There have been three producers of Blake's 7 audio dramas: BBC Radio, B7 Productions and Big Finish Productions.
In 1998, the series returned to the BBC on the radio. The stories are set between the season D episodes "Stardrive" and "Animals". They were broadcast on BBC Radio 4. The roles of Dayna and Soolin, played by Josette Simon and Glynis Barber in the TV series, have been recast with Angela Bruce and Paula Wilcox.[1]
In 2006, B7 Productions announced that it had recorded a series of 36 five-minute audio adventures with an entirely new cast. The new series was broadcast on BBC Radio 7 as three hour-long episodes.[2]
B7 Productions also produced series of 30-minute prequel audio episodes, which explored the earlier histories of the central characters. These were broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra from 2010.[3]
| Title | Cast | Writer | Broadcast Date | ||
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| 1.1 | When Vila Met Gan | Michael Keating as Vila, Owen Aaronovitch as Gan and Alistair Lock as Zen | Ben Aaronovitch | 4 June 2010 | |
| 1.2 | Point of No Return | Craig Kelly as Travis, Jake Maskall as Sub. Lt. Garcia and Peter Guinness as Carl Varon | James Swallow | 31 December 2011 | |
| 1.3 | Eye of the Machine | Colin Salmon as Avon, Keeley Hawes as Anna Grant, Geoffrey Palmer as Ensor and Alistair Lock as Zen | Ben Aaronovitch | 31 May 2010 | |
| 1.4.1 | Blood & Earth | Jan Chappell as Aunty Cally Secundus, Amy Humphreys as Ariane Cally, Barbara Joslyn as Jorden Cally and Julian Wadham as Commissioner Van Reich | Ben Aaronovitch | 1 June 2010 | |
| 1.4.2 | Flag & Flame | Susannah Doyle as Katrina "Skate" Cally, Natalie Walter as Merrin Cally and Michael Cochrane as Commander Gresham | Marc Platt | 7 January 2012 | |
| 1.5.1 | The Dust Run | Carrie Dobro as Jenna Stannis and Benedict Cumberbatch as Max Townsend | Simon Guerrier | 2 June 2010 | |
| 1.5.2 | The Trial | Carrie Dobro as Jenna Stannis, Stephen Lord as Nick and Benedict Cumberbatch as Max Townsend | Simon Guerrier | 3 June 2010 | |
| 2.1 | Escape Velocity | Zoe Tapper as Pilot, Jason Merrells as Healer, Sam Woodward as Gunner, Pamela Banks as Tech, Tracy-Ann Oberman as Avatar and Alistair Lock as Zen | James Swallow | 24 December 2011 |
Audiobook readings novelising episodes from season A of the TV series released by BBC Audio.
| 1 | The Way Back | Gareth Thomas | Trevor Hoyle | April 2009 | |
| 2 | Cygnus Alpha | Paul Darrow | Trevor Hoyle | April 2009 | |
| 3 | Project Avalon | Jacqueline Pearce & Paul Darrow | Trevor Hoyle | May 2013 |
A series of enhanced audiobooks from Big Finish Productions with members of the TV series reprising their roles.[4]
Volumes 1, 4, 7 and 10 are set during Season A. Volumes 2, 5, 8 and 11 are set during Season B. Volumes 3, 6, 9 and 12 are set during Season C. The special episode "Remnants" is available only on the Big Finish website.
A series of full cast dramas from Big Finish Productions with members of the TV series reprising their roles.
A 60 minute special was released in January 2013. It takes place between season B and C of the TV series, directly between the events of "Star One" and "Aftermath". The roles of Zen and Orac, voiced by Peter Tuddenham in the TV series, has been recast with Alistair Lock. It was also released by Big Finish Productions as an eBook in February 2013.
The first series consisting of six 60 minute episodes were released monthly from January 2014 to June 2014. They are set during season B of the TV series, between "Voice from the Past" and "Gambit". A story arc running across the six episodes concerns the Liberator crew pausing their quest for Star One to track down the Federation's new experimental Orac-type computer. It also features the introduction of the President, portrayed by Hugh Fraser, a character who was mentioned but never seen in the original series.
| Title | Cast | Writer | Release Date | ||
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| 1.1 | Fractures | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Brian Croucher as Travis, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac and Bethan Walker as Mutoid | Justin Richards | January 2014 | |
| 1.2 | Battleground | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Dan Starkey as Voss Ferrell, Tim Bentinck as Abel Garmon and Abigail Hollick as Alexa | Andrew Smith | February 2014 | |
| 1.3 | Drones | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Tim Treloar as Bru Renderson and Sara Powell as Dr. Cara Petrus | Marc Platt | March 2014 | |
| 1.4 | Mirror | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila/Shopkeeper, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Brian Croucher as Travis, Bethan Walker as Locklan/Mutoid and Hugh Fraser as The President | Peter Anghelides | April 2014 | |
| 1.5 | Cold Fury | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Brian Croucher as Travis, Hugh Fraser as The President and Caroline Langrishe as Dr. Tirus | Mark Wright and Cavan Scott | May 2014 | |
| 1.6 | Caged | Gareth Thomas as Blake, Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Brian Croucher as Travis and Hugh Fraser as The President | Mark Wright and Cavan Scott | June 2014 |
A second series consisting of six 60 minute episodes were released monthly from November 2014 to April 2015. They are set during season C of the TV series, some time after "Rumours of Death" following on from the Liberator Chronicles volumes 3 and 9. A story arc running across the six episodes concerns the disappearance and subsequent search for Dayna. It sees the return of Tom Chadbon as Del Grant who appeared in the season B episode "Countdown".
| Title | Cast | Writer | Release Date | ||
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| 2.1 | Scimitar | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Tom Chadbon as Grant, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Buffy Davis as Karlov and Daniel Brennan as Drince | Trevor Baxendale | November 2014 | |
| 2.2 | Fortuitas | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Tom Chadbon as Grant, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Hywel Morgan as Marl Ranking and Jo Howarth as Eva | George Mann | December 2014 | |
| 2.3 | Mindset | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Tom Chadbon as Grant, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac and Geoffrey Breton as Reno | Jacqueline Rayner | January 2015 | |
| 2.4 | Ghost Ship | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Tom Chadbon as Grant, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Nick Asbury as Revenant One and Susan Franklyn as Revenant Two | Iain McLaughlin | February 2015 | |
| 2.5 | Devil's Advocate | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Tom Chadbon as Grant, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Hugh Fraser as The President and Simone Lahbib as Pelora | Steve Lyons | March 2015 | |
| 2.6 | Truth and Lies | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Tom Chadbon as Grant, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Beverley Hills as Careen Mellanby and Nigel Carrington as Kramer | Justin Richards | April 2015 |
A third series, titled "The Spoils of War", consisting of four 60 minute episodes was released as a boxset in July 2017. They are set during season C of the TV series, with the first two episodes taking place after "Powerplay" and the third and fourth episodes set after "Rumours of Death". The role of Dayna, played by Josette Simon in the TV series, has been recast with Yasmin Bannerman.
| Title | Cast | Writer | Release Date | ||
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| 3.1 | Liberation | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Daniel Collard as Aquila/Guard 1/Guard 2, Sara Powell as Rokon and Stephen Boxer as Tarkol | Steve Lyons | July 2017 | |
| 3.2 | Outpost | Michael Keating as Vila, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Sophia Hannides as Shuuna Rel and Tracy Wiles as Valance/Cravis Roska | Christopher Cooper | July 2017 | |
| 3.3 | Close Enough | Paul Darrow as Avon, Jan Chappell as Cally, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Keith Drinkel as Dr. Leon Kaverin and Charlotte Watson as Imra | Sophia McDougall | July 2017 | |
| 3.4 | Solus | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan and Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac | George Mann | July 2017 |
The fourth series, titled "Crossfire", consisting of twelve 60 minute episodes was released across 3 box sets from October 2017 to April 2018. They are set during season C of the TV series, between "Death-Watch" and "Terminal". A story arc running across the twelve episodes concerns the attempts of Servalan's predecessor to regain the presidency of the Federation.
| Title | Cast | Writer | ReleaseDate | ||
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| 4.1 | Paradise Lost | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Hugh Fraser as The President, John Green as Enton Mordekain and Clare Vousden as Alana Winterhaven | Steve Lyons | October 2017 | |
| 4.2 | True Believers | Jan Chappell as Cally, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Rebecca Grant as Gwen Parker, Walles Hammonde as Gunner Kalvert, Roger Parrott as Storekeeper Mavlek and Becky Wright as The Goddess/The Distributor/The Curator | Simon Clark | October 2017 | |
| 4.3 | Resurgence | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Del Tarrant/Deeta Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, David Warner as Solvin Tavac and Abi Harris as Alta-Six | Mark Wright | October 2017 | |
| 4.4 | Fearless | Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera Vos, Donovan Christian-Carey as Herrick and Daniel Collard as Jallen | David Bryher | October 2017 | |
| 4.5 | Funeral on Kalion | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Hugh Fraser as The President and Trevor Littledale as Maldor. | Trevor Baxendale | January 2018 | |
| 4.6 | Shock Troops | Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Paul Darrow as Avon, Imogen Church as Niner, Tam Williams as Jay and Tania Rodrigues as Captain | Cavan Scott | January 2018 | |
| 4.7 | Erebus | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Issy Van Randwyck as Eve/Nada, Hugh Fraser as The President and Anthony Townsend as Commander/Robot | Paul Darrow | January 2018 | |
| 4.8 | The Scapegoat | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Hugh Fraser as The President, John Green as Mordekain, Toby Longworth as Lockwood and Kerry Skinner as Zheanne. | Steve Lyons | January 2018 | |
| 4.9 | Ministry of Truth | Paul Darrow as Avon, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera, Dan March as Verner and Susie Riddell as Bowkan | Una McCormack | April 2018 | |
| 4.10 | Refuge | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera and Bruce Alexander as Galon | Trevor Baxendale | April 2018 | |
| 4.11 | Kith and Kin | Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Paul Darrow as Avon, Jan Chappell as Cally, Malcolm James as Dev Tarrant, Charlotte Strevens as Reeva and Peter Aubrey as Kimar | Christopher Cooper | April 2018 | |
| 4.12 | Death of Empire | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera, Hugh Fraser as The President and John Green as Mordekain | Steve Lyons | April 2018 |
A 40th anniversary special, titled "The Way Ahead", consisting of two linked 60 minute episodes was released in January 2018. The first episode takes place during season A of the TV series, some time between "Project Avalon" and "Deliverance". The second episode takes place during season C of the TV series, some time around "Rumours of Death". A framing device, using continuity established by Paul Darrow's trilogy of "Lucifer" novels, is set some time after season D of the TV series. The role of Avalon, played by Julia Vidler in the TV series, has been recast with Olivia Poulet.
| 1.1 | Project Aquitar | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Sally Knyvette as Jenna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Stephen Greif as Travis, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Glynis Barber as Magda, Olivia Poulet as Avalon, Sam Woodward as Sheltak/Freighter Captain, Catherine Bailey as Mutoid/Captain and Fanos Xenofós as Interceptor Commander/Trooper | Mark Wright | January 2018 | |
| 1.2 | Dissent | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Jacqueline Pearce as Servalan, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Glynis Barber as Magda, Gareth Thomas as Blake, Olivia Poulet as Avalon, Kate Brown as Cassandra, Sam Woodward as Sheltak/Freighter Captain, Catherine Bailey as Mutoid/Captain and Fanos Xenofós as Interceptor Commander/Trooper | Mark Wright | January 2018 |
A fifth series, titled "Restoration", consisting of twelve episodes was released across three box sets beginning in January 2019 and ending in February 2020 the main storyline concerning the urgent repairs to the Liberator after being badly damaged and the return of The President's rule over The Federation.
| Title | Cast | Writer | ReleaseDate | ||
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| 5.1 | Damage Control | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac/Mutoid, Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera and John Green as Mordekain | Trevor Baxendale | January 2019 | |
| 5.2 | The Hunted | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Hugh Fraser as The President, John Green as Mordekain and Jan Shepard as Mutoid | Iain McLaughlin | January 2019 | |
| 5.3 | Figurehead | Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Olivia Poulet as Avalon, Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera, Jonathan Christie as Jaryss Vull and Harriet Collings as Kestra | Scott Harrison | January 2019 | |
| 5.4 | Abandon Ship | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Orac and Ian Brooker as Keel Ozaban | Steve Lyons | January 2019 | |
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| 5.5 | The New Age | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Orac, Carolyn Pickles as Vulkris and Richard Keith as Remek | Mark Wright | November 2019 | |
| 5.6 | Happy Ever After | Paul Darrow as Avon, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Lisa Bond as Queen Janylle, Heather Bleasdale as Illyne, Cliff Chapman as Tyrric and Dawn Murphy as Karna | Steve Lyons | November 2019 | |
| 5.7 | Siren | Jan Chappell as Cally, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Catherine Bailey as Mida, Phillipe Bosher as Veskar, Sophie Bleasdale as Alta-Nine and Ruth Siller as Alta-Ten | Sophia McDougall | November 2019 | |
| 5.8 | Hyperion | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Evie Dawnay as Selene Shan, Vincenzo Nicoli as Sherna and Richard Reed as Krent | Trevor Baxendale | November 2019 | |
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| 5.9 | Parasite | Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Evie Dawnay as Selene, Trevor Littledale as Valren and Becky Wright as Zoraya | Trevor Baxendale | February 2020 | |
| 5.10 | Failsafe | Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Orac, Evie Dawnay as Selene, Hugh Fraser as The President and John Green as Mordekain | Steve Lyons | February 2020 | |
| 5.11 | Reunion | Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen, Evie Dawnay as Selene and Rebecca Crankshaw as Zeera | David Bryher | February 2020 | |
| 5.12 | Imperium | Paul Darrow as Avon, Michael Keating as Vila, Jan Chappell as Cally, Steven Pacey as Tarrant, Yasmin Bannerman as Dayna, Alistair Lock as Zen/Orac, Gareth Thomas as Blake, Evie Dawnay as Selene, Hugh Fraser as The President, and Sheila Ruskin as Alta-One | February 2020 | ||
A series of full cast boxsets taking place away from The Liberator consisting of three stories each.
| 1 | Avalon Volume 01
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| 2 | Avalon Volume 02
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| 3 | The Clone Masters
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| 4 | Bayban the Butcher
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| 5 | The Terra Nostra
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| 6 | Heroes and Villains
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| 7 | After the War
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| 8 | Allies and Enemies
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New standalone Blake's 7 novels set throughout seasons A, B, and C. Some are accompanied by audiobook versions. #9, #10 and #11 are audiobook only.
| 1 | The Forgotten | N/A | Mark Wright and Cavan Scott | May 2012 |
| 2 | Archangel | N/A | Scott Harrison | November 2012 |
| 3 | Warship | N/A | Peter Anghelides | February 2013 |
| 4 | Anthology | N/A | Gillian F. Taylor; R. A. Henderson; M. G. Harris | October 2013 |
| 5 | Criminal Intent | N/A | Trevor Baxendale | November 2014 |
| 6 | Mediasphere | N/A | Kate Orman and Jonathan Blum | August 2015 |
| 7 | Heroes | Michael Keating | Trevor Baxendale
| November 2017 |
| 8 | Uprising | Stephen Greif | Christopher Cooper | January 2019 |
| 9 | Outlaw | Stephen Greif | Trevor Baxendale | November 2019 |
| 10 | Chosen | Olivia Poulet | Niel Bushnell | November 2020 |
| 11 | The Palluma Project | Sally Knyvette | Tim Gambrell | July 2021 |
| 12 | The Clone Masters: The Rule Of Death | Glynis Barber | Trevor Baxendale | September 2021 |
| 13 | Bayban the Butcher: Bayban Ascending | Colin Baker | Nigel Fairs | February 2022 |
| 14 | The Terra Nostra: Zero Point | Stephen Greif | Scott Harrison and Mark B Oliver | September 2022 |
These form a trilogy of audiobook releases written and read by Paul Darrow taking place 20 years after season D of the TV series.
| 1 | Lucifer | Paul Darrow | Paul Darrow | June 2013 |
| 2 | Lucifer: Revelation | Paul Darrow | Paul Darrow | March 2015 |
| 3 | Lucifer: Genesis | Stephen Greif | Paul Darrow | March 2021 |
| Year | Category | Work(s) | Result | ||
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| Scribe Awards | 2014 | Best Audio | The Armageddon Storm | [5] | |
| 2015 | Fortuitas | ||||
| 2019 | The Way Ahead |