Survivors: on this day

By Rich Cross   Last updated on 04 February 2026, 06:23:30

Recalling key dates in the history of Survivors



 The next seven days in Survivors


 7 February 199432 years ago
 VHS Official release date for volumes five (1.9 and 1.10) and six (1.11, 1.12 and 1.13) of the VHS release of series one of Survivors by BBC Enterprises

 10 February 20224 years ago
 Audio Release of Survivors: New Dawn 2, a new and original three-part audio drama, released by Big Finish, set two decades on from The Death


 Later this month in Survivors


 13 February 201511 years ago
 Cast Death of Hugh Walters (Vic Thatcher, S1), aged 75

 14 February 20215 years ago
 Publication Survivors: Salvation, the sequel to the novel Genesis of a Hero, both written by Peter Hill (pen name, John Eyers) published in paperback format

 17 February 20224 years ago
 Publication Publication of an Obverse Books Silver Archive scrutinising the series three episode Mad Dog, written by the editor of this site

 19 February 197551 years ago
 Production Recording of the studio sequences for The Fourth Horseman, the opening episode of series one, at BBC TV Centre in London

 25 February 197650 years ago
 Production Recording of the studio sequences for Lights of London Part 1, the third episode of series two, at BBC TV Centre in London


 Coming up in Survivors


 01 March 197551 years ago
 Production Recording of the studio sequences for Genesis, the second episode of series one, at BBC TV Centre in London

 05 March 199927 years ago
 Location trip The first day of the sixth Reunion location trip (Tanker Hill Mob) visited sites across Herefordshire

 06 March 197650 years ago
 Production Recording of the studio sequences for Lights of London Part 2, the fourth episode of series two, at BBC TV Centre in London


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04 February 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: 04 February 2026.

 
   

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