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44 years ago today, the BBC aired its latest science fiction series. Dark, violent and dystopian it pitted a group of criminals against a neo-fascist Federation in a doomed battle for survival and freedom.
This is the story of #Blakes7...
This is the story of #Blakes7...
Blakes 7 (no apostrophe) was unique. Created by Terry Nation, it was more George Orwell than George Lucas. Story arcs were long, morals were hazy, lead characters were gruesomely tortured or killed off. Cynicism, ruthlessness and paranoia were always present.
Blakes 7 tells the story of political dissident Roj Blake. Brainwashed and used as bait to trap other dissidents he is then tried on false charges and deported to die on a penal colony.
Today in pulp:I recast Blakes 7 with 1970s British sit-com actors to see if it still works!
Surprisingly it does...
Surprisingly it does...
#Blakes7 was the BBC's dystopian space opera, running from 1978 to 1981. Cynical, bleak and violent it captured the mood of the late '70s.
But what if David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd had written it? Who would they have cast in Blakes 7: The Sitcom?
But what if David Croft and Jeremy Lloyd had written it? Who would they have cast in Blakes 7: The Sitcom?
Well for Roj Blake my money's on Richard O'Sullivan. Decent, craggy, a natural leading man and a versatile actor. He also played Dick Turpin on ITV so he knows how to portray an outlaw.
In 1978 the BBC aired its latest science fiction show. Dark, violent and dystopian it pitted a group of criminals against a neo-fascist Federation in a doomed battle for survival and freedom. And it was a huge hit.
This is the story of #Blakes7...
This is the story of #Blakes7...
Blakes 7 (no apostrophe) was unique. Created by Terry Nation it was more George Orwell than George Lucas. Story arcs were long, morals were hazy, lead characters were gruesomely tortured or killed off. Cynicism, ruthlessness and paranoia were always present.
Blakes 7 tells the story of political dissident Roj Blake. Brainwashed and used as bait to trap other dissidents he is then tried on false charges and deported to die on a penal colony.
Kamran Memon from @spacegovuk is talking about ORAC - Orbital Risk Assessment Capability. For UK people older than 40 you will recognise the missed opportunity to include an image of a plastic box with flashing lights #Blakes7 #orbitaldebris19 #spacedebris
Kamran also scores with another acronym: C++ High Level Astrodynamics Propagator (CHAPS), which is perfect for the @spacegovuk
Impressive range of models and approaches under development at the @spacegovuk to enable licensing and to support the #newspace community in the UK to achieve its ambitions in a responsible way #orbitaldebris2019
