Survivors:
The Basics

A brief history of Survivors fan publications

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Fanzines and other publications

Over the Hills was the first Survivors fanzine to be produced, following the revival of interest in the show after first transmissions of the programme on UK Gold and the release of the series one BBC VHS tapes. Between 1994 and 1998, 14 issues of the A4 format B&W fanzine, edited by Carole Stevens were published.

In February 1997, Mark Wheatley (who had briefly shared editorial responsibilities on Over the Hills) published the first issue of the A5 format Whitecross Calling. A total of six issues of Whitecross Calling were published that year, with the final issue being mailed to subscribers in December 1997.

In early 1998, the first issue of the Bridgehead newsletter were published. Edited by Lynne Sweetman (who had been involved with both Over the Hills and Whitecross Calling), Bridgehead began life as a double-sided A4 sheet, intended to provide fans with regular news updates, supplementing the more in-depth coverage that regular fanzines could provide. Soon re-titled Survivors: Bridgehead, a total of 14 issues were published before the publication – now regularly comprising 8-12 pages – was again renamed as Survivors: The Newsletter. The newsletter continues to be published.

As well as works of ‘fan fiction’, a further notable one-off fan publication was the A5 pamphlet How Did Jasper Get to Whitecross?, self-published by Derek Robinson in 1995. This provided a comprehensive and exhaustive guide to all of the characters to appear in one of more episode of the series, documenting the events and adventures in which each is involved.

An introduction to Survivors Episode guide Themes and plot 'arcs' Survivors: main characters Survivors on satellite & cable TV The BBC Worldwide video release The Sovereign Video re-release Survivors series one on DVD	Survivors series two on DVD Survivors series three on DVD Survivors three series DVD box-set Survivors Italian DVD releases Survivors novelisations 'Making of' and Guide Books Fanzines and other publications Reviving and remaking Survivors

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The End of the World? For an authoritative and comprehensive guide to all aspects of Survivors read The End of the World?: The Unofficial and Unauthorised Guide to Survivors, co-authored by Rich Cross and Andy Priestner. Published by Telos Publishing in December 2005, and now in its third printing. Richly illustrated with behind-the-scenes photos, the book includes: Guides to the production of each of the three series of the show; reviews and analysis of all 38 episodes; assessments of the core themes of each series; character and location guides... and much more besides. More information and reviews >>>