{"id":1510,"date":"2016-11-22T20:53:37","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T20:53:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1510"},"modified":"2016-11-22T20:53:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T20:53:37","slug":"big-finish-release-series-five-of-survivors-audios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2016\/11\/22\/big-finish-release-series-five-of-survivors-audios\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Finish release series five of Survivors audios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Big Finish have just released series five of <em>Survivors<\/em>&#8216; audio adventures. My review of this brilliant new instalment of audio stories will appear in the online edition of <em>Starburst<\/em> very shortly; and episode-by-episode interviews with cast and crew members will follow shortly on the the <em>Survivors<\/em>: A World Away mini <a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/big-finish-survivors\/index.php\" target=\"_blank\">Big Finish <em>Survivors<\/em><\/a> site. <\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Survivors: Series five<\/h3>\n<p><strong>The fifth series of Big Finish&#8217;s acclaimed audio revival of Terry Nation&#8217;s classic <em>Survivors <\/em>is out today&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Available on CD or Download, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-series-05-1250\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Survivors <\/em>&#8211; Series 5<\/a>&nbsp;is out today, starring <strong>Carolyn Seymour,<\/strong> <strong>Ian McCulloch<\/strong> and <strong>Lucy Fleming<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Survivors - Series 5 (trailer) by big-finish\" width=\"840\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F290090021&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxwidth=840&#038;maxheight=1000&#038;dnt=1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>It begins with just a few people falling ill. Another flu virus that spreads around the globe. And then the reports begin that people are dying\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>When most of the world&#8217;s population is wiped out, a handful of survivors are left to pick up the pieces. Cities become graveyards. Technology becomes largely obsolete. Mankind must start again. But viruses are survivors too&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>5.1 The Second Coming by <strong>Andrew Smith<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>5.2 New Blood by <strong>Christopher Hatherall<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>5.3 Angel of Death by <strong>Simon Clark<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>5.4 Come the Horsemen by <strong>Andrew Smith<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-series-05-1250\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Survivors <\/em>&#8211; Series 5<\/a> is currently available at frozen pre-release prices of \u00a320 on Download, or \u00a325 for a CD version which unlocks access to a digital version. For digital listeners, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/pages\/v\/apps-for-free\" target=\"_blank\">free Big Finish app<\/a> enables you to listen on-the-go with iOS or Android devices.<\/p>\n<p>All of Big Finish&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/ranges\/v\/survivors\" target=\"_blank\">Survivors<\/a> releases can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/ranges\/v\/survivors\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, including the chance to pre-order forthcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-series-06-1507\" target=\"_blank\">Series 6<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-series-071-1508\" target=\"_blank\">Series 7<\/a>, to get the previous four series, or even download for free the very first episode: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-series-01-revelation-1312\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Survivors<\/em>: Revelation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Synopsis<\/h3>\n<p><em>This title was released in November 2016. It will be exclusively available to buy from the BF website until December 31st 2016, and on general sale after this date.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It begins with just a few people falling ill. Another flu virus that spreads around the globe. And then the reports begin that people are dying&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>When most of the world&#8217;s population is wiped out, a handful of survivors are left to pick up the pieces.<\/p>\n<p>Cities become graveyards. Technology becomes largely obsolete. Mankind must start again. But viruses are survivors too&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Big_Finish_Survivors_series_five_slipcover.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Big Finish - Survivors - series five - slipcase\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1425\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>5.1 The Second Coming by Andrew Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Millions died when the plague swept the globe. Such a thing couldn\u2019t possibly happen again &#8211; or could it?<\/p>\n<p>When Abby Grant and Evelyn Piper both arrive at Carol Baker\u2019s Maythorne community, a chain of events is set in motion that could unleash a new wave of death across the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.2 New Blood by Christopher Hatherall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Danger surrounds Whitecross when a simple border dispute exposes deadly tensions between those who live side by side.<\/p>\n<p>Greg Preston and Jenny Richards soon find themselves fighting for their lives, as people in the grip of a terrible new fear turn to the old ways to protect themselves&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.3 Angel of Death by Simon Clark<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Emerging from a quarantined Whitecross, Greg and Jenny discover that the danger they glimpsed at Springton is far from over.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, as isolated communities find themselves exposed to a disease they know nothing about, Abby joins a desperate race to save lives.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5.4 Come the Horsemen by Andrew Smith<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In times of crisis, rumour and fear run rife across the decimated landscape of Britain. Evelyn and Abby experience the lethal effects of this panic first hand.<\/p>\n<p>At such times the worst of humanity is exposed. Can Greg and Jenny find the best in those around them? Or is there no way to avoid the coming of the horsemen?<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;\">NOTE:<\/span>&nbsp;<strong>Survivors<\/strong>&nbsp;contains adult material and is not suitable for younger listeners.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Written By:<\/strong> Andrew Smith, Christopher Hatherall and Simon Clark<br \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <strong>Directed By:<\/strong> Ken Bentley<\/p>\n<h4>Cast<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Carolyn Seymour<\/strong> (Abby Grant), <strong>Ian McCulloch<\/strong> (Greg Preston), <strong>Lucy Fleming<\/strong> (Jenny), <strong>Fiona Sheehan<\/strong> (Hannah), <strong>Zoe Tapper<\/strong> (Evelyn Piper), <strong>Neve McIntosh<\/strong> (Carol Baker), <strong>Sean Biggerstaff<\/strong> (Healy), <strong>Barnaby Edwards<\/strong> (John Woodley\/Old Scavenger\/Stuart), <strong>Andy Secombe<\/strong> (Ben Turner), <strong>Fintan McKeown <\/strong>(Patrick Regan), <strong>Richard Hope<\/strong> (Silas Broome), <strong>Alex Clatworthy<\/strong> (Summer Broome\/Elsie), <strong>Donna Berlin<\/strong> (Pearl Ironsmith), <strong>Ekow Quartey<\/strong> (Dylan), <strong>Elizabeth Payne<\/strong> (Beatrice\/Margo), <strong>Roger May<\/strong> (Lenny Bryson)<\/p>\n<p>Other parts played by members of the cast.<\/p>\n<p>Producer&nbsp;<strong>David Richardson<\/strong><br \/>\nScript Editor&nbsp;<strong>Matt Fitton<\/strong><br \/>\nExecutive Producers&nbsp;<strong>Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Big Finish have just released series five of Survivors&#8216; audio adventures. My review of this brilliant new instalment of audio stories will appear in the online edition of Starburst very shortly; and episode-by-episode interviews with cast and crew members will follow shortly on the the Survivors: A World Away mini Big Finish Survivors site. Survivors: &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2016\/11\/22\/big-finish-release-series-five-of-survivors-audios\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Big Finish release series five of Survivors audios&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-big-finish","category-post-apocalyptic-audio"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9n8B4-om","jetpack_likes_enabled":false,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1510","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1510\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}