| Surviving History | |
|---|---|
| Starring | David Fachman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Travis Gray,Nicholas Panagopulos |
| Production location | Columbus, Ohio |
| Running time | 44 minutes (without commercials) |
| Original release | |
| Network | History Channel |
| Release | June 15 (2008-6-15) – July 20, 2008 (2008-7-20) |
Surviving History is a series that aired on theHistory Channel. In the show, ancient weapons, devices, and execution methods are recreated and tested.[1]
OnSurviving History, the founder and employees of theScareFactory attempt to recreate ancient devices. The main team consists ofDave Fachman (Boss),Eric Conrath (Art Director),Josh Craig (Floor Manager),Brian Shoaf (Historian),Chad Reynolds (Fabricator), andDJ Weatherby (Welder/Designer). The show also features three history professors who are experts on ancient technologies, Dr. Keith Pepperell (6 episodes) Dr. Meg Mateer (2 episodes) and Dr. Tim Davis (1 episode).[2] The devices created are not always built of period materials or methods, but are functional. Dangerous devices are tested with purpose-build dummies. Many are also tested on ScareFactory employees, with appropriate protection and emergency services.
Surviving History aired on Sunday nights in June, then moved to Thursday nights. 4 episodes aired in a marathon during the afternoon of July 12, 2008. The final episode aired in the early morning of July 20, 2008.
The series began airing onHistory International at 8PM ET on Tuesdays, beginning September 2, 2008.
Individual episodes are available throughVOD services,iTunes, and DVDs in the History Channel store.
All 9 episodes were released on DVD on November 18, 2008.[3]
This table lists the episodes in the order they were aired. The episode numbers oniTunes and similar may be different.
The official web page on the History web site was never updated after the first few episodes and only has descriptions of the first three, with the wrong air date for the 3rd.
| Episode # | Title | Production Code | Original airdate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | TBA | June 15, 2008 (2008-6-15) | |
| 2 | TBA | TBA | June 22, 2008 (2008-6-22) | |
| 3 | TBA | TBA | June 29, 2008 (2008-6-29) | |
| 4 | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| 5 | TBA | TBA | July 12, 2008 (2008-7-12) | |
| 6 | TBA | TBA | July 12, 2008 (2008-7-12) | |
| 7 | TBA | TBA | July 12, 2008 (2008-7-12) | |
| 8 | TBA | TBA | July 12, 2008 (2008-7-12) | |
| 9 | TBA | TBA | July 20, 2008 (2008-7-20) | |
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