DwarfCasts (a Red Dwarf podcast)

"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 [https://archive.org/details/red_dwarf_smegazine-1993-03/] or Stasis Leak [https://stasis-leak.org/2023/01/07/smegazine-14-april-1993/]. Show notes * Buy The Thursday Man by Grant Naylor [https://amzn.asia/d/4YTrVsa] on Amazon! * Robert Llewellyn on KYTV [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJff0Shfzfk] - with no actual sodomy, but plenty of slightly less rude antics * Limmy and the paper aeroplane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vPO8tekOOo] * Book 'Em and Risk It [https://www.ganymede.tv/2025/02/gtv-book-em-and-risk-it-11-08-1983/], an accidentally topical G&TV * Norman Lovett plays with his dolls house [https://www.ganymede.tv/wp-content/uploads/Norman_Companion.jpeg] * Cool to do drugs. [https://boingboing.net/2014/02/25/the-story-behind-the-too-coo.html]

"A side-swipe at oven chips" As we enter the twentieth anniversary year of one of the most seminal short films of all time, it's an opportunity for us to reflect on our own pasts as we explore the The Movie: Yeah No Yeah No DVD, which features among its bonus material the entirety of Red Dwarf VII. It's the most personal trip down memory lane in our Re-Disc-overy series so far, as we not only commentate on the fan films, but also reveal all the behind the scenes details of the haphazard production processes, cringe at our past selves' incompetence, and consider how one simple film-making competition ultimately changed all three of our lives. But that's not all, as there's an awful lot to discuss in the rest of this three disc package too. Join us as we attempt to make amends for our past criticism of someone who really didn't deserve it, reminisce about the time Grant Naylor Productions threatened us with legal action, piece together Chris Barrie's whereabouts during the bits of Series VII he wasn't in, reveal the link between this DVD and the world of gardening, and begin to assemble our complete history of Red Dwarf via the medium of cancelling every single person involved. Show notes * Contemporary reviews from Ian [https://www.ganymede.tv/2005/10/series-vii-dvd-review-2/] and Cappsy [https://www.ganymede.tv/2005/10/red-dwarf-dvd-series-vii-review/] * The Flymo Garden Vac 2700W Turbo [https://borrow.libraryofstuff.co.uk/product/1005] * The Movie: Yeah No Yeah No bonus features [https://www.ganymede.tv/downloads/tmynyn/] - the video bits are also on YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQIN9ZyKsArjwp8p_fhcQI01JcE3V7o_t] for convenience * They're amazing, and they're machines [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AY3DPJuzJdQ] * Early drafts of all the Series VII scripts [https://www.ganymede.tv/2017/01/red-dwarf-vii-the-early-drafts/], plus our original analysis of Identity Within from before the DVD version was made * This is what Danny found in his DVD case [https://www.ganymede.tv/wp-content/uploads/ReallyThrilledToMeetMe.jpg]. Aww.

"Flicky Mint Cake" Welcome back to the Rack! The latest installment in our periodical drama takes us back to March 1993, a time when perhaps too much information about the forthcoming Series VI is being made public, Rob and Doug's relationship is definitely absolutely fine, and the elephant in Hattie Hayridge's room goes unaddressed. Join us as we witness a space monkey genocide, "enjoy" a double length Androids and contemplate life as a living fridge, a sentient armchair and a big fish-frog thing. Plus spend far too long indulging in nostalgia for analogue-based editing systems. Seriously, that's most of the podcast. In order for any of the above to make sense, you'll need a copy of the mag to refer to, which you can find via archive.org [https://archive.org/details/red_dwarf_smegazine-1993-02/] or Stasis Leak [https://garbagepod.wordpress.com/2023/11/15/smegazine-13-march-1993/]. Show notes * The Smegazine strips organised by series [https://www.ganymede.tv/forums/topic/smegazine-strips-collected/], by Warbodog (huge spoilers if you're reading the mags along with us) * Starburst's review [https://www.ganymede.tv/2024/08/dwarfcast-172-the-smegazine-rack-issue-12/#comment-108253] of the Smegazine * Danny found someone who likes Timewave [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SS-FrCCMfMQ] * Building a Human [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rO-I7butL4], because any excuse

U&UKTVPlayG2U&Dave&Knuckles Righty dokey matey bloke flap old salty seadog amigo skip-jack jockstrap piano tuners, we're back with another in our occasional series of Dwarf-adjacent commentaries, this time covering Bottom Series 2, Episode 4, Parade. Not only is the series produced and directed by Ed Bye, this particular episode guest stars both Robert Llewellyn and Lee Cornes, which is as good an excuse as any to rabbit on over this episode and tackle your Bottom-shaped waffles. We cover pretty much all the affiliated spin-offs - the live shows, the Fluff video, Guest House Paradiso - as well as discussing what happens when TV schedules are affected by real life events, how Rik and Ade could have fitted in to Red Dwarf and trying to figure out if there's any modern equivalents to this madness. Show notes * Our recent Hammersmith bench-based pilgrimage [https://x.com/ganymedetitan/status/1801673573284647070]. * The opening theme is a cover of BB's Blues [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rSD3phY1Dw] (as opposed to BB's Theme) * Here's a full rip of Bottom Fluff [https://archive.org/details/dailymotion-x234mdt], just because.

"Clifford the Big Bastard of a Dog" With apologies for the delay, it's finally time to get back on the rack! Our Smegazine odyssey reaches February 1993, a very interesting time in Red Dwarf history, as the magazine's news page documents. In this episode, we uncover the origins of Entangled, some foreshadowing of The Promised Land and the first ever use of the smeg hammer. Other super relevant and definitely on-topic discussion points include the Bottom Exposed documentary, various 1990s adventure game shows, and the state of the Hitchhikers franchise after Douglas Adams's death. Oh, and the results of a caption competition from two years ago. We may not be fast... Show notes * Returning the shout-out, even though we recorded this months before his shout-out to us, Stuart Millard on Scavengers [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgxJRBsoFOE] * G&TV covers Cyberzone [https://www.ganymede.tv/2019/06/gtv-cyberzone/] * Terrible news - turns out the photo of John Lennon and Yoko Ono's arses was photoshopped after all [https://www.tumblr.com/jimhensonreject/672290929259020288/actionandreaction-this-is-the-real-photo-who] * Bryan Lewis Saunders's Drugs project [http://bryanlewissaunders.org/drugs/]