{"id":1710,"date":"2017-10-03T16:38:42","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T16:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smd.urko.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1710"},"modified":"2017-11-12T16:40:13","modified_gmt":"2017-11-12T16:40:13","slug":"british-invaders-sci-fi-podcast-discusses-big-finish-survivors-audios","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2017\/10\/03\/british-invaders-sci-fi-podcast-discusses-big-finish-survivors-audios\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;British Invaders&#8217; sci-fi podcast discusses Big Finish Survivors audios"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/?attachment_id=656\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-656\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"656\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2014\/07\/01\/british-invaders-two-part-survivors-podcast-from-2011\/bi_cover\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bi_cover.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" 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=\"British Invaders &amp;#8211; podcasts\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;British Invaders &amp;#8211; podcasts&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bi_cover.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-656\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bi_cover.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"British Invaders - podcasts\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bi_cover.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/bi_cover.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE BRITISH INVADERS sci-fi podcast team have dedicated the two most recent shows (episodes 270 and 271) to discussing the first six series of Big Finish&#8217;s <em>Survivors<\/em> audio dramas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The podcasters, who previously discussed the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/?p=651\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">original <em>Survivors<\/em> TV series in a 2011 edition<\/a>, turn their attention to the audio incarnation of <em>Survivors<\/em>, discussing themes, characters, realisation, sound design, plot and more. Each instalment addresses three series (Part 1 &#8211; series 1-3; Part 2 &#8211; series 4-6).<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Spoiler alert<\/span><\/strong>: both instalments are highly complimentary and enthusiastic about Big Finish&#8217;s <em>Survivors<\/em> imprint. Although some key plot points and character developments are revealed along the way, this is more of an introductory overview. For detailed synopses and reviews of all of the episodes released so far, head over to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/big-finish-survivors\/index_episodes.php\"><strong>Episodes<\/strong><\/a> section of the Big Finish: <em>Survivors<\/em> mini-site.<\/p>\n<p>Listeners can stream or download the content; and subscribe to the podcast series on iTunes or through another pod capture service.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>British Invaders 270: Big Finish Survivors (Part 1)<\/h3>\n<p><em>Survivors<\/em> was Terry Nation\u2019s post-apocalyptic drama from the 1970s. Big Finish Productions is now producing brand new <em>Survivors<\/em> audio dramas with original cast members and some new characters. This time, we discuss these audios (10 September 2017). [Listen to the episode on the <a href=\"http:\/\/britishinvaders.com\/2017\/09\/10\/british-invaders-270-big-finish-survivors-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Invaders<\/a> site]<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1710-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/britishinvaders.com\/episodes\/BritInv270BigFinishSurvivors1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/britishinvaders.com\/episodes\/BritInv270BigFinishSurvivors1.mp3\">http:\/\/britishinvaders.com\/episodes\/BritInv270BigFinishSurvivors1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>British Invaders 271: Big Finish Survivors (Part 2)<\/h3>\n<p><em>Survivors<\/em> was a 1970s BBC post-apocalyptic series created by Terry Nation. Big Finish Productions is now producing <em>Survivors<\/em> audio dramas with new characters along with some of the originals. We are discussing the audios (24 September 2017). [Listen to the episode on the <a href=\"http:\/\/britishinvaders.com\/2017\/09\/24\/british-invaders-271-big-finish-survivors-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Invaders<\/a> site]<\/p>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1710-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/british_invaders\/p\/britishinvaders.com\/episodes\/BritInv271BigFinishSurvivors2.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/british_invaders\/p\/britishinvaders.com\/episodes\/BritInv271BigFinishSurvivors2.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/british_invaders\/p\/britishinvaders.com\/episodes\/BritInv271BigFinishSurvivors2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE BRITISH INVADERS sci-fi podcast team have dedicated the two most recent shows (episodes 270 and 271) to discussing the first six series of Big Finish&#8217;s Survivors audio dramas. The podcasters, who previously discussed the original Survivors TV series in a 2011 edition, turn their attention to the audio incarnation of Survivors, discussing themes, characters, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2017\/10\/03\/british-invaders-sci-fi-podcast-discusses-big-finish-survivors-audios\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8216;British Invaders&#8217; sci-fi podcast discusses Big Finish Survivors audios&#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":[3,4,14,17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-big-finish","category-media-coverage","category-post-apocalyptic-audio"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9n8B4-rA","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\/1710","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=1710"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1716,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1710\/revisions\/1716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}