Oddly enough I like the newsletter, which also includes a little fiction, better than the all-fiction zines. Some of the letters and essays are amusing.
Were there more issues after #18?
Fiction:
Cinnabar, "One of the Family" (S4; So)
Jess, "Ghost" (S3, Rumours and post-Rumours; A-C)
Gina Phillips, "Vila-- Last Thoughts" (S4, Blake; V)
Nonfiction:
"Committee Intro" (Susan J. King, Margaret Bennett)
Margaret, "Editorial"
Episode guide
Interview with Chris Boucher
"Confidential Application for Appointment" (job application; A; humor)
"Soapbox corner"
John Humphries, "A Sandy Affair" (essay)
"Views, reviews, opinions"
L. O., "The 4th Series-- What Was Missing"
Ros Williams, "Clothing in the Third Century of the New Calendar" (essay)
Cinnabar, "'Rumours of Death' from a Fan's Point of View"
"Oracle Mart" (ads for clubs, cons, etc.)
King Press (ads for other zines from same publisher)
Chas Early, "A Review of the 1st Episode of Blake's 7: The Way Back"
Poetry:
Jess, "Blake's Forgotten Past"
Jess, "All in the Mind"
Jess, "I'm Vila"
Art:
Margaret Bennett cover B-C
Fiction:
John Humphries, "Alone with Orac" (script; S3 or S4; V-O)
Leslie E. Hatch, untitled (S5, long after GP; humor)
John Paines, "Survivors" (S4, alt-Blake)
John Humphries, "Revenge" (script; sequel to "Alone with
Orac;" S3 or S4; V-O)
Nonfiction:
Margaret, "Editorial"
"Oracle Postal Interview No. 2"
John Humphries, interview with Vere Lorrimer
John Humphries, "Critical Reaction" (response to interview)
"Soap Box Corner"
Michael Mather, "The Male Chauvinist View of
Clothing in the 3rd Century of the Second
Calendar (or Whenever)" (essay)
L. O., "The Blake's 7 Choir" (essay)
Goriana, "Response to A Sandy Affair" (essay)
D. B., "Useless Info"
"Vilosophies" (humor)
"Ouch!" ("The page where you can list lines from B7 that made you wince")
"Cast News"
"Spacefall" (episode summary)
"Oracle Mart" (ads)
Poetry:
Jess, "Brotherly Love" (Ta)
Jess, "Gan's Lady"
Art:
Margaret Bennett cover Liberator
Fiction:
Linda Terrell, "The Final Act" (S4, Blake; the clone);
later reprinted in SOUTHERN LIGHTS #1 (mm; US, 1985.8)
Michael A. Hather, "A Dying Planet" (S5?; A-Se)
Nonfiction:
Margaret, "Editorial"
"For and Against"
Henry Eggleton, "A Review of Blakes 7 Afterlife by Tony Attwood" (book review)
M. Bennett, "Committee Response to Afterlife" (book review)
"Competition"
Susan J. King, "Hairbag-- The Radio Star" (article)
Susan J. King, "Over Ten Milion People Watched 'Blake'
the Last Episode of Blake's 7"
Hairbag [=Susan J. King], "First Time for Everything" (Galacticon report)
Susan J. King, "Don't Start Without Me-- Only It Did!" (theatre review)
L. E. H. "A Blake's 7 Top Ten" (song titles; humor)
"Soap Box Corner"
Michael Hather, "Who Is Blake?" (essay)
Ros Williams, "Point of Clothing" (essay)
L.E.H., "On the Same Subject" (essay)
J.D., "A Fashionable Comment" (essay)
Jan Harley, "Was Orac Mad" (essay)
Ros Williams, "Answer to the Interview [with Vere Lorrimer]"
"Cast News"
"Oracle Mart" (ads)
Poetry:
Jess, "Soolin-- Gun Lady"
Jess, "My Way Back"
No art
Fiction:
Mack Tavish, "The Wrong Side of Paradise" (S4)
Nonfiction:
Margaret, "Editorial"
"A Word from the President" (Susan J. King)
"Competition Results"
Cinnabar, "A Punk Blakes 7 Top Ten" (somg titles; humor)
"Soap Box Corner"
Michael Hather, "Who Is Blake?" (essay)
Keith Gooch, "Gauda Prime-- The Continuing Saga" (essay)
Jan Harley, "Afterlife, An Unappreciation" (book review)
Ros Williams, "Rumours of Death from Another Fans' Point of View" (essay)
"Cast News"
"Oracle Mart"
Poetry:
Jess, "Dark Secret" (A)
Jess, "The Cry of a Child" (So)
Art:
? cover Se
Fiction:
[Mack Tavish], "The Wrong Side of Paradise, Part Two" (S4)
Nonfiction:
Anon, "Tarnished 'Silver'" (TV review)
A. Spacerat, "A Review of Space City" (con report)
The Pres [=Susan J. King], "Space City" (con report)
J. D. Humphries, "Cosmic Tunes Top 31" (song titles; humor)
Keith Gooch, "I Have Been Here Before" (theatre review)
H. B. [=Susan J. King], "I Have Been Here Before" (theatre review)
"A Tribute to Valentine Dyall"
Lalla Fox on the Box, "Dempsey and Makepeace-- A Review"
(TV review)
"Soap Box Corner"
H. B. [=Susan J. King], "Rumours of Death... Yet Again!" (essay)
L. E. H., "Answer Back" (essay)
H. B. [=Susan J. King], "The Blake Appreciation Society: Membership-- One"
J. Harley, "The Star Spotting Spot" (cast news)
"The Competition"
"Oracle Mart"
No art
Fiction:
Jess, "Rebels with a Cause" (S?; oc)
xBryn Lantry, "But I Let You Go" (S3, post-Rumours; A/Anna)
Nonfiction:
Furball [=Jane King], "Editorial"
Hairbag [=Susan J. King], "Presidents Bit"
Hairbag [=Susan J. King], "At the Earth's Core" (film review)
Hairbag [=Susan J. King], "Blake" (essay)
xBryn Lantry, "The Blake Appreciation Society: Membership-- Two" (essay)
"News Bulletin"
J. D. Humphries, "Morgan's Boy and So Much More" (TV review)
Henry Eggleton, "Space City-- A Report" (con report)
Linda Harrild, "A Quote from Nightrider by David Mack"
L. O., "Sand Castles" (response to an early nl)
"Did You Know"
Jan Harley, "A Dempsey and Makepeace Article" (TV review)
"Cygnus Alpha" (episode summary)
Jan Harley, "Blake's Seven Top Ten" (song titles; humor)
Linda Harrild, "Ghosts by Leo Sayer" (quotation of poem)
Susan J. King and Jan Harley, film titles matched to B7b characters
"Star Spotting" (actors in other roles)
"Oracle Mart" (ads)
Poetry:
Patrick Chapman, "Choice Over Horizon"
Art:
? cover Ta; So-D
Fiction:
?, "Karus" (Rebels with a Cause series; S1, The Way Back; oc)
Henry C. Eggleton, "The Outcast" (Rebels with a Cause series; S?; oc)
?, "Hana" (Rebels with a Cause series; S2, Shadow; Hana)
Nonfiction:
"Editorial"
"Presidential Bit"
"Talk Right Back" (letters)
Margaret Bennett, "What Ever Happened to B7 Fandom"
"Rebels Rebel" (short character bio; G)
L.O., "Gan" (essay)
Sweet Blue Eyes, "Olag Gan: The Man" (essay)
"Did You Know"
"Delayed Reaction" (responses)
Jess, "Blake and His Women" (essay)
Jane M. King, "Blake-- A Personal Opinion" (essay)
Ros Williams, "Series 4" (essay)
Kady, "Favorite Alien Being(s) of the Four Seaasons" (essay)
Furball [=Jane M. King], "'Blake'-- Blake or Clone?" (essay)
Patrick Chapman, "The Federation and Co-Existance" (essay)
Jan Harley, "Appreciation of B7 by an A-Team Fanatic" (essay)
Ros Williams, "The Sandy Affair-- Shifting Sands?" (essay)
Kady, "Class Distinction" (essay)
Patrick Chapman, "Movie Supernovae" (movie titles matched with B7 characters)
"Crossed Wires"
John Humphries, "A Matter of Teleport" (essay)
"Blake's Seven Summed Up: Timesquad" (episode summary)
J. D. Humphries, "News Cast" (cast news)
"Pen Pal List"
"The New Club Competition"
"Rebels Exposed" (actors in other roles)
"Shop Soiled" (ads)
Poetry:
Henry C. Eggleton, "Shattered Dreams" (B)
Art:
Margaret Bennett cover G
Rosemary Woodhouse p. 3 G
Fiction:
Rowena Sayer, "Next Move" (S3; humor)
M. J. Moore, "A Satire" (alt-S5; Se?; humor)
?, "A Rebels Tale" (Rebels with a Cause series; S5; oc)
Nonfiction:
"Editorial"
"Presidents Bit"
"Talk Right Back" (letters)
Keith Gooch, "Blake's Seven Fandom, A Reason for Its Decline" (essay)
"Did You Know"
"Rebels Rebel" (short character bio; J)
Jess, "Jenna-- A Biased Opinion" (essay)
Jeff Haughton, "Jenna: A Personal Tribute by One of Her Devoted Followers" (essay)
Kady, "Jenna: I Don't Remember Her" (essay)
"Delayed Reaction" (responses)
Furball [=Jane King], "Series 4 and Cally"
Hazel Howell, "Teleport"
Gillian Fenwick, "Rumours of Teleport"
Jan Harley, "Galacticon '86" (con report)
Hairbag [=Susan J. King], "A Convention" (Galacticon report)
Kady, "Review: Country of Afternoon" (radio review)
H. B. [=Susan J. King], "A Word for the High Council" (essay)
Kady, "Blake's Seven Top 12" (song titles; humor)
"Crossed Wires"
Kady, "Orac-- A Working Problem"
J. D. Humphries, "News Cast" (cast news)
"Club Competition Winner"
"Rebels Exposed" (actors in other roles)
"Shop Soiled" (ads)
Poetry:
Jess, "All in the Mind" (C?)
Paul Blaker, "The Nagging Doubt" (S4, Rescue; V)
Art:
Margaret Bennett cover J
? p. 8a J
Fiction:
Nicola Barnard, "Tyl's Story" (Rebels with a Cause series; S5; ocm)
Nonfiction:
"Editorial"
"Presidents Bits"
Jan Harley, "Hello Cruel World" (message from new club secretary)
"Talk Right Back" (letters)
"Rebels Review"
Gina Phillips, "Review of 'Benefactors' Starring Gareth Thomas" (theatre review)
Jan Harley, "Benefactors" (theatre review)
Patrick Chapman, "Zine Aid One" (zine review)
"Rebels Rebel" (short character bio; A)
H. B. [=Susan J. King], "My Article on Avon"
Rowena Sayer, "Avon"
Patrick Chapman, "The Avon Article"
Kady, "Avon"
"Delayed Reaction" (responses)
Susan Christian, "Dear Oracle"
Jeff Haughton, "Blake's Seven-- The Fourth Season"
?, "Blake's Seven Fandom-- A Reason for Its Decline And a Headache for Kady"
John L. Paines, "A Reply to the Article by Keith Gooch in Oracle 8"
Rowena Sayer, "Keith Gooch-- A Reply"
H. B. [=Susan J. King], "The Presidential Reply"
Susan Christian, "Keith Gooch-- Fandom"
Nicola Barnard, "Blake's Seven Fandom: A Reason Why
It's Lasted So Long, A.K.A. A Reply to a
Certain Person's Article"
Jeff Haughton, "Blake's Seven Musical Request Spot" (song
titles; humor)
"News Cast" (cast news)
Poetry:
Sweet Blue Eyes (Paul Blaker), "Final Plea" (S4, alt-
Orbit; A-V)
Art:
Margaret Bennett cover A
Rosemary Woodhouse p. 9 A
Fiction:
D. L. Foster, "Venom" (Part 1 of 6; S4; Ta-hc)
Cheryl Beresford, "Kelrina" (Rebel with a Cause series; S5; ocf)
Nonfiction:
"Editorial"
"Presidents Bits"
"Talk Right Back" (letters)
"Rebels Review"
?, review of Space City '86
(several pages missing from copy I examined; probably
included "Rebels Rebel: Vila")
?, interview with Michael Keating
"Delayed Reaction" (responses)
"Did You Know"
Jeff Haughton, "Blake's 7 Charts"
"Blake's Seven Summed Up: The Web"
"Rebel News" (news of club members)
"Rebel Recruitments" (pen pals)
"Rebels Exposed" (actors in other roles)
"News Cast" (cast news)
"Shop Soiled" (ads)
Poetry:
?, "Point of View" (S4, Blake; A)
Nicola Barnard, "At the Edge of Eternity"
Art:
Rosemary Woodhouse cover V
p. 4a V
Fiction:
D. L. Foster, "Venom" (Part 2 of 6; S4; Ta-hc)
Clare Nicholson, "Strange Objects Fly through Space" (alt-S5? V)
[Jeff Haughton?], "Extracts from: Diary of a Federation
Soldier" (Rebels with a Cause series; S?; ocm)
Nonfiction:
"Editorial"
"Presidents Bits"
"Talk Right Back" (letters)
"Rebels Rebel" (short character bio; C)
Rosemary Woodhouse, "Cally"
Jenny Smith, "Dear Readers"
Chameleon, "Loving the Alien?"
Sharon King, "Cally"
Rowena Sayer, "Cally"
"Rebels Review"
Furball [=Jane King], "Panto Report: Babes in the Wood" (theatre review)
"Delayed Reaction" (responses)
Sharon King, a reaction to Lynda Harrild's article "Crossed Wires"
Hairbag [=Susan J. King], "Bang-- You're Dead!"
"Rebels Exposed" (actors in other roles)
"Announcements"
"Rebel Recruitments" (pen pals)
"News Cast" (cast news)
"Shop Soiled" (ads)
Poetry:
Henry Eggleton, "Cally"
Patrick Chapman, "Heroes" (S4, Blake; A)
Art:
Fliss Davies cover C
Rosemary Woodhouse p. 2a C
Fiction:
D. L. Foster, "Venom" (Part 3 of 6; S4; Ta-hc)
The Author, "Who's Doing the Washing" (S3; humor)
?, "Drugged Tranquility"
Guardian, "Rebel with a Cause" (S?; oc)
Nonfiction:
"Editorial"
"The Presidents Bits!"
"Talk Right Back" (letters)
"Rebels Rebel" (short character bio; Ta)
Jan Harley, "Tarrant" (essay)
Lianne Parkinson, "Tarrant" (essay)
Jenny Smith, "Thoughts on Tarrant" (essay)
Rosemary Woodhouse, "Tarrant" (essay)
Rowena Sayer, "Del-boy"
H. B. [=Susan J. King], "Well I Liked Him, So There!" (essay)
"Rebels Review"
Jan Harley, "Galacticon '87 (or The Day the President Died)" (con review)
Sharon Johnson, "A Sting in the Tail" (theatre review; PD)
Jan Harley, "Holiday" (theatre review; Geoffrey Burridge)
"Did You Know"
Peter the Pen, "Zuurerrrrrrrrppehuur-- Compliance with Science?" (article on handguns)
Anthony King, "Guns" (article)
"Blake's Seven Summed Up: Seek-Locate-Destroy"
"Rebels Exposed" (actors in other roles)
"News Cast" (cast news)
(no ads this time)
Poetry:
Margaret Bennett, "Servalan"
Art:
Rosemary Woodhouse cover Ta
Margaret Bennett p. 4a Ta
Fiction:
Paul Blaker, "Venom, the Alternative Conclusion, or, What
I'd Like to See Happen to Tarrant"
D. L. Foster, "Venom" (Part 4 of 6; S4; Ta-hc)
Nonfiction:
Editorial
"Talk Right Back" (letters; including Jeff Haughton, "20 Questions")
"Rebels Rebel" (character study; D)
H.B. [=Susan J. King], "Whatever Happened to Our Girl Dayna?" (essay)
Helen Parkinson, "Dayna" (essay)
Kady, "Dayna-- Amazon Warrior or Wimp?" (essay)
Bert, the Pen with No Name, "Dayna" (essay)
Rosemary Woodhouse, "Dayna" (essay)
"Rebel's Review"
Sheila Milton, "Mixed Feelings, by D. Churchill"
(theatre review; Sally Knyvette)
"Delayed Reaction" (responses)
H.B. [=Susan J. King], "An Answer to the Parkinson Sisters"
Kady, "Tarrant"
F.B., "Tarrant, in Two Parts"
Art, fiction, & poetry competitions
Kady, "Blake's Seven Summed Up: Mission to Destiny"
(episode summary)
"Rebels Exposed" (actors in other roles)
"Shop Soiled" (ads)
Poetry:
Jamie C. Ritchey, untitled limericks
Helen Parkinson, "A Lament" (S5; A)
Art:
Rosemary Woodhouse front c. D
Margaret Bennett back c. D
Fiction:
?, "Pike" (Rebel with a Cause series; S?; oc)
Paul Blaker (old blue eyes himself), "E Plecant Stori" (S5?; humor)
D. L. Foster, "Venom" (Part 5 of 6; S4; Ta-hc)
Nonfiction:
"Editorial"
"President's Bits"
"Talk Right Back" (letters)
"Rebels Rebel" (character study; So)
Rosemary Woodhouse, "Soolin" (essay)
Bert, the pen with no name, "Soolin-- Rebel Without a Cause!" (essay)
H.B. [=Susan J. King], "What Blonde?" (essay)
S. E. King [no relation], "Soolin" (essay)
Rowena Sayer, "Oh You Mean the Blonde Bit?" (essay)
Janet McNeil, "Soolin" (essay)
"Rebels Review"
Sharon Johnson, "Hayfever" (theatre review)
Jamie C. Ritchey, "Blake's 7 Cons in America: Scorpio V" (con review)
Jeff Haughton, "Conspiracy 87" (worldcon review)
Henry Eggleton, "The Knights of God-- Richard Carpenter" (TV review)
Jeff Haughton, "And Then There Were None" (theatre review)
"Crossed Wires" (technical essays)
Anthony King, "Time Distort"
Kevin Davies, "Handguns and Blasters"
"Delayed Reaction" (responses)
Rowena Sayer, untitled (answers to Jeff's questions)
John L. Paines, "How to be Controversial without
Really Trying" (response to Rowena)
F.B. [Jane King], "Answers to Jeff's Questions"
H.B. [=Susan J. King], "The Answer! (to Jeff Haughton's 20 Questions)"
Henry Eggleton, untitled (answers to Jeff's questions)
"Rebels Exposed" (actors in other roles)
"Shop Soiled" (ads)
Poetry:
Shannon, "First Impressions" (S4; So-other crew)
Art:
Rosemary Woodhouse front c. So
Fliss Davies back c. So
Fiction:
?, "A Fed with a Cause?" (Rebel with a Cause series; S1/; oc)
D. L. Foster, "Venom" (Part 6 of 6; S4; Ta-hc)
Nicola Barnard, "Terminal...?" (S3; A-V; humor)
Clare Nicholson, "A Silly Story" (S5?; humor)
Nonfiction:
"Editorial"
"President's Bits"
"Talk Right Back" (letters)
Jeff Haughton, "To Boldly Go Where No Writer Has Gone Before" (article)
"The Kerr Avon" (drink recipe)
"Rebels Rebel: The Fairest Fed of All" (character study; Se)
Rowena Sayer, "Servalan" (essay)
Fliss Davies, "Servalan-- Officer and Seductress"
Kady, "Servalan" (essay)
"A Celebration of Acting Talents: Geoffrey Burridge,
Stephen Greif, Brian Croucher, Jacqueline Pearce,
Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Steven Pacey" (credits)
"You Know You're a B7 Fan When..." (humor)
"Rebels Unite" (roleplaying game)
"Delayed Reaction" (responses)
Peter the Pen, "Miscellaneous Comments on Last N/L's Crossed Wires" (LOC)
Fliss Davies, "Blake-- The Man and the Myth" (essay)
Jeff Haughton, "A Very Delayed Reaction" (response to answers to questions)
Jennifer Smith, "Blake's Seven Summed Up: Duel" (episode summary)
"Pen Pal Page"
"Did You Know"
"News Cast" (news of cast)
"Rebels Exposed" (actors in other roles)
(untitled; assignments for next issue)
"Shop Soiled" (ads)
Poetry:
Cheryl Beresford, "Betrayed by Father" (S4, Warlord; Zeeona)
Art:
Margaret Bennett cover Se
Fliss Davies p. 9a Se
Fiction:
?, "Waiting Alone" (Rebel with a Cause series; S4, Rescue; C)
Clare Nicholson, "Adventures of the Abnormal Kind" (S2; humor)
Chela, "A Fairytale" (S?; A, B)
Nonfiction:
"Editorial"
"President's Bits"
"Talk Right Back" (letters)
"Rebels Rebel" (character study; Tr)
Rowena Sayer, "Travis"
H.B. [=Susan J. King], "Travis-- Sci-fi's Answer to Admiral Nelson, Long John Silver,
and Captain Hook"
Sue Cowley, "Collected and Rather Disjointed Thoughts on Travis"
Lianne Parkinson, "Travis"
"Rebels review"
H.B. [=Susan J. King], "Ouch!: Starburst 114,"
"Starlog 128" (reviews of pro magazines with B7 articles)
Rowena Sayer, "Elydore" (con review)
Sue Glasgowe, "DSV One" (con review)
"Delayed Reaction"
Fliss Davies, "Why Tarrant is Servalan's Toy Boy" (essay)
Helen Parkinson, "In the Beginning" (essay)
Helen Parkinson, "My Favourite Blake's Seven Episode" (essay)
The Pres., "The Word" (essay)
Henry Eggleton, "Assignments" (essay)
Lianne Parkinson, "Assignments" (essay)
Rowena Sayer, "A Reply to Jeff's Article"
Jennifer Smith, "L.O.C."
"Blake's Seven Summed Up: Project Avalon" (episode summary)
"News Cast"
"Shop Soiled" (ads)
Art:
Fliss Davies front c. Tr2
Rosemary Woodhouse back c. Tr1, Tr2
Fiction:
?, "Taste of Victory" (Rebel with a Cause series; S?; ocs)
Lianne Parkinson, "Pretty Weird" (S3; humor)
Helen Parkinson, "In Two Minds" (dialogue; S5; A-?)
Clare Nicholson, "LIfe Is Too Short" (S2?)
Nicola Barnard, "The Last Chance" (S3; A-V; humor)
Nonfiction:
"Editorial"
"President's Bits"
"Talk Right Back" (letters)
"Rebels Rebel" (character study; Z, O, Sl)
Henry Eggleton, "The Computers" (essay)
H.B. [=Susan J. King], "Three Faces of Peter Tuddenham"
Rowena Sayer, "Zen, Orac, and Slave"
"Rebels Review"
Fliss Davies, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (theatre review)
H.B. [=Susan J. King], "Mr Presley Has Left the Theatre" (theatre review)
Jennie Smith, "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" (theatre review)
Elizabeth Everett, "Take Off to the Stars from London" (review of "3001 Space Adventure"
attraction)
Jamie C. Ritchey, "Destiny 2" (con review)
"Crossed Wires"
Anthony King, untitled article on FTL travel
"Decoder" (personals)
"Delayed Reaction" (responses)
Nicola Barnard, "Reply to Why Tarrant is Servalan's Toyboy"
"Shop Soiled" (ads)
Poetry:
Helen Parkinson, "Maelstrom" (S4, Blake; A-B)
Helen Parkinson, "Last Thoughts" (S4, Blake; A)
Helen Parkinson, "A Broken Man" (S4?; B)
Art:
photos cover PT w/ O & Slave
p. 4a Slave, S4 A, So-D
p. 9 PD as Elvis
Fiction:
Robert W. Gardiner, "Pink Elephants" (S1?; V)
Shannon, "Vila Looks Back" (S4; V)
Nonfiction:
H.B. [=Susan J. King], "Editorial"
"Talk Right Back" (letters)
"Rebels Review"
Rowena Sayer, "The Admirable Crichton" (theatre review)
Fliss Davies, "Space City 1988" (con report)
"Crossed Wires" (technical articles)
Anthony King, "Guns, Part 2"
Kevin Davies, "Teleport-- How?!!?"
"Decoder" (personals)
"Delayed Reaction"
Helen Parkinson, loc
Jennifer Smith, "Blakes Seven Summed Up: Breakdown"
"The Oracle Questionnaire"
"Shop Soiled" (ads)
Poetry:
Fliss Davies, "A Man and Dream Intact" (S4 A)
No art
Last updated on 02nd of June 2001.