DwarfCasts (a Red Dwarf podcast)

"The Carousel of Hideous Mistakes That Make You Say 'Fuck' In The Middle Of A Supermarket"

The loss of Rob Grant earlier this year was a complete shock. Whether you knew him personally or were one of his thousands of fans, it was a bolt out of the blue. It's taken us a little while to be able to talk about it, but with the release of Red Dwarf: Titan - Rob's final work - rapidly approaching, we wanted to get together and discuss just how much he meant to us. So join us for our reminisces about all of G&T's interactions with Rob over the years, discover the origin of that "ex-wife's honeymoon video" quote, relive the moment that Ian's imminent fatherhood was announced to the world unexpectedly, and discover what's on the wall of Rob's downstairs toilet.

You can also peruse the show notes section below for a bumper dose of Rob-related content, and feel free to share your own memories of Rob in the comments.
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Cappsy's ancient White Hole interview

Mr Flibble Talks To Rob Grant

Danny and Ian interview Rob and Andrew

The Quarantine Commentaries archive

The last G&T interview with Rob

Andrew Marshall's tribute

Our obituary for Rob

The incredible TOS tribute

"INT. Chris Barrie's Arse"

8 extra pages! 2 free postcards! Smeggier than ever before, it's the new-look Smegazine Rack! Yes, after a prolonged gap since our last sojourn to the early-to-mid 1990s, we return to discover everything's become glossier, wider and more densely packed, as we finally reach Volume 2 of the Red Dwarf Smegazine. There is much to discuss, not least the most unfortunate cover line of all time, but also a comic strip with remarkable parallels to a much later TV story, the latest news on just how messy the production of Series VI was, the evils of red chairs, the soap opera parody that refuses to die and the crossover event of the century. Plus, we give a very special welcome to a new Smegazine writer, who would go on to have a very, ahem, "interesting" career.
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The magazine, via archive.org or Stasis Leak, whatever's your poison

It was actually us that tweeted a list of all the times the crew could have got back to Earth, although Curtis Threadgold did indeed come up with a number of other suggestions.

We haven't managed to dig up any of Chris Barrie's Jackanory episodes, but we have figured out the TX dates: Jack Crater, 1st-3rd March 1993; The Fox and the Chicken, 25th February 1994; The Greatest, 9th March 1994

Ace Rimmer Worlds Tour

Smegazine signing event at Forbidden Planet, May 1993

What Stanley Didn't Say, by Anthony Frewin

"Birds don't have balls"

We may not be fast, but we get there in the end. Just shy of a year later, our voyage of Re-Disc-overy continues as we reach the mammoth collection that is the Series VIII DVD. And there is much to discuss, such as the inter-cast beef evident in the commentary track, the brilliance of the guest stars' contributions to the documentary, a reappraisal of Chris Veale's work on the series, the beginnings of the show's web presence, the moment that secured this fledgling fansite's future, and buffet car food. Oh, and there's always time to discuss the merits of the series itself, because we haven't done that enough over the last twenty-six years. All this, plus not one but two commentaries, on the Children In Need sketch and the collection of PBS idents. You lucky people.
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Contemporary reviews from Cappsy and John Hoare

What's Funny About..?, the radio equivalent of Comedy Connections

Bill Pearson's Christmas special script, via Gazpacho Soup

Whatever You Want, and its Pearson-built Starbug

Terry Wogan's penis

Swirly Thing Alert and Smegheads in Seattle

Back In The Red Xtended - commentary and Xtended Revisited

The Least Used Scrotum in London

After an enforced absence where it proved impossible to find an afternoon where all three of us were available and awake, we are back in your ears with a brand new DwarfCast! There was a lot to catch up on, including the new Bluray boxset, Doug's debut children's novel and the forthcoming audiobook releases of the TV soundtracks. Join us for a big old news round up, supplemented by a fresh stack of waffles, provided to us by you, the faithful listener/reader. Does Red Dwarf have a future on TV? What would feature in a modern day Smegazine? Are there any dream DVD extras that haven't yet been made? What's the best Best of the Beatles album? All this and more in our latest Wafflemen Special.
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What would it be like if naughty German Adolf Hitler had actually spoken with the voice of the Beatles producer George Martin?

Static Dress - face

Patrick Wolf - The Libertine

The Northern Boys - F The World

Kneecap - Drug Dealin Pagans

Paul Oakenfold & Kilanova - Ordinary World

Danny's playlist of interesting cover versions

"Jane Killed Flick"

It's the end of a relatively minor era, as we conclude our coverage of Volume 1 of the Red Dwarf Smegazine. Get ready for the cross-over event of the century, as one character from Back to Reality meets another character from Back to Reality, along with about fifty other comic strips of varying quality. We also uncover some scandalous censorship on the news pages, discuss Robert Llewellyn being sodomised by a rabbit, covet tiny cardboard models, deride one of the worst April Fools jokes of all time, and stalk a baby. It's quite the ride.

We recommend reading along as you listen; you can find scans of the mag at archive.org or Stasis Leak.
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Buy The Thursday Man by Grant Naylor on Amazon!

Robert Llewellyn on KYTV - with no actual sodomy, but plenty of slightly less rude antics

Limmy and the paper aeroplane

Book 'Em and Risk It, an accidentally topical G&TV

Norman Lovett plays with his dolls house

Cool to do drugs.