video effects". Ainley's performance was also praised, with the reviewers stating it was "deadly serious and implacably evil, but with occasional flashes of dark humour". While stating that it was "deeply regrettable" that the original series of Doctor Who had to end with Survival, they added "that it went out on such a high note is, however, something to be thankful for". The serial was also positively received by Paul Cornell, Martin Day and Keith Topping, who praised Anthony Ainley's performance and considered the show to be "a great end to the series" with "an epic quality". Commercial releases In print A novelisation of this serial, written by Rona Munro, was published by Target Books in October 1990, making Munro the third woman to write a Doctor Who novelisation. A reprint edition was one of several possible books included with a 2008 issue of Doctor Who Magazine. Home media Survival was released on VHS in October 1995. It was released on DVD on 16 April 2007 as a 2-disc set and as part of the Doctor Who: The Collection Season 26 blu-ray box set released in 2020. It is the only story from season 26 not to have an alternate extended cut. This serial was released as part of the Doctor Who DVD Files collection, in issue 51, published 15 December 2010. Soundtrack release The music from this serial, composed by Dominic Glynn, was first released on CD on 15 September 2017. Track listing References External links Guide to the Perivale locations used in Survival Doctor Who Locations - Survival Target novelisation Seventh Doctor serials British television series finales The Master (Doctor Who) television stories 1989 British television episodes Doctor Who stories set on Earth Fiction set in 1989 Television episodes set in London