Surviving SURVIVORS (episode 58)

About this episode

Phil and Colin discuss the British science fiction TV show SURVIVORS and its impact.

Fifty years ago, schoolboy Phil was knocked out by a British science fiction TV show, the post-apocalyptic SURVIVORS. Created by Terry Nation - who also created DOCTOR WHO's recurring enemy the Daleks and BLAKES SEVEN - SURVIVORS ran for three seasons. Today, Phil has persuaded Colin to take a first look at this sometimes harrowing (but ultimately life-affirming) cult classic, and together they discuss some selected episodes from the series. If you check out the show notes, you'll find direct links to the episodes we've been watching, so you can watch them, too. Find the show notes at https://101sf.blogspot.com/2025/08/surviving-survivors-episode-58-of.html

People in this episode

Host: Phil Nichols

Guest: Colin

Topics covered

• post-apocalyptic
• British television
• cult classic
• science fiction
• episode discussion

Keywords

• SURVIVORS
• Terry Nation
• post-apocalyptic
• science fiction
• cult classic
• British TV
• episode discussion

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: SURVIVORS, DOCTOR WHO, BLAKES SEVEN

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