Previously, I may have mistakenly suggested that bringing back the cult sci-fi classic Blakes 7, in the wake of Doctor Who's rebirth on the BBC, might have been a good idea. I may have erroneously led readers to be believe that the return of the classic BBC serial to our screens, with improved modern-day production values, was something I was quite keen on.

Anyone here a fan of Blake's 7?

Talk of a revival has been going on ever since the original series finished more than twenty years ago, but it really does seem to be about to happen now - sort of. No doubt spurred on by the success of Doctor Who (featuring the other famous Terry Nation creation of the Daleks) a new series of Blake's 7 is apparently going to be produced - but as only as an audio drama. The news is on Digital Spy here - http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/article/ds40681.html

Doctor Who also continued its existence as a series of audio dramas before the BBC finally brought it back to the small screen, and I can't help wondering if the producers of B7 are hoping to repeat the same trick - use the audios to build back up a following, hone a few storylines and attract a few more writers, and before you know it - a fully crewed Liberator could be cruising in to fill the next Who-shaped gap in the saturday night schedules.