By Rich Cross Last updated on 13 April 2026, 09:16:18
Recalling key dates in the history of Survivors
This day in Survivors
13 April 197749 years ago TelevisionBridgehead, the fifth episode of series three, was broadcast on BBC1 and seen by 8.23m viewers
13 April 194185 years ago Cast Birth of Chris Tranchell (Paul Pitman)
13 April 20251 year ago Location trip The second day of the Herefordshire Survivors locations trip, marking the fiftieth anniversary of series one, visited Hampton Court Castle, The Vauld and other locations, in the company of Julie Neubert (Wendy) and Richard Heffer (Jimmy Garland)
The next seven days in Survivors
14 April 197650 years ago TelevisionLights of London Part 1, the third episode of series two, was broadcast on BBC1 and seen by 10.4m viewersÂÂ
14 April 20251 year ago Location trip The third day of the Herefordshire Survivors locations trip, marking the fiftieth anniversary of series one, visited Callow Hill - the real life location of the fictional series two settlement Whitecross
16 April 197551 years ago TelevisionThe Fourth Horseman, the opening episode of series one, was broadcast on BBC1 and seen by 7.07m viewers
17 April 200125 years ago Cast Death of Terry Scully (Vic Thatcher, S1), aged 68
20 April 197749 years ago TelevisionReunion, the sixth episode of series three, was broadcast on BBC1 and seen by 6.92m viewers
Earlier this month in Survivors
1 April 193195 years ago Cast Birth of George Baker (Arthur Wormley, Genesis)
2 April 197551 years ago Production Recording of the studio sequences for Gone to the Angels, the firth episode of series one, at BBC TV Centre in London
6 April 197749 years ago TelevisionMad Dog, the fourth episode of series three, was broadcast on BBC1 and seen by 7.42m viewers
6 April 20215 years ago Audio Big Finish release Carolyn Seymour: in conversation, a two-hour audio interview, hosted by Toby Hadoke, in which the actress reflects on her life and career
7 April 197650 years ago TelevisionGreater Love, the second episode of series two, was broadcast on BBC1 and seen by 8.53m viewers
12 April 197551 years ago Production Recording of the studio sequences for Garland's War, the sixth episode of series one, at BBC TV Centre in London
12 April 20251 year ago Location trip The first day of the Herefordshire Survivors locations trip, marking the fiftieth anniversary of series one, visited sites in Little Comberton, Elmley Castle, Brockhampton and close to Ross-on-Wye, in the company of Richard Heffer (Jimmy Garland)
Later this month in Survivors
21 April 197650 years ago TelevisionLights of London Part 2, the fourth episode of series two, was broadcast on BBC1 and seen by 6.67m viewers
22 April 194284 years ago Cast Birth of Denis Lill (Charles Vaughan)
23 April 197551 years ago TelevisionGenesis, the second episode of series, was broadcast on BBC1 and seen by 7.3m viewers
25 April 200323 years ago Location trip The first day of the Mad Dog 2003 location trip visited locations in Ilam and the village of Eyam
26 April 200323 years ago Location trip The second day of the Mad Dog 2003 location trip visited locations at Monsal Dale
Cite this web page
13 April 2026202510 April
Cross, R. (2025). 'Survivors: on this day,' [online] Survivors: A World Away, 10 April. Available at: https://survivors-mad-dog.org.uk/a-world-away/Survivors_on_this_day.php. Accessed on: 13 April 2026.
Survivors is a 38-episode, three series British post-apocalyptic TV series, created by Terry Nation, and first shown on BBC 1 between 1975 and 1977
Two Survivors novel were published in the UK, USA and Italy in the seventies: Terry Nation's part-novelisation of the first TV series Survivors was published in 1976; with John Eyers' original follow-up Genesis of a Hero appearing the following year
A 12-episode, two series remake of Survivors was broadcast on BBC One between 2008 and 2010
A 36-episode, nine series run of new and original Survivors audio adventures, set in the time and place of the original programme, were released by Big Finish between 2014 and 2019
Terry Nation's Survivors novel was released as an audiobook, voiced by Carolyn Seymour, in 2014
Genesis of a Hero was reprinted and republished as a paperback and as a Kindle title in 2015
A sequel to Genesis of a Hero, entitled Survivors: Salvation, was published in February 2021
A six-episode original audio drama, Survivors: New Dawn, set two decades on from The Death was released in two three story box sets by Big Finish in November 2021 and February 2022
Cult of... Survivors
A BRAND NEW documentary on Survivors first aired on BBC4 on Tuesday 5 December 2006 at 8.30pm as part of a series of programmes celebrating the history of British literary and small-screen science fiction.
