Blake's 7: The Mutoid Podcast

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 did Jim and Martin feel paternal towards the episode or was it like babysitting the Bash Street Kids? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

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 find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! The additional content mentioned in the episode: The Colin Baker Chronicles Sheelagh Wells interview    

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 episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other pod apps (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! And, as promised within the podcast, the Clive James hatchet job and TV spot with Jacqueline Pearce. https://archive.clivejames.com/essays/facedog.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvxBCAdMoD0  

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 place the episode up among the gods or will it dawn on them that it's a black hole of quality? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening! And, as promised within the podcast, the DreamWatch James Follett interview... Our thanks to Marilyn Burge for supplying this.

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 their love for the episode extinct? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

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 Steven Toast one of Tarrant's ancestors? And were Jim and Martin in Powerplay's power or did it choke the life out of them? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook, Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and on Threads and Bluesky where we are @mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

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 be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

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 advancing fleet of Space car boot sale leftovers? And do Jim and Martin think the episode is a worthy end to the series or is it more whimper than bang? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. As mentioned in the episode, the play-out song is the Blake's 7 themed Intergalactic Space Crusaders by Star One, from their 2002 album Space Metal. Thanks for listening!

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 at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

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 the lads immense pleasure or was it a case or more is less?  Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

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 Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

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 at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

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 Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, and look us up on Threads and Bluesky, where we are mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

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 at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter, on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, on Threads as Mutoidkrynoidpods and on Bluesky as @jimcameron.bsky. Thanks for listening!

It's time for Servalan to wash that man right out of her short hair but will Travis go quietly? Or will he get all shouty in a courtroom. [You've probably guessed which.] Meanwhile, Blake is down and unsafe on a lively planet with a friendly infestation and Avon is safely up in space, monitoring proceedings with amusement/concern*. [*Delete as applicable] But did Jim and Martin find oneness with the episode or was it all a bit of a trial? Listen to find out! This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter, on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social, on Threads as Mutoidkrynoidpods and on Bluesky as @jimcameron.bsky. Thanks for listening!

And then there were 6.  No spoilers here but a big character who was a bit limited and prone to the odd Breakdown has gone the way of his "woman". But whose fault was it? Who is Ronald Travis? What's that on Servalan's head (and dress come to that)? And did Jim and Martin thrive on Pressure Point or did they crack? Listen to find out! 00:00 Intro and context 06:30 A walkthrough of the episode 55:01 A review of the episode 2:03:38 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter, on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social and on Threads as Mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

In this episode our intrepid but knackered travellers try to find some peace on a remote planet. Needless to say they don't get it but they do get racked, dirty and blow-piped and encounter a puppet, his masters and, worst of all, some white blokes with dreads.  But did Jim and Martin find their horizons broadened or was it all too much like hard work? Listen to find out! 00:00 Intro and context 05:54 A walkthrough of the episode 52:06 A review of the episode 1:45:17 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter, on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social and on Threads as Mutoidkrynoidpods. Thanks for listening!

This time our heroes and villains duke it out over a weapon of delayed destruction, IMIPAK. It's a case of Chekhov's Induced Molecular Instability Projector and Key but who will get zapped and who will be told when to die? And did Weapon blow Jim and Martin away or was it like a peashooter off a rhino's back? Listen to find out! 00:00 Intro and context 06:07 A walkthrough of the episode 51:02 A review of the episode 1:48:54 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter and on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social. Thanks for listening!

Blake and crew enter the murky world of the Terra Nostra. Yes, this is Shadow in which Blake is mugged off, Avon is cheesed off and Vila is sucked into a world of hedonism. But did Shadow give Jim and Martin an exhilarating high or a depressing low. Listen to find out! 00:00 Intro and context 05:23 A walkthrough of the episode 56:00 A review of the episode 1:56:57 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Podvine, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter and on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social. Thanks for listening!

Blake and crew find that twoking doesn't pay when the original owners of the Liberator catch up with them, waving their Space V5 at them. Our heroes fall out with the ship, the Altas fall for Orac's ruse and a gimp falls from a great height. But did Jim and Martin fall in love with Redemption? 00:00 Intro and context 06:31 A walkthrough of the episode 57:03 A review of the episode 1:44:52 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter and on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social. Thanks for listening!

It's the end of the series and there are a few questions that need answering. Who or what is Orac? Why is Gan such a weirdo? And who knows what mystery illness half the crew are suffering from? [Hint: everyone but them] 00:00 Intro and context 04:38 A walkthrough of the episode 51:01 A review of the episode 1:49:05 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter and on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social. Thanks for listening!

On the planet Skaro (sorry... Cephlon), Jenna is captured by the Mutos (sorry... Scavengers), Gan puts some heads together and Avon's already flourishing God complex is encouraged by an unlikely acolyte. And if you want a vision of the future, Winston, imagine Norman Stanley Fletcher kneeling on Cally's back for half an episode. 00:00 Intro and context 06:43 A walkthrough of the episode 39:26 A review of the episode 1:30:32 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter and on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social. Thanks for listening!

Blake and Cally have to propel a high-maintenance antique - and his car - while Jenna meets an old flame who threatens to incinerate her new friends.  00:00 Intro and context 04:55 A walkthrough of the episode 46:13 A review of the episode 1:41:56 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter and on Mastodon at @mutoidpodcast@mstdn.social. Thanks for listening!

Gan proves something of a headache for the rest of the crew (and a pain in the neck for Cally in particular) so they're forced to put themselves in the skilled but dangerous hands of a surgeon with ideas above his space station, with less than hilarious results. 00:00 Intro and context 05:15 A walkthrough of the episode 42:55 A review of the episode 1:44:30 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and all other podcatchers (as far as we know). You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening!  

Blake and Travis meet yet again on a planet as cold as Servalan's heart. Old One Eye has a virus and Roj must dodge it but who will get the girl? 00:00 Intro and context 06:05 A walkthrough of the episode 44:51 A review of the episode 1:44:05 Summing up and scores. This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and many other podcatchers. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Blake and Travis meet again - this time on a dead planet where they're coerced into fighting mano a mano, seconded by their better halves. Watching closely are Sinofar (the Guardian) and Giroc (who's more like the Daily Mail). Who will win in this titanic battle and will any nuts be involved? 00:00 Intro and context 05:39 A walkthrough of the episode 44:35 A review of the episode 1:35:48 Summing up and scores. This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and many other podcatchers. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening!

It's a Scandal on the Ortega this time as Avon and Cally unleash their inner Sherlock and Watson and try to identify the Dracula-collared killer on the Destiny mission ship. Warning: some flared jumpsuits were worn in the making of this programme. 00:00 Intro and context 04:38 A walkthrough of the episode 44:30 A review of the episode 1:25:14 Summing up and scores. This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and many other podcatchers. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening!

After a day out blowing stuff up, the Liberator away team have a nagging feeling they've forgotten something. And a couple of new faces make their debuts. 00:00 Intro and context 05:10 A walkthrough of the episode 48:00 A review of the episode 1:32:09 Summing up and scores. This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and many other podcatchers. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening!

The Liberator crew come a cropper in the dark web and Blake and Avon meet some fun size Zygons and an aquatic oddity. 00:00 Intro and context 06:18 A walkthrough of the episode 56:15 A review of the episode 1:58:06 Summing up and scores. This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and many other podcatchers. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening!

In this season of good will, the Liberator crew find that no good deed goes unpunished. 00:00 Intro and context 04:26 A walkthrough of the episode 44:35 A review of the episode 1:46:16 Scores, thankyous and a recommendation. This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and many other podcatchers. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening. Have a very merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!  

Now our doughty rebels have the Liberator, it's time to rescue the other inmates of the London (we hope Blake's packed earplugs). 00:00 Intro and context 05:42 A walkthrough of the episode 59:19 A review of the episode 2:10:55 Summing up and scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and many other podcatchers. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening!

We're back to review the second episode of Blake's 7... Space Fall. 00:00 Music and introductory nonsense 03:20 Space Fall in context 06:37 A walkthrough of the episode 53:05 A review of the episode 1:51:35 Summing up and Scores This episode can also be found at iTunes/Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Player FM, Pocket Casts, Reason, Castbox and many other podcatchers. You can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Welcome to the Mutoid Podcast. This is a new Blake's 7 podcast from Jim and Martin who made the Krynoid PodCast and it will run along similar lines. For those unfamiliar with the Krynoid PodCast, we walk through the episode of the month in some detail and then review it and each give it a score out of ten. If you want to pick and choose the sections to listen to, here are some timestamps for this episode on the very first episode of Blake's 7, The Way Back. 00:00 Music and introduction 02:19 The return of Russell T Davies to Doctor Who 06:44 The origins of Blake's 7 12:04 A walkthrough of The Way Back 50:45 A review of the episode 1:46:42 Summing up and Scores We hope you enjoy the episode and come back for more!