Best Michael Keating Audiobooks
Michael Keating is best known to genre fans as Vila Restal from the cult BBC series Blake's 7, and his work in Big Finish's audio revival of that universe leans hard into that history — which is exactly what makes it work. Across titles like Blake's 7: 2.2 Fortuitas and Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles, Volume 9, Keating performs alongside original castmates including Steven Pacey and Jan Chappell, giving these productions the texture of genuine ensemble drama rather than narrated fiction. His voice is light and wry, with a comedic timing that cuts through even the denser science fiction plotting. He's not a chameleon narrator in the Ray Porter mold — he's a performer bringing a specific, beloved character back to life. Listeners who grew up with Blake's 7 will find these productions deeply satisfying; newcomers get a surprisingly accessible entry point into classic British SF.
Best Michael Keating Audiobooks
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Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles
Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles • Book 12
by Andy Lane, Guy Adams, Lisa Bowerman
Narrated by Paul Darrow, Jan Chappell, Michael Keating, Steven Pacey, David Warner
★ 3.56 ABR Score (16 ratings)★ 4.18 Goodreads (11) ★ 5 Audible (5)2h 41m listening time • Released 2017The original cast returning to voice their characters transforms these three stories into something closer to a radio drama than an audiobook, especially when Steven Pacey and David Warner are involved.
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Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles
Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles • Book 9
by Cavan Scott, Mark Wright
Narrated by Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Steven Pacey, Tom Chadbon, David Warner
★ 3.55 ABR Score (16 ratings)★ 3.85 Goodreads (13) ★ 5 Audible (3)2h 57m listening time • Released 2017The original cast reunites to deepen these character-driven stories, and hearing Darrow, Keating, Chappell, and Pacey inhabit their roles three decades later gives the whole thing a bittersweet weight that new actors simply couldn't match.
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Blake's 7 2.4 Ghost Ship
by Iain McLaughlin
Narrated by Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Steven Pacey, Tom Chadbon
★ 3.54 ABR Score (1 ratings)★ 5 Audible (1)1h 11m listening time • Released 2016 - 4
Blake's 7 - The Liberator Chronicles
Blake's 7: The Liberator Chronicles • Book 7
by Simon Guerrier, Eddie Robson, James Swallow, Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Gemma Whelan
Narrated by Gareth Thomas, Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Gemma Whelan
★ 3.54 ABR Score (21 ratings)★ 3.79 Goodreads (19) ★ 4.5 Audible (2)2h 47m listening time • Released 2016 - 5
Blake's 7: 2.2 Fortuitas
Blake's 7: Classic Audio Adventures #2.2
by George Mann
Narrated by Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Steven Pacey, Tom Chadbon
★ 3.47 ABR Score (34 ratings)★ 3.71 Goodreads (34)1h 13m listening time • Released 2016 - 6
Blake's 7: 2.3 Mindset
by Jacqueline Rayner
Narrated by Paul Darrow, Michael Keating, Jan Chappell, Steven Pacey, Tom Chadbon
★ 3.35 ABR Score (4 ratings)★ 3.75 Goodreads (4)1h 10m listening time • Released 2016The original cast delivers their characters with such lived-in chemistry that this audio drama feels less like a recreation and more like stepping back into the Liberator itself mid-crisis.