Blake's 7 - January 2, 1978
Sci-Fi 5
English - January 02, 2023 08:00 - 5 minutes - 5.03 MB - ★★★★★ - 26 ratingsTV & Film Society & Culture entertainment film history literature sciencefiction Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Mere months after the theatrical premiere of Star Wars, the BBC launched a new science fiction series with the same budget as the cop show it replaced on the schedule. On today's Sci-Fi 5, how Blake's 7 overcame its very humble beginnings.
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Written by Earl Green
Hosted by Jessica Lynn Verdi
Music by Devin Curry