{"id":1894,"date":"2018-06-03T08:36:02","date_gmt":"2018-06-03T08:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/?p=1894"},"modified":"2018-06-05T10:48:59","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T10:48:59","slug":"recording-completes-on-the-eighth-series-of-survivors-audio-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2018\/06\/03\/recording-completes-on-the-eighth-series-of-survivors-audio-adventures\/","title":{"rendered":"Recording completes on the eighth series of Survivors audio adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2018\/06\/03\/recording-completes-on-the-eighth-series-of-survivors-audio-adventures\/bf_survivors_logo\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1896\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1896\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2018\/06\/03\/recording-completes-on-the-eighth-series-of-survivors-audio-adventures\/bf_survivors_logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bf_survivors_logo.png?fit=844%2C321&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"844,321\" 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=\"Big Finish &amp;#8211; Survivors &amp;#8211; logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bf_survivors_logo.png?fit=300%2C114&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bf_survivors_logo.png?fit=840%2C319&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bf_survivors_logo.png?resize=840%2C319&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Big Finish - Survivors - logo\" width=\"840\" height=\"319\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bf_survivors_logo.png?w=844&amp;ssl=1 844w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bf_survivors_logo.png?resize=300%2C114&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/bf_survivors_logo.png?resize=768%2C292&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>RECORDING ON THE eighth series of <em>Survivors<\/em> audio adventures, scheduled for release in November, has completed &#8211; Big Finish has reported (2 June 2018).<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Carolyn Seymour (Abby Grant) and Lucy Fleming (Jenny Richards) will both be returning to their roles in the series, as will Helen Goldwyn (Ruth) and George Watkins (Craig).<\/p>\n<p>Joining the <em>Survivors<\/em>&#8216; audio cast for the first time will be Wendy Craig and, in the role of Peter Grant, Joel James Davison.<\/p>\n<p>Series eight will be jointly produced by Emma Haigh and David Richardson, with Matt Fitton returning as script editor, and Ken Bentley continuing to direct proceedings. <\/p>\n<p>Christopher Hatherall returns to the <em>Survivors<\/em> writing team, and is this time round joined by established Big Finish scribes Jane Slavin and Roland Moore and newcomer Lisa McMullin.<\/p>\n<p>Series eight is currently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-series-08-1617\" target=\"_blank\">available for pre-order<\/a> from the Big Finish web site, and all previous releases <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/ranges\/v\/survivors\" target=\"_blank\">remain available for purchase<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/news\/v\/survivors-series-8\" target=\"_blank\">Big Finish&#8217;s news story<\/a> in full below.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Survivors Series 8<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Recording has wrapped on Series 8 of Big Finish&#8217;s audio drama of Terry Nation&#8217;s Survivors, and here are more details on the continued struggles for the survivors of The Death&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Four new stories from the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/ranges\/v\/survivors\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Survivors<\/strong><\/a> arrive in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-series-08-1617\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Series Eight<\/strong><\/a> out in November this year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Bandit Train<\/em> by <strong>Christopher Hatherall<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Robert<\/em> by <strong>Jane Slavin<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>The Lost Boys<\/em>\u00a0by <strong>Lisa McMullin<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Village<\/em><em> of Dust<\/em> by <strong>Roland Moore<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-series-08-1617\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Survivors Series Eight<\/strong><\/a> sees actors <strong>Carolyn Seymour<\/strong> and <strong>Lucy Fleming<\/strong>\u00a0reprising their TV roles as Abby Grant and Jenny. <strong>Helen Goldwyn<\/strong> also returns as Ruth and <strong>George Watkins<\/strong> returns as Craig \u2013 both characters who appeared in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-series-06-1507\" target=\"_blank\">Survivors Series 6<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Plus actress <strong>Wendy Craig<\/strong>, who listeners will recognise from TV shows <em>Nanny<\/em>, <em>Butterflies<\/em>, &#8230;<em>And Mother Makes Three<\/em> and &#8230;<em>And Mother Makes Five<\/em> guest stars, and in a major twist, <strong>Joel James Davison<\/strong> (the son of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/ranges\/v\/doctor-who---the-fifth-doctor-collected\" target=\"_blank\">Fifth Doctor<\/a>\u00a0<strong>Peter Davison<\/strong>) joins the ongoing series as Peter Grant, Abby\u2019s long-lost son. Could it be that Abby and Peter will finally meet?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-series-08-1617\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Survivors Series Eight<\/strong><\/a> is directed by <strong>Ken Bentley<\/strong>, script edited by <strong>Matt Fitton<\/strong> and produced by <strong>Emma Haigh<\/strong> and <strong>David Richardson<\/strong>. And we have a new Big Finish writer in this series as <strong>Lisa McMullin<\/strong> joins fellow scribes <strong>Christopher Hatherall<\/strong>, <strong>Jane<\/strong> <strong>Slavin<\/strong> and <strong>Roland Moore<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/ranges\/v\/survivors\" target=\"_blank\">Survivors<\/a><\/strong> is based on an original concept and characters from the 1975 television series by <strong>Terry Nation<\/strong> (creator of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/ranges\/v\/dalek-empire\" target=\"_blank\">Daleks<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/hubs\/v\/blake-s-7\" target=\"_blank\">Blake\u2019s 7<\/a><\/strong>). The show ran for three seasons and was known to be as thought-provoking and character-driven as it was terrifying.<\/p>\n<p><em>The world has ended. The \u2018Death\u2019 pandemic crossed continents, sparing only a fraction of the global population.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The survivors are now trying to pick up the pieces and rebuild society \u2013 to create a new future.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>But with no cities, no laws, no technology, everyone must start over. And the worst of human nature has survived along with the best\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/ranges\/v\/survivors\" target=\"_blank\">Survivors<\/a><\/strong> remains one of Big Finish\u2019s most critically acclaimed series, with regular top mark reviews. The powerful performances and strong scripts in these tales of survival and the continuation of hope and humanity in a ravaged world must be heard to be believed.<\/p>\n<p>You can pre-order <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-series-08-1617\" target=\"_blank\">Series Eight of Survivors<\/a><\/strong> today at \u00a325 on CD or \u00a320 on download. Or save money in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/bundles\/start\/83\/0\" target=\"_blank\">bundle<\/a> and pre-order <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/bundles\/start\/83\/0\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Series Eight and Nine<\/strong><\/a> together at \u00a350 on CD or \u00a340 on download.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re new to the world of<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/ranges\/v\/survivors\" target=\"_blank\">Survivors<\/a><\/strong> you can listen to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-revelation-1312\" target=\"_blank\">Survivors: Revelation<\/a><\/strong> by <strong>Matt<\/strong> <strong>Fitton<\/strong>, the first episode from <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bigfinish.com\/releases\/v\/survivors-series-01-953\" target=\"_blank\">Survivors Series One<\/a><\/strong> on a free download from Big Finish.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2018\/06\/03\/recording-completes-on-the-eighth-series-of-survivors-audio-adventures\/wendy-craig-and-jane-slavin-survivors-s8-1080x1080\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1903\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1903\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2018\/06\/03\/recording-completes-on-the-eighth-series-of-survivors-audio-adventures\/wendy-craig-and-jane-slavin-survivors-s8-1080x1080\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Wendy-Craig-and-Jane-Slavin-Survivors-S8-1080%C3%971080.jpeg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" 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=\"Wendy Craig and Jane Slavin &amp;#8211; Survivors S8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Wendy-Craig-and-Jane-Slavin-Survivors-S8-1080%C3%971080.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Wendy-Craig-and-Jane-Slavin-Survivors-S8-1080%C3%971080.jpeg?fit=840%2C840&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Wendy-Craig-and-Jane-Slavin-Survivors-S8-1080%C3%971080.jpeg?resize=840%2C840&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Wendy Craig and Jane Slavin - Survivors S8\" width=\"840\" height=\"840\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Wendy-Craig-and-Jane-Slavin-Survivors-S8-1080%C3%971080.jpeg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Wendy-Craig-and-Jane-Slavin-Survivors-S8-1080%C3%971080.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Wendy-Craig-and-Jane-Slavin-Survivors-S8-1080%C3%971080.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Wendy-Craig-and-Jane-Slavin-Survivors-S8-1080%C3%971080.jpeg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Wendy-Craig-and-Jane-Slavin-Survivors-S8-1080%C3%971080.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Wendy-Craig-and-Jane-Slavin-Survivors-S8-1080%C3%971080.jpeg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nJane Slavin and Wendy Craig &#8211; Survivors audios series eight<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RECORDING ON THE eighth series of Survivors audio adventures, scheduled for release in November, has completed &#8211; Big Finish has reported (2 June 2018). Carolyn Seymour (Abby Grant) and Lucy Fleming (Jenny Richards) will both be returning to their roles in the series, as will Helen Goldwyn (Ruth) and George Watkins (Craig). Joining the Survivors&#8216; &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/2018\/06\/03\/recording-completes-on-the-eighth-series-of-survivors-audio-adventures\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Recording completes on the eighth series of Survivors audio adventures&#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],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-audio","category-big-finish"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9n8B4-uy","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\/1894","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=1894"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1906,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1894\/revisions\/1906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.survivors-mad-dog.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}