Maximum Power

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!

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’...

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 s...

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...

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, S...

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...

Volcano. Series C, Episode 3. First broadcast on Monday 21 January 1980. And now on Maximum Power, Mark, Peter, Colin and Nathan have all decided to set up a colony devoted to pacifism not far away from an enormous active volcano containing a leaky nuclear bomb. Things are going just about as well as you might expect when Dayna and Tarrant arrive to patronise them and to cadge some free drinks, wh...

Powerplay. Series C, Episode 2. First broadcast on Monday 14 January 1980. And now on Maximum Power, Mark and Colin finally arrive back on board the Liberator with their new friend James Cooray-Smith, only to find an uncharacteristically rough-looking Michael Sheard, and a dramatically handsome new leading man who seems to be trying to impress them by murdering a whole bunch of people. Meanwhile,...

Aftermath. Series C, Episode 1. First broadcast on Monday 7 January 1980. And now on Maximum Power, our fearless space crew are reeling from the aftermath of the intergalactic war. While some of them take a break until next week, others go missing until later this year, and some of them are never seen again! This week, Nathan finds himself on the planet Sarran, his clothes in tatters and his Feder...

Warship. Blake's 7: The Classic Adventures 1. Released January 2013 And now on Maximum Power, Si displays his famous optimism, Col almost gets the chance to demonstrate an old smuggler’s trick, Mark can be spared to go down to Megiddo, and finally Pete finds his telepathic powers are boosted by being in this region of space, or somewhere near Birmingham at least. Join our fearless crew as they...

And now on Maximum Power, we take a look back at Series B of Blake’s 7. Our adventure has taken us from the clutches of The System on Spaceworld, to the machinations of the Terra Nostra on Space City. From the planet of the Clone Masters, to Space Command, and Horizon, Earth, Space Command, and to a planet with an ocean made of spit. We’ve been to Federation Q-Base on the planet Fosforon, Exbar, A...

Star One. Series B, Episode 13. First broadcast on Tuesday 3 April 1979. And now on Maximum Power, our intrepid crew join the precious few people who actually know where Star One is, as we reach the climactic end of Series B of Blake’s 7. This week, Col just wants it finished, he wants it over and done with, he wants to be free. Peter could talk or scream, the choice is yours. James is expecting a...

The Keeper. Series B, Episode 12. First broadcast on Tuesday 27 March 1979. This week on Maximum Power, the Liberator has arrived at the planet Goth in search of a brain print which holds the location of Star One. But the crew’s mission won’t be as easy as it sounds — for starters the place is full of tents. While Si tries to convince the local chieftain to let him see his amulet, Col is trading b...

Gambit. Series B, Episode 11. First broadcast on Tuesday 20 March 1979. And now on Maximum Power we head to Freedom City on the trail of a former Federation cyber surgeon who can apparently tell us the location of Star One, and while we’re here maybe a bit of light cheating at high stakes gambling. Pete’s cracked the gaming tables, Mark’s cheating at speed chess, Col’s a cheap little space tramp,...

Voice from the Past. Series B, Episode 10. First broadcast on Tuesday 13 March 1979. And now on Maximum Power, we’re scheming with Shivan, venting with Ven Glynd and having Le Grand old time, as we head to a governors’ conference on the planet Atlay, intent on overthrowing the Federation. This week, Si is not so enfeebled he’s forgotten the rules of the game, Simon is swathed in bandages and could...

Countdown. Series B, Episode 9. First broadcast on Tuesday 6 March 1979. This week on Maximum Power, the crew arrive on the planet Albian in search of Space Major Provine, a Federation officer who may have information on how to find Control. But they’ve arrived in the aftermath of a rebellion which has overthrown Federation control of the planet, the Federation have activated a bomb which will wip...

Hostage. Series B, Episode 8. First broadcast on Tuesday 27 February 1979. And now on Maximum Power, new arrival Hannah and her gang of crimos has taken Si, Col and Pete Hostage and is forcing them to watch Episode 8 of Series B of Blake’s 7, they may not survive. Join our intrepid crew as they struggle with persistent pursuit ships, convoluted kidnapping plots, and questionable familial relations...

Killer. Series B, Episode 7. First broadcast on Tuesday 20 February 1979. This week on Maximum Power, Nathan and Brendan teleport down to Federation installation Q-Base on the planet Fosforon to steal a translator crystal, and what better way of doing that than by blackmailing an old ‘friend’. Meanwhile, an ancient spacecraft is heading towards the planet, complete with a deadly strain of space pl...

Trial. Series B, Episode 6. First broadcast on Tuesday 13 February 1979. And now on Maximum Power the Liberator crew and the Federation are dealing with the aftermath of the catastrophic events of last week’s episode. This week, reeling from the loss of his fellow crew member, Si teleports down to an ‘uninhabited’ planet to do some soul searching, here he comes across ridge-headed latex-skinned al...

Pressure Point. Series B, Episode 5. First broadcast on Tuesday 6 February 1979. And now on Maximum Power, Blake and his crew are brought right back down to Earth, as we discuss Episode 5 of Series B of Blake’s 7 - Pressure Point. This week, although Si has been waiting for 18 days, Col is sure Blake is coming. Mark will dig us out eventually, and Pete will bury you! Will we all make it out alive...

Horizon. Series B, Episode 4. First broadcast on Tuesday 30 January 1979. And now on Maximum Power, despite space fatigue and too many space crises, the crew are ready to discuss Episode 4 of Series B of Blake’s 7. This week, in an unlikely turn of events, Nathan becomes the Liberator’s nurse, Peter reveals he’s not an ideal teacher, Simon admits he’s not an ideal pupil, and Si, well he’s not expe...

Weapon. Series B, Episode 3. First broadcast on Tuesday 23 January 1979. This week on Maximum Power, brilliant and slightly unhinged Beta-grade technician Nathan has invented a rather curiously named weapon, and now he’s on the run from the Federation, taking downtrodden and rather fabulous bond-slave Brendan with him. To catch them, James dons one of his best frocks and enlists the services of fl...

Shadow. Series B, Episode 2. First broadcast on Tuesday 16 January 1979. And now on Maximum Power, the Liberator crew head to Space City to enlist the support of shadowy drug-smuggling criminal syndicate the Terra Nostra in their fight against the Federation. This week as Si tries to negotiate with the Terra Nostra, Col is sneakily sampling the delights of the satellite of sin, while newcomer (and...

Redemption. Series B, Episode 1. First broadcast on Tuesday 9 January 1979. And now on Maximum Power, everyone’s had a haircut and found some new clothes, and we’re being dragged inexorably towards Spaceworld and the beginning of Series B of Blake’s 7. This week, Col is watching everything at half-speed, James is pondering the nature of prediction, Mark is wondering if we’re being pulled to somewh...

And now on Maximum Power, we’re excited to present the second part of our two-part interview with legendary director Michael E. Briant. In this week’s episode, Michael talks to Si and Pete about his original concept for the flight deck of the Liberator, robots at Wookey Hole, and why he didn’t return for Series B.