{"id":1706,"date":"2017-11-06T20:21:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T20:21:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smd.urko.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1706"},"modified":"2017-11-28T20:17:45","modified_gmt":"2017-11-28T20:17:45","slug":"survivors-audiobook-becomes-big-finish-listeners-choice-title-for-november-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2017\/11\/06\/survivors-audiobook-becomes-big-finish-listeners-choice-title-for-november-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Survivors audiobook becomes Big Finish Listeners&#8217; Choice title for November 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_820\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-820\" style=\"width: 581px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"820\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2014\/10\/15\/big-finish-reveals-cover-art-for-upcoming-survivors-audio-book\/survivors_audiobook_cover_large\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/survivors_audiobook_cover_large.jpg?fit=581%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"581,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Survivors  &amp;#8211; Terry Nation &amp;#8211; Big Finish &amp;#8211; audiobook\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/survivors_audiobook_cover_large.jpg?fit=581%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/survivors_audiobook_cover_large.jpg?resize=581%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Survivors - Terry Nation - Big Finish - audiobook\" width=\"581\" height=\"600\" class=\"size-full wp-image-820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/survivors_audiobook_cover_large.jpg?w=581&amp;ssl=1 581w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/survivors_audiobook_cover_large.jpg?resize=291%2C300&amp;ssl=1 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 581px) 85vw, 581px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Survivors &#8211; Terry Nation &#8211; Big Finish &#8211; audiobook<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>BIG FINISH&#8217;S <a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/big-finish-survivors\/survivors_audio_book.php\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CRITICALLY acclaimed<\/a> unabridged audiobook version of Terry Nation&#8217;s 1976 <em>Survivors<\/em> novel, voiced by Carolyn Seymour (Abby Grant), recorded and released in December 2014, has been selected at the company&#8217;s &#8220;Listeners&#8217; Choice&#8221; title for November 2017.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This means that the purchase cost of the download version of the audiobook has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-by-terry-nation-audiobook-1147\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">slashed to \u00a32.99<\/a>, on the Big Finish site, for the whole of November. <\/p>\n<p>In an one-page retrospective in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/vortex\/v\/105\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">this month&#8217;s free-to-read <em>Vortex<\/em> magazine<\/a>, producer and director Neil Gardner reflects on the experience of working with narrator Carolyn Seymour on the book: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\nWhat can I tell you about working with Carolyn? Over those days she was the consummate, but fun, professional actor, narrating superbly and with great character. All in all, it was one of my most memorable and enjoyable audiobook productions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kenny Smith. 2017. &#8216;Listen again [<em>Survivors<\/em> audiobook],&#8217; <em>Vortex<\/em>, 105, p.22.<\/strong>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If (even at that price) you&#8217;d like to try-before-you-buy, the latest free-to-listen Big Finish podcast (hosted by Nick Briggs and Benji Clifford) includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/podcasts\/v\/2017-11-06-david-bradley-and-survivors\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fifteen minute &#8216;Audio Tease&#8217; of the <em>Survivors<\/em> audiobook<\/a>. (In the opening segment of the podcast the pair also discuss their involvement in the music and sound design of the seventh series of <em>Survivors<\/em> audios.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F173018099&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=true&show_comments=false&show_user=false&show_reposts=false&color=ff5500\"><\/iframe>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1737\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2017\/11\/06\/survivors-audiobook-becomes-big-finish-listeners-choice-title-for-november-2017\/survivors_the_listeners_choice\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/survivors_the_listeners_choice.png?fit=597%2C344&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"597,344\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Survivors &amp;#8211; The Listeners Choice &amp;#8211; Big Finish\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/survivors_the_listeners_choice.png?fit=597%2C344&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/survivors_the_listeners_choice.png?resize=597%2C344&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Survivors - The Listeners Choice - Big Finish\" width=\"597\" height=\"344\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/survivors_the_listeners_choice.png?w=597&amp;ssl=1 597w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/survivors_the_listeners_choice.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 597px) 85vw, 597px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BIG FINISH&#8217;S CRITICALLY acclaimed unabridged audiobook version of Terry Nation&#8217;s 1976 Survivors novel, voiced by Carolyn Seymour (Abby Grant), recorded and released in December 2014, has been selected at the company&#8217;s &#8220;Listeners&#8217; Choice&#8221; title for November 2017. This means that the purchase cost of the download version of the audiobook has been slashed to \u00a32.99, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2017\/11\/06\/survivors-audiobook-becomes-big-finish-listeners-choice-title-for-november-2017\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Survivors audiobook becomes Big Finish Listeners&#8217; Choice title for November 2017&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"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":[3,4,17,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-big-finish","category-post-apocalyptic-audio","category-post-apocalyptic-literature"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9n8B4-rw","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\/1706","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1706"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1739,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1706\/revisions\/1739"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}