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The Series D Retrospective 2:49:22

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The Series D Retrospective With a grim air of finality and a total disregard for the attempt to turn this show into a terribly serious Space Opera, we look back over Series D of Blake’s 7 . Kicking off with a single offscreen death and ending with definitively killing off everyone else maybe, we tour a heretofore unexplored part of the Blake’s 7 universe in our clapped-out orange planet hopper. It’s a bold vision of the future where everything is various shades of ocean, military, and gunmetal grey because of George Lucas, and Soolin joins the crew for a reason we should find out any day now. From our new underground base we visit more quarries than ever before, on worlds like Caspar, Domo, Mecron 2, Zerok, Betafarl, some forests on Bucol 2, Xenon, and Gauda Prime, swampy Helotrix, and the studios on Pharos, Virn and Malodar to break up the monotony. Join us as we look back at the time Blake’s 7 was unexpectedly saved from death only to be irrevocably killed again (they really mean it this time) in our Series D Retrospective.…

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Relax into Those Voices (The Big Finish Audio Adventures) 1:33:13

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Relax into Those Voices This episode, Space Commander Brendan is joined by Councillor Joe Ford and Governor Mark Rawlins to examine further evidence of rebel activity, provided by dissident production house Big Finish. Join them as they investigate the first Liberator Chronicle, The Turing Test, followed by the full cast adventures Fractures and Liberation, before returning to Earth for the first episode of the spin off series Avalon. Spoilers abound, but almost nobody will be tied to an exploding chair provided you listen very carefully. Dayna will tell you only once……

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That the Good Die Young (Blake) 1:08:04

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That the Good Die Young Blake Series D, Episode 13. First broadcast on Monday, 21 December 1981. …And on the other side of the planet, thousands of miles away, Nathan, Brendan, James, Peter and Simon are wandering through a forest wondering why all these bounty hunters keep leaping out at them from behind the trees. But it’s not long before they hotwire a dodgem and head off down one of those holes in the ground from which everyone, eventually, fails to emerge. Will they find Servalan? Should they? Will ever they learn to trust again? Or at least to let people finish speaking before opening fire? Join the Australian contingent of the Maximum Power podcasting team, as we discuss the memorable final episode of Blake’s 7 — Blake .…

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Well That Escalated Quickly (Blake) 1:09:39

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Well That Escalated Quickly Blake Series D, Episode 13. First broadcast on Monday, 21 December 1981. And now on Maximum Power , our UK crew of thieves, killers, mercenaries and psychopaths band together, in the first of our two episodes on the final episode of Blake’s 7 . This week, Si thinks he’s finally located Col, who’s been away for some time, Mark’s worried that we’re all going to end up in a hole in the ground together, Pete’s quite happy to leave the Xenon base now the wine’s run out, and has Col betrayed us, has he betrayed me ? It’s time to take a trip to Gauda Prime, a bad place to be, as we tackle Blake .…

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Snogging & Nihilism (Warlord) 1:07:10

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Snogging & Nihilism Warlord Series D, Episode 12. First broadcast on Monday, 14 December 1981. This week Mark hosts a conference of non-aligned podcasters, Brendan goes to see the Federation’s acrobatic display team, Peter has an ill-advised fling, and Toby asks if are you a Zukan or a Zukan’t. It’s the penultimate episode of Blake’s 7 — Warlord . (“But blurbs are no more than… blurbs.”)…

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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane in Space (Orbit) 1:06:33

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What Ever Happened to Baby Jane in Space Orbit Series D, Episode 11. First broadcast on Monday, 7 December 1981. Will Si, Nathan, Peter and Simon be able to escape with the Tachyon Funnel and their lives? Will their replica of Orac give more information than requested, less information than requested or just the information that’s requested? And which of the crew weighs 73 kilos? Escape velocity is confirmed — but unattainable. Will they be able to achieve Orbit ?…

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Maximum Quip Mode (Gold) 1:09:19

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Maximum Quip Mode Gold Series D, Episode 10. First broadcast on Monday, 30 November 1981. Pete’s getting heist by his own petard, Tom’s sent a video of himself not stealing gold to trick us, Peter’s nearly felled by an airlock trip hazard, and Si wants to know WHAT’S THE SNAG? Everyone gets to play their part, as this week’s episode is worth its weight in Gold .…

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Tasty Chocolate Humans (Sand) 1:03:04

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Tasty Chocolate Humans Sand Series D, Episode 9. First broadcast on Monday, 23 November 1981. Pete’s forgotten his bucket, Simon’s broken his spade, Kate’s got entangled in a windbreaker, and Adam was last seen chasing an ice cream van across the dunes in high heels. It’s Sand ! Which, like Tarrant this week, gets everywhere, as he discovers that even after fixing the food machine for her, Servalan will still have him for breakfast.…

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Running Around Winspit Quarry Looking for Daleks (Games) 57:24

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Running Around Winspit Quarry Looking for Daleks Games Series D, Episode 8. First broadcast on Monday, 16 November 1981. This week, Nathan, Brendan, Simon and James sneak aboard an orbital station somewhere near the planet Mecron 2, where they will encounter a series of increasingly lethal versions of Flappy Bird, in the hope of finding, once and for all, some explanation of whatever the hell happens at the end of the Blake’s 7 episode Games . And because you will forever regret it if you don’t look it up, here’s a link to the triangular Coleco Telstar Arcade from 1997 with its Mecronian-knife shaped cartridges.…

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A Ridiculous Theatrical Streak (Assassin) 1:08:52

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A Ridiculous Theatrical Streak Assassin Series D, Episode 7. First broadcast on Monday, 9 November 1981. After Mark, Peter, Brendan and Nathan intercept an ominous message from the very edge of the sixth quadrant, fearing imminent assassination at the hands of an imminent assassin, they head off to the planet Domo for a quick slave auction, followed by a tight twenty minutes of being hunted through TC1 by the man who came top of his class at RADA in Glowering and Other Menacing Facial Expressions. But will it be fun to listen to all their little plans and squabbles? Tune in and find out — as we discuss Assassin .…

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Great Family Entertainment (Headhunter) 1:15:04

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Great Family Entertainment Headhunter Series D, Episode 6. First broadcast on Monday, 2 November 1981. The hunt for experts continues in this series of Maximum Power , as this week we try and recruit Jon Helm, the Galaxy’s greatest expert on everything Blakes 7 . But will he lose his head before the episode is out? Will Hannah end up hugged to death? Was it sensible to send Pete and Si on a mission together when it might lead to the subjugation of the entire human race? But, most urgently, will this episode fulfil your greatest desires? Or doesn’t it know where to start? It’s Headhunter .…

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Planet of the Q-Anon Shaman (Animals) 55:20

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Planet of the Q-Anon Shaman Animals Series D, Episode 5. First broadcast on Monday, 26 October 1981. Pete is ready for a nice sit-down in Servalan’s Comfortable Chair of Maximum Persuasion, Nathan is cleaning out the bilge tanks with half a glass of wine and a comedy oboe, Mark’s trying to spark romance between an insurrectionist shaman and Sweetums the Muppet, and Peter is howling out his rage by saying ‘rarrrrr!’ with perfect diction. Will there be fierce agreement, or will the fur fly as we discuss Animals ?…

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Space Pillows (Stardrive) 57:57

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Space Pillows Stardrive Series D, Episode 4. First broadcast on Monday, 19 October 1981. Brendan’s Vin Diesel impersonation has knackered Scorpio even more than usual, and James is avoiding repairs by pretending he’s had too much Red Bull. Conrad has found a solution by studying slow motion footage of a biker’s helmet, but it will only work if we can disguise the fact that Mark refuses to go on location. It’s Stardrive .…

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Is It an Emu? (Traitor) 57:50

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Is It an Emu? Traitor Series D, Episode 3. First broadcast on Monday, 12 October 1981. We’re on the planet Helotrix this week, enjoying our successful subjugation of a compliant populace consisting largely of teachers and hairdressers. The occupation is ably enforced by the supremely competent Si and his régime of casually deployed neutron strikes, while Nathan reminisces pompously about past imperial glories, and Pete conducts a surprising clandestine affair with that remarkable new police commissioner Sleer. (And somewhere, in the basement, Simon is devising a galactically effective new kind of roofie.) Until, of course, our day is ruined by a small band of barely competent outlaws, and then one of us — not sure who, to be honest — turns out to be a traitor.…

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Frisky but Appalling (Power) 49:35

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Frisky but Appalling Power Series D, Episode 2. First broadcast on Monday, 5 October 1981. This week on Maximum Power , we discuss episode 2 of Series D — Ben Steed’s normal amount of Power . There’s also a war between the sexes this week, and while Una and Zoë are deploying their wit, tactical skill and powers of telekinesis, Nathan is embroidering a lovely throw rug, while James is rigging up a boxy plastic gaming PC in the basement. Still, there’s enough time for us to get together to ask the big questions: Is this Ben Steed’s worst script or his second worst script? Does Nathan really fancy Jarvik? And is the whole enterprise sexist, chauvinistic or misogynist — or an exciting mixture of all three?…

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We’ve Gone Neon (Rescue) 1:09:54

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We’ve Gone Neon Rescue Series D, Episode 1. First broadcast on Monday, 28 September 1981. And we’re back with the first episode of Maximum Power for a whole new decade (of the third century of the second calendar). It’s Rescue . When a handsome stranger arrives on the planet Terminal and rescues the stranded Nathan, Pete, Peter, Si and Simon, it soon becomes apparent that he’s not the the dishy bleached-blond hero they had all been hoping for — but a depraved old man whose beauty regimen involves botox, red wine and turning twinks into cheap Doctor Who monsters. Will the boys escape his evil grasp, and do they even want to?…

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Interrogation Division investigates… The Collection Series 1 1:11:33

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Interrogation Division investigates… The Collection Series 1 This week, Maximum Power ’s Interrogation Division (otherwise known as Si and Pete) interview documentarian extraordinaire Chris Chapman and special effects wizard Chris Thompson about their work on the lavish new Blake’s 7: The Collection Series 1 (yes, we know) box set.…

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Special Hyperspace Sub-Beam from the BFI 20:14

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Special Hyperspace Sub-Beam from the BFI This week, in a special report from the British Film Institute’s Blake’s 7 Series 1 (don’t you mean Series A?) screening, Si and Pete are joined by Zoe Baker, Dan Hollingsworth, Mark Dodyk, Tom Newsom, Ben Jolley, and David Gillespie-Pratt to discuss remastered episodes, new special effects, and Blake’s RADA cum face in HD!…

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The Series C Retrospective 2:31:03

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The Series C Retrospective And now on Maximum Power , it’s time to look back at Series C of Blake’s 7 . It’s been a wild ride, from the fatal shores of Sarran, to an almost fatal sickbay on the planet Chenga. From a radioactive volcano on Obsidian to an impossible realm on the other side of a black hole. From an alien-harvest on the planet Kairos to an altercation with Bayban the Butcher. We’ve been on a mission to save the children of Auron, and in search of our long lost love, been taken over by a golden-skinned alien with a fabulous perm, and watched in shock as the grey-skinned Ultras pressured our new shipmates Dayna and Tarrant into performing the human mating ritual. We’ve suffered the casual misogyny of Moloch, casually death-watched one of the crew’s relatives be murdered, and finally arrived at our Terminal destination. But was it worth it, what was it all for? Join us for the Series C Retrospective.…

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Maximum Discharge (Terminal) 56:07

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Maximum Discharge Terminal Series C, Episode 13. First broadcast on Monday, 31 March 1980. This week, Si’s acting secretive and is taking the Liberator who knows where, Col told him not to fly through that ominous looking fluid cloud, but would he listen? No! He has to get to Terminal . Pete’s getting worried, the ship’s systems have started playing up, James has noticed an upsetting green substance oozing out of the walls and consoles. Mark’s happy though, he finally has possession of the Liberator… it’s time for Maximum Power !…

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Space Canapés (Death-Watch) 48:19

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Space Canapés Death-Watch Series C, Episode 12. First broadcast on Monday, 24 March 1980. This week on Maximum Power , the crew enjoy 2-for-1 cocktails hour on the Liberator flight deck, sampling the finest space canapés and enjoying the latest galactic board game, all while watching one of their relatives (convincingly portrayed by the same actor) fight to the death. Join us as we watch Death-Watch !…

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Horrified. Disgusted. Is This What It’s Come To? (Moloch) 51:34

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Horrified. Disgusted. Is This What It’s Come To? Moloch Series C, Episode 11. First broadcast on Monday, 17 March 1980. And now on Maximum Power our intrepid team find themselves on Sardos, an invisible planet in the outer darkness of the galaxy, for a confrontation with Moloch. In this week’s episode, Zoe is disgusted by the casual misogyny, Pete is horrified by the mutated Muppet, Brendan is shocked by Ben Steed’s sadism and Si, well, that is how he reasoned they would react. Can any of us find anything to love in Moloch ?…

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A Terrible Sad-Sack Universe (Ultraworld) 57:22

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A Terrible Sad-Sack Universe Ultraworld Series C, Episode 10. First broadcast on Monday, 10 March 1980. This week on Maximum Power , Simon, Brendan and Rob Valentine teleport down to a mysterious planet only to discover that it’s just one giant computer. Simon wonders at the elegance of the operating system, Brendan has a hankering for a fancy cocktail, and Rob is just hoping no-one realises what a decent, compassionate man he is. Meanwhile, back aboard the Liberator, Mark is teaching dad jokes to his laptop. Join us as we discuss the unjustly maligned Ultraworld. Head-shaving optional, apparently.…

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Pulling at the Tinsel (Sarcophagus) 1:07:18

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Pulling at the Tinsel Sarcophagus Series C, Episode 9. First broadcast on Monday, 3 March 1980. This week Hannah’s been possessed by the spirit of a gold-skinned alien intent on resurrecting itself, and for some reason Si is The Warrior, James is The Jester, Pete is The Harpist, and Nathan is a foreboding figure dressed in black. That can only mean we’re talking about Sarcophagus!…

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Avon Suffering Beautifully (Rumours of Death) 55:50

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Avon Suffering Beautifully Rumours of Death Series C, Episode 8. First broadcast on Monday, 25 February 1980. This week on Maximum Power , Col’s been in a Federation interrogation cell for five days, he knew if he held out Si would show up eventually, meanwhile Nathan’s crawling across the grounds of Servalan’s Presidential Palace with a yellow box strapped to his back in an attempt to block the building’s surveillance, Una’s plotting to overthrow the government, and James finally finds himself chained to the wall of an underground room, it’s an old wall, it waits. Join us as we discuss Series C, Episode 8 of Blake’s 7 - Rumours of Death .…

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The Ginka Show (Children of Auron) 1:01:56

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The Ginka Show Children of Auron Series C, Episode 7. First broadcast on Tuesday, 19 February 1980. And now on Maximum Power , the Liberator crew find themselves en route to the planet Auron on a mission to save the Children of Auron . This week, Peter receives a telepathic communication from his twin, Pete: “They’re all dying. Help us. Help Auron!” Supreme Commander Col has infected an Auron pilot with a deadly space pathogen as part of a plot to get access to the Auronar’s cloning technology, wiping out the population in the process. All is not lost howerver, Simon and Brendan manage to escape the planet with the Auron gene stocks, and set course for the planet Khan to restart the Auron race, lucky them.…

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100% Vila (City at the Edge of the World) 44:01

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100% Vila City at the Edge of the World Series C, Episode 6. First broadcast on Monday, 11 February 1980. And now on Maximum Power our intrepid team head to the City at the Edge of the World . This week Mark hopes all his mistakes have nice legs, Simon realises every silver lining has a cloud, Pete is treating every hour like his last and Si is just the stupid son of a slime ball, but what will they make of this Chris Boucher episode?…

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50 Shads of Grey (The Harvest of Kairos) 53:18

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50 Shads of Grey The Harvest of Kairos Series C, Episode 5. First broadcast on Monday, 4 February 1980. And now on Maximum Power , we’re manly men coveting Kairopan, as we try and steal The Harvest of Kairos ! This week Peter finds teleporting not an unpleasant way to travel because he is a man, Simon is a man who has nothing to say to Servalan, Colin could take The Liberator with a single ship because he’s a man, Si was a special kind of man, and Pete would like to discuss that degrading and primitive act to which he was subjected in the control room… He should like you to do it again (because he’s a man). Carry on Captain Shad!…

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Orac GPT (Dawn of the Gods) 50:40

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Orac GPT Dawn of the Gods Series C, Episode 4. First broadcast on Monday, 28 January 1980. This week on Maximum Power , the Liberator is being dragged off course by a strange force from the other side of a black hole. James, Nathan and Peter soon find themselves in a strange place where the normal laws of physics don’t apply. Here they are taken prisoner by the fabulous Adam, caliph to the mysterious Thaarn, a god from Auron legend. Will our intrepid crew be able escape the black hole’s gravitational pull, find out as we discover the Dawn of the Gods .…

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Milus and His Stupid Brother (Volcano) 45:41

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