjs9j5gv&dl=0] Fiona Cumming interview [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/a10cdsrdpqy1q1e50usek/FC-Interview-TVZ-Special.pdf?rlkey=esk2hxo4rec8jfbcrn68wdkcv&st=2jl6mje3&dl=0]

34: Rumours of Death

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 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast/id1588566065], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/2KiVr8sxzfzZmpv7GzpHU2], Audible [https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Podcast/B08JK1L53C?action_code=ASSGB149080119000H&share_location=pdp], Player FM [https://player.fm/series/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast], Pocket Casts [https://pca.st/z5k9abdb], Podvine [https://podvine.com/podcast/blakes-7-the-mutoid-podcast], Castbox [https://castbox.fm/podcasts/Blake's-7%3A-The-Mutoid-Podcast?country=gb] and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/The-Mutoid-Podcast-106585345089775], 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 [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/va3vzwhnbsjr8xzl0fm7k/Anna-Grant-B7MM17.pdf?rlkey=m1h6dpqlc8ysplx5js1tb8i1c&st=7gg1i6l0&dl=0]