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- ↑ "Blake's 7 Reborn on Audio". Blakes7.com. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010.
- ↑ "Radio 7 Programmes — Blake's 7: The Early Years, When Vila Met Gan". BBC. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ↑ Kris Heys (5 July 2011). "News: BLAKE'S 7 To Get Big Finish". Starburst Magazine Ltd. Retrieved 13 January 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
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