EPISODE 7: MARCH 1979
This month Samira Ahmed and Graham Kibble-White are looking at programmes from March 1979. And they are…
05:39: The BBC’s sci-fi saga Blake’s 7, and an episode from its second series, ‘Countdown’.
24:09: An edition of the documentary series, Man Alive, following a mum, dad and three children through a series of family therapy sessions.
40:23: Star Signs – the Michael Aspel hosted BBC2 panel show, based around astrology, graphology and other means of divining the future. With special guests Joanna Lumley and Peter Cook.
54:58: Thames TV’s The Kenny Everett Video Show, featuring The Average White Band, Kiki Dee and David Essex.
01:12:05: Stay tuned for details about an additional episode coming later in March.
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There’s a comment at the end of the ‘Blake’s 7’ segment that says Star Trek probably had an influence on those who later joined NASA, but Blake’s 7 was unlikely to have influenced anything. The truth is, William Tunstall-Pedoe, the British inventor behind Alexa, has said he was inspired by the computers on Blake’s 7. He liked the idea of computers that could be commanded by voice and could be engaged with intelligently, and wanted to make it reality.