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PODCAST

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast

Jim Cameron, Martin Hannan

A monthly podcast in which Jim and Martin (from The Krynoid PodCast) review every episode of the BBC sci-fi series Blake"s 7 in broadcast order.

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All Episodes

01:56:32

39: Terminal

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2025/12/31

This is the end, beautiful friend. Or is it...? Avon is even more anti-social than usual, Tarrant and Cally attract more monkeys than a Kubrick monolith and Zen's looking more than a little mouldy. Will Avon ever spill the beans? Will the Liberator make it to the end of the episode? Can the continuity announcer save the show? And did Jim and Martin enjoy the season finale or were they Terminally bored? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple

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01:55:08

38: Death-Watch

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2025/11/30

Blood is thicker than water, they say, and Tarrant gets the chance to find out as his big brother goes to war. Vila swigs, Avon snogs, Dayna sneers and Del Boy gets to walk in Deeta's shiny shoes as the galaxy watches. Does Cliff Jones still have some green death on his hand? What is that on Deeta's head and would it like a saucer of milk? How many pan-galactic gargle blasters would it take for Dayna to fancy Vila? And did Jim and Martin achieve the ultimate thrill with Death-Watch or did they

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02:05:49

37: Moloch

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2025/10/31

It's "toxic masculinity ahoy!" this time as our intrepid outlaws fetch up on the planet of 1970s blokes. Ben Steed inflicts upon us another misogynistic smorgasbord in which a bunch of unreconstructed males terrorise the winsome women of Sardos. But who is the real power behind the organisation? Why does he look like that (budget considerations aside)? Is Vila the worst of all Servalan's right-hand-men (Jarriere aside)? And did Moloch leave Jim and Martin Reformed or with a bad taste in their

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01:47:49

36: Ultraworld

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2025/09/21

Core blimey! Avon loves computers but enough to run around inside one? For this is Ultraworld - every technophobe's nightmare. Menaced by both the bald and the elderly, our heroes must perambulate through a PC to save calamitous Cally and a particularly sweaty Avon, while hoping they don't mix up their minds. After all, Avon's personality in Cally's body doesn't bear thinking about. Is this the worst ever Blue Man Group gig? Why is Dayna dentally dangerous? Which Christmas crackers does Vila buy

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01:56:17

35: Sarcophagus

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2025/08/18

Time for our intrepid travellers to play at dress up. Cally's uses her lizard brain, Tarrant is the Scarlet Gimpernel, Dayna indulges in some blatant lyreing, and Vila's become a low-rent children's entertainer. Avon, of course, is the bloke in black who ruins everyone's fun. But what is the secret of the space pumpkin? Should Avon really be going round kissing dead people? Less importantly, can he beat Tarrant in a piddling competition? And did Jim and Martin gain new life from watching

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02:16:25

34: Rumours of Death

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2025/07/07

Avon (or "Avon" to his loved ones) has a score to settle - even if that means some voluntary confinement and ocular endangerment along the way. He wants to cut Shrinker down to size but it turns out the trembling torturer might not have been Anna's executioner after all. Meanwhile, Servalan knows that rebuilding the Federation is a marathon, not a sprint, but it looks like she's hit a wall. Will the wise-cracking dentists make it to the end of the episode? Do Avon and Dayna really stash their

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02:11:47

33: Children of Auron

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2025/06/11

Servalan's feeling broody so everyone else must suffer for her little children. Wiping out Cally's race is, of course, a small price to pay for these fascist foetuses and, call it nesting instinct if you like, she also has her eyes on the Liberator. But she reckons without uncommunicative Aurons, subordinate infighting and Orac the apothecary. But what the heck is Michael Troughton wearing and why? Can Servalan's dress tell the future? Who filled the Liberator flight-deck with nitrous oxide? And

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02:11:01

32: City at the Edge of the World

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2025/04/18

So Vila finally gets his moment in the (CSO) sun. And all he has to do to earn it is open an unopenable door and avoid being killed by a Six-maniac. But at least he almost gets the girl. How do you subtly hint to a new acquaintance that they may have personal hygiene issues? What are the practical difficulties posed by invisible legs? Can you really raise kids and cattle on an asteroid? And did Jim and Martin find the episode full of Homeworld charm or was it like crawling through slime? Listen to

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02:21:51

31: The Harvest of Kairos

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2025/03/02

It's time for a spot of piracy for our intrepid and newly-aimless adventurers. And where better to do that than on a deadly planet infested with enormous zeppelin-arsed insects? But who died and made Tarrant Liberator captain? Is Jarvik a complete arse (or merely a buttock)? As Servalan is unqualified to weep at the death of a friend, does laughing at the demise of an enemy count? And did the episode yield riches for Jim and Martin, or was it just some obsolete space junk? Listen to find out! This

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02:02:31

30: Dawn of the Gods

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2024/12/31

Newly self-appointed leader, Tarrant, is powerless to stop the Liberator and crew from being sucked into a black hole. Therein they find a place which could be none more black, inhabited by a regency fop, a wild west bank clerk and a wee man with cranial varicose veins. When will Avon teleport Tarrant into deep space? When it comes to equations, who is the sharpest graphite writing stick in the box? Will Cally swipe left (or burst out laughing) when she sees the Thaarn? And will Jim and Martin

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02:33:49

29: Volcano

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2024/11/25

Newbies Tarrant and Dayna are on a mission on behalf of their crew to find someone that only they have never met. And to maybe find a suitable place to settle down and electroshock kids. However, Servalan and Not-Travis have other plans, which involve a posh tramp, a dead dog and a parsnip with a face. Is it medieval re-enactment week on the Liberator? Does Michael Gough have smelly hands? What is the secret of the Yorkshire Moors mincers? And did Volcano light a fire inside Jim and Martin or is

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01:58:39

28: Powerplay

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2024/10/25

After escaping Sarran, Avon and Dayna arrive on the Liberator where they find some squabbling squatters. A young Blake-alike, Mr Bronson's evil twin and some less-than-crack troopers are acting like they own the place so our two rebels have to act as a castaway couple. Meanwhile Vila develops a split personality and Cally meets a familiar and impatient in-patient. Will the Terran Federation trespassers find out the truth about Mr & Mrs Chevron? Which of Vila's organs will the Chengans discard? Is

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01:54:21

27: Aftermath

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2024/09/14

Series C kicks off with a Tempest of activity (do you see?). Avon gets two snogs, Dayna loses two loved ones and the Sarrans are too primitive to open a hatch. Will Avon really team up with saucy Servalan to rule the galaxy? Who is the random NPC in the dunes? Is there any justification for shaving horses? And do Jim and Martin think the episode hits the mark like Dayna with an arrow, or kicks the bucket like Mike Yates and a Terileptil? Listen to find out (some of the above)! This episode can also

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02:14:34

26: Star One

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2024/07/21

We finally reach the denouement of Series B but who will get out alive? That keenest of self-promoters, Servalan, is in a flap as her previously moist parts are dry and her melons are freezing. Something's up at Star One where the technicians are more cabbage than kings and the neighbourhood is about to go down the (toilet) pan. Can Blake convince the enemy that he's Travis? Can Brian Croucher convince us that Travis is remotely interested in Blake's death? And can Avon and co hold off the

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02:08:33

25: The Keeper

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2024/06/18

Blake and co brave noxious Goth fumes while inspecting every thong they can get their hands on. Warring brothers, their sorceress sister and a jealous jester serve only to complicate matters. Does Goth boast a galactically-renowned wine region? Is Gola any different roaring drunk than roaring sober? What is the average air speed of a flying codpiece? And do Jim and Martin think the episode is a keeper or should it be cast Down Below? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found

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02:54:23

24: Gambit

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2024/05/11

Freedom City's subtle forms of satisfaction are not for the likes of Blake and co. They have a dipsomaniac doctor to find, a cat fight to create and a chess master to challenge. Meanwhile, Servalan has a plot to hatch and a halfwit to explain it to. At least Travis is relatively armless this week. But can a tin dog really offer sexual satisfaction? Does Aubrey Woods have a naturally shiny complexion? Will Jim get to the end of the marathon recording session before passing out? And did Gambit give

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02:00:23

23: Voice from the Past

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2024/03/20

Something that looks very much like a trap turns out to be... a trap. Who knew? Answer: Avon and Cally. Is Blake out of his mind or is the Epoch of True Freedom (TM) really being heralded? Who could possibly defeat Le Grand in a staring competition? Will there ever be an adequate excuse for this...? And was the episode a welcome blast from the past for Jim and Martin or would they rather hide it behind a fruit machine? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple

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01:49:07

22. Countdown

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2024/02/17

Avon meets an old enemy while the series returns to an old plot device. The episode, unpredictably called Countdown, throws up some intriguing health and safety issues. How close should you stand to a firing rocket engine? Is it wise to submerge your electronic bracelets? And should you pop your tool into an explosive device? Did Jim and Martin feel in safe hands with the episode or were they counting down the Space Minutes until it ended? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found

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02:10:16

21: Hostage

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2024/01/16

It's a case of unhappy families this time as Travis blackmails Ushton's brother's wayward son into visiting his uncle and his cousin/former squeeze (don't ask). Where did Vila's trust issues go? What occurred back on Exbar between the (variably) youthful Blake and Inga? What the flipping crikey has happened to the Mutoids?! And were Jim and Martin captivated by the episode or were they longing to escape from it? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple

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01:44:37

20: Killer

Blake"s 7: The Mutoid Podcast ·

2023/11/10

With friends like Tynus, does Avon really need any enemies? But the entomological artist can be of use to our unemotional anti-hero as those pesky Federation codes won't crack themselves. Throw in a over-lively cadaver, an ancient virus and some outrageous outfits and our regulars are struggling to stay alive and keep a straight face. But did Jim and Martin find this episode to be all killer and no filler or was it flogging a Trojan horse. Listen to find out! This episode can also be found

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