The FrequencyCast podcast boys are divided on this one… Sky One’s announced that they’ve just given the go-ahead to a 21st Century remake of the 1970’s BBC TV classic, Blake’s Seven.

We’ve recently seen revivals of Battlestar Galactica and Knight Rider, and the cult sci-fi series with Blake, Avon, Cally, Jenna, Gan, Orac and Zen is set to make a return.

Sky’s approved creation of 2 x 1 hour scripts, working with B7 Productions, who recently re-imagined Blake’s 7 as the Blake’s 7 Audio Adventures, broadcast on BBC7 and now out on CD.

No idea when we can expect to see this on-screen… but at least 50%of the team here don;t think it can happen fast enough. Got any comments?

Happy St George’s Day from all at FrequencyCast, the UK TV and Tech podcast.

Think England’s National Day should be a public holiday? There’s a petition at www.bombardier.co.uk/bombardier/promotions/petition

We’ve found a handy code to get 10% off the Revo range of digital radios, which include the Uno, Pico and the fully-featured Revo Radiostation Blik, which combines DAB, DAB+ and Internet radio.

To get 10% off Revo Radios, use the code affrevo at the checkout at www.advancedmp3players.co.uk. Available while stocks last, we’re told…

BT Vision’s about to get some extra movie content - they’ve done a deal with Universal Studio’s Picturebox to get up to 28 movies a month, with titles such as The Bourne Ultimatum, Knocked Up, Atonement, The Kingdom and Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Picturebox is already available on Top Up TV Anytime and on Tiscali TV.

The service costs £5 a month, and goes live on 5th May. More on BT Vision

The Apple iPhone today sheds £100, with the 8Gig version dropping from £269 to £169. Tariff includes 600 minutes and 500 texts a month, plus unlimited data. Details at http://shop.o2.co.uk/iPhone or on the
Carphone Warehouse site

If you’re interested in the iPhone, check out our 30 minute audio review at frequencycast.co.uk/iphone.html

The beeb’s news channel BBC News 24 is set to re-brand as “BBC News” from Monday 21st April… let’s hope they don’t change our favourite piece of music - that 60 countdown at the top of the hour

FrequencyCast special! We’ve uncovered a half-price Setanta deal relating to the Calzaghe/Hopkins boxing match at the weekend - the offer runs until Friday the 18th April. You can subscribe to Setanta for three months half price (£5 per month for the next three months), if you quote offer code 1904 when you order online at www.setanta.com.

Offer ends at midnight on Friday 18th April.

We’ve just released one of our Audio Guides - this time, discussing the amazing Eee PC from Asus. This is a small sub-notebook that’s powered by Intel, supports wi-fi, has 3 USB ports, and best of all, costs a mere £190.

In this show, Carl and Pete get hands-on with the Asus Eee PC 701, run through the apps, and look at what the machine’s capable of.

For more on the Asus Eee PC, see our ASUS Eee PC page.

Update: We’ve found a 10% off voucher code, that can be used until 28th April 2008 - more here.

 

 Unofficial Guide to the ASUS Eee PC [17:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here’s what the FrequencyCast boys will be up to this weekend…

The Nintendo Wii game we’ve been waiting for is out now. Suppled with a steering wheel that you slot your Wii controller into, Mario Kart Wii was released today. It’s available now from Play.com, GAME and HMV

The BBC’s 7-day catchup TV service, BBC iPlayer is now available on the Nintendo Wii. Last month, the iPlayer came to the Apple iPhone, and now it’s on a games console.

To get access to the last seven days of BBC TV shows on the Wii, go to the Wii’s web browser, and type in http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer. If you don’t have the Opera web browser, you’ll need to get it from the Shopping channel.

Quality of BBC iPlayer playback isn’t great, and as you’re watching in a browser, it’s not full-screen, but it’s certainly both watchable, and clever!

No fooling - it’s the first of April, and Show 25 of FrequencyCast has just been released. Here’s what we cover in the latest UK TV and Tech radio show:

• News Updates: The Phorm controversy, National Local Freeview, phones on a plane, backing up your mobile, iTunes TV, and the perils of roaming.
• Focus - Buying a TV: As voted by you… Carl and Pete explore the options for those looking to buy a TV. What type’s right? Is HD the answer? What about the Digital Switchover, and just what are all those connectors on the back. We try to explain all.
• Audio Description: More on the service that transforms TV for the visually-impared.
• Your Questions: We answer your questions on AV senders, DAB+, BT Vision, Virgin on a Media Center, US vs. games releases, wi-fi and Brian The Brain.

You can download Show 25 direct to your MP3 player, listen online, or view the show notes at http://www.frequencycast.co.uk/cast25.html

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 FrequencyCast Show 25 [31:25m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Some changes to BT’s Total Broadband offering were announced today:

BT Total Broadband technical support is now free. BT’s opting for an 0800 Internet helpdesk number, zapping their former 0845 service.

Secondly - good news for new and existing Broadband customers - they’re dropping £2 a month from their Option 1 and Option 2 packages. Option 1 drops from £17.99 to £15.99 (discounted to £7.95 for the first 3 months), and Option 2 is £20.99 a month. They’re still offering the free BT Vision digital TV recorder, and you can get a BT Home Hub if you order online.

More on today’s changes at www.bt.com/btbroadband