Editing Blake's 7 (section)

=== Radio and audio ===
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During 1998 ''Blake's 7'' was broadcast again by the BBC by radio. ''The Sevenfold Crown'' was broadcast by [[BBC Radio 4]] on 17 January 1998 as part of its ''Playhouse'' strand. The play was produced by Brian Lighthill and written by [[Barry Letts]]. Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Steven Pacey, Peter Tuddenham and Jacqueline Pearce reprised their television roles, but Josette Simon and Glynis Barber were replaced by [[Angela Bruce]] as Dayna and [[Paula Wilcox]] as Soolin. The story was set during the fourth series between the episodes ''Stardrive'' and ''Animals''. This was followed by ''The Syndeton Experiment'', which featured the same cast, producer and writer and was broadcast as ''The Saturday Play'' on 10 April 1999 by BBC Radio 4.<ref>Pixley, Andrew (2004). ''Blake's 7. The Radio Adventures'' [CD liner notes]. London: BBC Audiobooks</ref> [[BBC]] Audiobooks released a CD of readings of [[Trevor Hoyle]]'s novelisations of episodes ''The Way Back'' read by Gareth Thomas and ''Cygnus Alpha'' read by Paul Darrow.<ref>{{Cite web
| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2009/04_april/blakes_7.shtml
| title=Fan favourite Blake's 7 revived on audio CD
| author=Ben Griffiths
| work=BBC Worldwide Press Releases
| publisher=BBC
| date=17 April 2009
| access-date=17 January 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707223136/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2009/04_april/blakes_7.shtml
| archive-date=7 July 2019
| url-status=dead
| df=dmy
}}</ref>

On 11 December 2006, B7 Productions announced that it had recorded a series of 36 five-minute ''Blake's 7'' audio adventures, written by [[Ben Aaronovitch]], [[Marc Platt (writer)|Marc Platt]] and [[James Swallow]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.blakes7.com/index.php/2006/12/blakes-7-reborn-on-audio/ |title=Blake's 7 Reborn on Audio |work=Blakes7.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101222051358/http://www.blakes7.com/index.php/2006/12/blakes-7-reborn-on-audio/ |archive-date=22 December 2010}}
</ref> This featured [[Derek Riddell]] as Blake, [[Colin Salmon]] as Avon, [[Daniela Nardini]] as Servalan, [[Craig Kelly (actor)|Craig Kelly]] as Travis, [[Carrie Dobro]] as Jenna, [[Dean Harris]] as Vila, [[Owen Aaronovitch]] as Gan, [[Michael Praed]], [[Doug Bradley]] and [[India Fisher]].<ref name="Indie">{{Cite news
| title = Blake's 8: The Cult is Back
| author = Jonathan Thompson
| date = 24 December 2006
| url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/blakes-8-the-cult-is-back-429759.html| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121104121154/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/blakes-8-the-cult-is-back-429759.html| url-status = dead| archive-date = 4 November 2012}}</ref> The new series was broadcast by BBC Radio 7 and repeated during mid-2010 as three one-hour episodes: ''Rebel'' (written by Ben Aaronovitch), ''Traitor'' (Marc Platt) and ''Liberator'' (James Swallow). B7 Productions also produced series of 30-minute prequel audio episodes named ''Blake's 7: The Early Years'', which explored the earlier histories of the central characters.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sm8xy#synopsis |title=Radio 7 Programmes – Blake's 7: The Early Years, When Vila Met Gan |publisher=BBC |access-date=15 December 2010}}</ref>

During 2011 [[Big Finish Productions]], under licence from B7 Productions, announced that it would be producing a series of audio dramas named ''Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles'', which would be "&nbsp;... a series of exciting, character-driven tales that remain true to the original TV series. We're aiming for authenticity—recreating the wonder of 1978 all over again!" The company also said it would publish a series of ''Blake's 7'' novels at a rate of two per year.<ref name="Starburst">{{Cite web |url = http://www.starburstmagazine.com/news/471-news-blakes-7-to-get-big-finish |title = News: BLAKE'S 7 To Get Big Finish |author = Kris Heys |publisher = Starburst Magazine Ltd |date = 5 July 2011 |access-date = 13 January 2012 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> During January 2013 Big Finish released an initial full-cast audio production, Warship. This was followed during January 2014 with a series of six full-cast single-disc original stories, with a second series starting in November 2014.

Several individuals and companies have produced unofficial material based upon Blake's 7. [[Alan Stevens (writer)|Alan Stevens]], later of [[Magic Bullet Productions]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Magic Bullet Productions |url=http://www.kaldorcity.com/aboutus.html |access-date=22 April 2008}}</ref> produced three unofficial audio cassettes between 1991 and 1998: ''Travis: The Final Act'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Travis: The Final Act |url=http://www.kaldorcity.com/audios//b7/travis/index.html |access-date=22 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525224950/http://www.kaldorcity.com/audios//b7/travis/index.html |archive-date=25 May 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> ''The Mark of Kane''<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Mark of Kane |url=http://www.kaldorcity.com/audios//b7/kane/index.html |publisher=Magic Bullet Productions |author=Alan Stevens |access-date=22 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525225031/http://www.kaldorcity.com/audios//b7/kane/index.html |archive-date=25 May 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and ''The Logic of Empire''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Logic of Empire |url=http://www.kaldorcity.com/audios//b7/logic/index.html |access-date=22 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110525225018/http://www.kaldorcity.com/audios//b7/logic/index.html |archive-date=25 May 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Stevens also produced a series of audio dramas named ''[[Kaldor City]]'', created by Chris Boucher, which link the ''Blake's 7'' universe into Boucher's ''Doctor Who'' serial ''[[The Robots of Death]]'' through the character Carnell ([[Scott Fredericks]]), whom Boucher created for the ''Blake's 7'' episode "Weapon".