A Few Cult TV LPs of Faith

Here's a selection of LPs that will provide spiritual comfort to those cult TV fans who need it... 

Or something like that...

Announcing Terry Nation's Official Blakes's Seven's Avons Figurines's Collection

Another idea based on someone else's tweet... probably Clayton Hickman again. He always seems to have the best ideas. 

Some more TV cereals...

The UFO one made a very good friend of mine laugh quite a lot. ("It's funny cuz that's her name!")

The other one didn't so much...

Whovians in Love - volume seven

I'd have thought folk would've got bored of these by now. Apparently not if my Twitter feed is anything to go by. 

So here's a few more...

They ain't stopping just yet. 

Our sister publication...

Whovians in Love - volume two

My selections from the vintage DC romance comic Whovians in Love seemed to be popular last time round, so I've done some more... 

Someone on Twitter said that I should put together a book of these. 

Not sure how DC's legal department would react to that action... 

The Story of the Chock-A-Block Computer Uncovered...

A complete history of the 

Chock-A-Block computer 

as seen on the BBC pre-school TV series. 

Chock-A-Block was originally broadcast in 1981 from May until August. It was presented by Fred Harris (as Chock-A-Bloke) and Carol Leader (as Chock-A-Girl) - though not at the same time. The single series was regularly re-run the lunchtime Watch With Mother slot until 1989. 

The main prop was a colourful computer - the Chock-A-Block of the title. 

It was originally built by BBC carpenters in 1953 to dress the set of the British Rocket Group's control room in The Quatermass Experiment.

It is believed to have been stored at the BBC for many years and was regularly used as set dressing on a number of BBC productions during the 50s and 60s. Here it is in a 1966 episode of TV's Doctor Who - the one about the evil computers who take over the Post Office Tower.

The computer was sold as part of a large selection of BBC props to a props warehouse in East London shortly after the opening of BBC Television Centre. It was hired out and appeared in a number of films following this. For the whole of 1974, it lived at Pinewood Studios as part of the set of Moonbase Alpha in the Space: 1999 series. Here it is. It can just be made out underneath the Main Mission's view screen. 

The famous space sci-fi series also marked the first appearance of the 'Choc-A-Truck' that Fred Harris and Carol Leader drove into the studio at the beginning of each 'Chock-A-Episode', though not at the same time. 

Following this, the prop appeared in several ITV and BBC productions. It had a main role as the atmospheric background to the slaughtering of Blakes's 7 in the final episode of that series. 

It was at this time, it was spotted by BBC Childrens Department who signed the prop up for thirteen episodes of a lunchtime pre-school series. Sadly it only ran for one series and the prop was last seen in a 1994 episode of EastEnders. 

It hasn't been seen since. 

BBC's Legends of Yesterday - part four

A few more covers for the ongoing BBC's Legends of Yesterday series. Finally did the Liberator vs the Charlotte Rhodes cover I'd promised myself way back.

Not sure where I can go with it now. Suggestions to the usual address please... 



































And finally, a nice big image of all 12 of the covers together.* 

* Yes, I know there's one missing. I'll show it off later when the actual cover has been published in a well-known long-running fanzine.

BBC's Legends of Yesterday - new comic book!

DC recently launched a new TV series in which a bunch of forgotten super heroes are recruited to save the future from an evil immortal tyrant. 

It stars Arthur Darvil (from TV's Dr Who) as someone who isn't the Doctor. Honest. 

It seems the BBC have fired a salvo back at them. Rather than suing, which is the American way, Auntie Beeb has done the British thing and given them a taste of their own medicine. 

Meet Adam Adamant, Servalan, Barlow from Z Cars, Tom Howard, Juliet Bravo, Professor Quatermass and the Chinese Detective. Seven forgotten heroes destined to become legends. 

Or something like that. 

Announcing the Terry Nation Kitchenware Collection...

The signature of Terry Nation has adorned many products over the years - like Talking Daleks and Blakes's 7 annuals. 

But now it's the signature of quality for a new range of kitchenware!

Just the thing for all that cupboard space in your new fitted kitchen... 

Blake's Kingdom - the theme park experience for all the family!

Being a veteran of the theme park entertainment experience, I'm always on the look out for the latest in days out for all the family. (I'm not really as I'm single and don't get out much but it sounds like a better opening sentence for this post than "I'm a lonely middle-aged man living on his own in the East Midlands...") 

Theme parks need themes. So as Disney announces that it plans a 'Star Wars Land', I've looked back into my extensive archives - a box file next to the gas meter under the stairs - and re-discovered this little foreshadowing of the famed Mickey Mouse company's latest plans.

Behold..... BLAKE'S KINGDOM!!

(Inspired by a tweet by Mr. C Hickman.) 



Further posts about Terry Nations's Blakes's 7 can be found by clicking on these handy links's.

Blake's 7 - The Virgin New Adventures

The Blake's 7 Dinosaur Book

ITV's Current Daytime Schedule is Nothing New!

Sorting through my old copies of the Radio Times and TVTimes yesterday, I came across this...

The Best of BBC Television & Radio Direct to Your Turntable!

A few more charity shop finds... 

The past is another country!