Federation Strike: A Journey Through Blake's 7
Jun 11, 2026 · 1 hr 12 min · 10 segments
**Teleporting in... welcome to Federation Strike: A Journey Through Blake's 7!** This week we're reviewing Gambit, Series B episode 11, and we open with some sad news: the passing of Michael Keating…
So no news really, but we do have to kick off the episode with a sad announcement.
So we're recording this in the past as you're listening to it.
Listen, this is Thursday, the 21st of May.
So by the time this episode goes out, this news would obviously be over.
out there and we'll be aware of it but uh may it's a it's a sad one because we have to say goodbye to uh mr michael keating who has left us today sadly passed away big sad news
It is.
I mean, I woke up this morning all blurry eyed and I was sat up in bed and opened my phone just to see what was going on in the world.
And yeah, it's the first thing I saw.
And I just visibly, verbally let out a big no.
I was like, oh, no.
Really sad news to wake up to.
Because, yeah, he, as any Blake 7th, I would say, he was in every single episode of Blake.
He was, you know, he's so good in it.
And we've often said, even when he only gets one or two lines, he makes the most of every line he gets.
And, yeah, obviously he did lots of other things, EastEnders, he was in Doctor Who, he did lots of things.
But, obviously, you know, my heart is always with Villa because I love the character so much.
And,
yeah, I was lucky enough to meet Michael a couple of times at conventions.
And I know we always say nice things about people when they pass, but genuinely...
He was a really lovely man.
He was very, had this sort of almost shyness to him when you first went up to him.
And then as soon as you start talking to him, he would be really, it was like a sort of toned down version of Villa.
He was very witty, had this sort of little dry smile about him.
He was just, he was just a lovely person to me.
So no news really, but we do have to kick off the episode with a sad announcement.
So we're recording this in the past as you're listening to it.
Listen, this is Thursday, the 21st of May.
So by the time this episode goes out, this news would obviously be over.
out there and we'll be aware of it but uh may it's a it's a sad one because we have to say goodbye to uh mr michael keating who has left us today sadly passed away big sad news
It is.
I mean, I woke up this morning all blurry eyed and I was sat up in bed and opened my phone just to see what was going on in the world.
And yeah, it's the first thing I saw.
And I just visibly, verbally let out a big no.
I was like, oh, no.
Really sad news to wake up to.
Because, yeah, he, as any Blake 7th, I would say, he was in every single episode of Blake.
He was, you know, he's so good in it.
And we've often said, even when he only gets one or two lines, he makes the most of every line he gets.
And, yeah, obviously he did lots of other things, EastEnders, he was in Doctor Who, he did lots of things.
But, obviously, you know, my heart is always with Villa because I love the character so much.
And,
yeah, I was lucky enough to meet Michael a couple of times at conventions.
And I know we always say nice things about people when they pass, but genuinely...
He was a really lovely man.
He was very, had this sort of almost shyness to him when you first went up to him.
And then as soon as you start talking to him, he would be really, it was like a sort of toned down version of Villa.
He was very witty, had this sort of little dry smile about him.
He was just, he was just a lovely person to me.
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