By Rich Cross Last updated on 07 August 2026, 02:37:41
Recalling key dates in the history of Survivors
The next seven days in Survivors
8 August 193096 years ago Crew Birth of Terry Nation, creator of Survivors, and scriptwriter of seven series one episodes
11 August 199630 years ago Television The latest run of Survivors on the cable and satellite channel UK Gold begins with transmission of The Fourth Horseman in a 9am Sunday slot - which immediately moved to Tuesday mornings for the screening of second episode Genesis
Earlier this month in Survivors
4 August 200521 years ago DVD Tristan de Vere Cole, Peter Jefferies, Lucy Fleming, Morris Perry and Stephen Dudley are reunited at a central London studio to record the 'special features' for the Survivors series three DVD release.
Later this month in Survivors
30 August 200125 years ago Location trip In the midst of a foot-and-mouth crisis, the first of a four day of a Survivors location trip visited Hampton Loade station, the bridge near the Country Park Halt, and Highley station on the Severn Valley Railway
31 August 200125 years ago Location trip The second day of the latest Survivors location trip toured sites near to The Vauld and visited Hampton Court, Withington Garden Centre (Meadow Market) and Michaelchurch Court
31 August 1913113 years ago Cast Birth of Michael Gover (Arthur Russell)
Coming up in Survivors
01 September 200125 years ago Location trip The third day of a four day Survivors location trip saw fans visit Ffrwdgrech House (Sloton Spencer), Penoyre House (the Toll Bar), and the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal whilst abiding by the restrictions in place due to the Foot & Mouth outbreak
02 September 200125 years ago Location trip The last day of a four day Survivors location trip allowed fans to visit some favourite series one sites, including the Hole-in-the-Wall bridge, Brockhampton Court (Waterhouse) and its surroundings, Clencher's Mill ford and Great Malvern station (Brimpsfield)
06 September 199333 years ago VHS Official release date for volumes three (1.5 and 1.6) and four (1.7 and 1.8) of the VHS release of series one of Survivors by BBC Enterprises
06 September 199729 years ago Location trip Second ever organised fan location visit (a 'Reunion') gathered at Midsummer Hill in Herefordshire to spend a day visiting Survivors filming locations, including a return to Hampton Court
Cite this web page
07 August 2026202510 April
Cross, R. (2025). 'Survivors: on this day,' [online] Survivors: A World Away, 10 April. Available at: https://smd.urko.org.uk/a-world-away/Survivors_on_this_day.php. Accessed on: 07 August 2026.
Survivors is a 38-episode, three series British post-apocalyptic TV series, created by Terry Nation, and first shown on BBC 1 between 1975 and 1977
Two Survivors novel were published in the UK, USA and Italy in the seventies: Terry Nation's part-novelisation of the first TV series Survivors was published in 1976; with John Eyers' original follow-up Genesis of a Hero appearing the following year
A 12-episode, two series remake of Survivors was broadcast on BBC One between 2008 and 2010
A 36-episode, nine series run of new and original Survivors audio adventures, set in the time and place of the original programme, were released by Big Finish between 2014 and 2019
Terry Nation's Survivors novel was released as an audiobook, voiced by Carolyn Seymour, in 2014
Genesis of a Hero was reprinted and republished as a paperback and as a Kindle title in 2015
A sequel to Genesis of a Hero, entitled Survivors: Salvation, was published in February 2021
A six-episode original audio drama, Survivors: New Dawn, set two decades on from The Death was released in two three story box sets by Big Finish in November 2021 and February 2022
Britbox drops Survivors
BRITBOX, THE STREAMING archive television platform that, in September 2020, made all three series of Survivors available to watch online through its subscription service, has now withdrawn the programme from its collection.
THE FIRST EPISODE of the new Channel 4 series Perfect Pub Walks with Bill Bailey visits several of the key Monsal Dale locations seen in the third series Survivors episode Mad Dog.
A BID TO draw up plans to reinstate the rail connection between Bakewell and Buxton - which could have led to trains running across the Monsal Dale viaduct once again - has failed to attract government backing.
