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The BBC's remake of SurvivorsThe latest posts on the http://survivorsbbctv.wordpress.com blog, which documents "The BBC's revival of the classic 1970s post-apocalyptic drama by Terry Nation" are provided below. For more background information on the Survivors remake see here. Survivors series one – BBC HD repeat begins 17 January 2012Posted by: Rich Cross
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:21:39 +0000
A repeat broadcast of series one of Survivors begins on the BBC HD channel at 22:30 on Tuesday 17 January 2012.
Read the full-story >>> The Walking Dead – renewed for a third seriesPosted by: Rich Cross
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 07:11:20 +0000
Post-apocalyptic zombie TV serial The Walking Dead has been renewed for a third season of thirteen episodes. US Cable channel AMC confirmed that the series would be returning for a third series in light of impressive viewing figures (in the US and internationally) and widespread critical acclaim. In the UK, The Walking Dead is broadcast [...]
Read the full-story >>> Incognito Gallery – images of post-apocalyptic ManchesterPosted by: Rich Cross
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:07:28 +0000
The Incognito Gallery in Manchester is hosting an exhibition of works by artist James Chadderton depicting a post-apocalyptic Manchester – a key filming location for several episodes of series one and two of Survivors. Entitled ‘Death of Our City’, the exhibition showcases several striking images of an imaginary future Manchester in ruins. The Go See [...]
Read the full-story >>> Original series Survivors actors at Memorabilia, Birmingham 19-20 November 2011Posted by: Rich Cross
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:43:43 +0000
A number of actors from the original Survivors (1975-1977) appeared at the Memorabilia event in Birmingham on 19-20 November. Those scheduled to appear were: * Ian McCulloch (Greg Preston, S1-S3) * Myra Francis (Anne Tranter, S1) * James Cosmo (Lenny Carter, The Chosen, S2) * Roger Lloyd Pack (Wally, Lights of London S2) * Philip [...]
Read the full-story >>> Survivors secures French language DVD releasePosted by: Rich Cross
Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:47:30 +0000
Survivors has been released in a special French language (Region 2) DVD series on the Koba Films label. Individual sets of series one and series two were released on 27 April 2011, and a two series box-set released on 19 October 2011. All three releases offer a dubbed French (along the original English) soundtrack and [...]
Read the full-story >>> Zombie post-apocalyptic drama returns to UK TV screensPosted by: Rich Cross
Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:21:01 +0000
Season two TV of US zombie-post-apocalyptic drama The Walking Dead began its UK premier on the FX channel on 21 October. The UK FX site for the show announced: The critically acclaimed series The Walking Dead returns to UK screens this October for its gripping second season. Last season left us nailed to our seats [...]
Read the full-story >>> George Baker (Arthur Wormley, original Surivors) dies aged 80Posted by: Rich Cross
Sun, 09 Oct 2011 09:50:27 +0000
British actor George Baker (who memorably played the guest-starring role of union president Arthur Wormley in Genesis, the second episode of the original Survivors) has died aged 80 after a short illness (7 October 2011). Baker enjoyed a long and varied career on the big and small screen, and in the latter part of his [...]
Read the full-story >>> Review of Alwyn W Turner’s ‘The Man Who Invented the Daleks’Posted by: Rich Cross
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:12:18 +0000
I’ve posted a review of Alwyn W Turner’s The Man Who Invented the Daleks: The Strange Worlds of Terry Nation (London: Aurum Press, 2011) on the Survivors: A World Away web site. Terry Nation created the original Survivors (1975-77), and the BBC’s revival of Survivors (2008-10) was based on Nation’s 1976 Survivors novel.
Read the full-story >>> New US post-apocalyptic drama Falling Skies secures second seasonPosted by: Rich Cross
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:03:23 +0000
New US post-apocalyptic drama Falling Skies has been renewed for a second ten-episode season less than half-way through its first season run. Brought to the screen by executive producer Steven Spielberg and Robert Rodat (scriptwriter for Saving Private Ryan), Falling Skies is set six-months after the planet has been devastated by an alien invasion. Human [...]
Read the full-story >>> Survivors theme composer – streaming extracts onlinePosted by: Rich Cross
Thu, 23 Jun 2011 09:18:38 +0000
Samples of award-winning TV composer Edmund Butt’s music for Survivors are available for streaming on the Cool Music web site. Amongst an online collection of samples of Butt’s work are two extracts from his Survivors score – Survivors – Sacrifice (2m, 46s) and Survivors – Anarchy (1m, 35s), in streaming MP3 format. There is no [...]
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