News Roundup (27/05/12)

Posted by Alex on May 27, 2012
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  • Series X

It’s been a fairly quiet week for Series X news, but we’ve heard bits and pieces about the ADR that took place this week in Soho with Chris and Robert. As there’s not a great deal to pass comment on (aside from the fact that the opening credits sound interesting,) we’ve instead compiled a collection of all of the different tweets for you to peruse:

Robert Llewellyn

- 108 miles in Leaf today (with a bit xtra charge) quick ADR session for Red Dwarf X, lovely eve with @DougRDNaylor and @RichardDGNaylor
Richard Naylor

- Red Dwarf X show 1&3 graded. Also some brilliant vfx being done for show 6.
- Currently grading Red Dwarf X show 4. After this only one more left – the complicated one Show 6!
- @StevenWickhamJust been grading you!
- Grading Red Dwarf X opening title sequence today.
- Re. opening titles. @DougRDNaylor says 3 weeks ago: “There aren’t enough explosions.” Re-edit. Now he says: “There are too many explosions”
- Just completed a very quick ADR session with Chris Barrie. Real pro.

Doug Naylor

- Very funny evening with @bobbyllew and @RichardDGNaylor after some Kryten ADR and bonus TV commentary from Mr L for Show 1.

Nathan Cubitt

- Big grin on face – spent the morning with Bill Pearson talking models, Red Dwarf and SPOILERS!

Craig Charles

- Ep 3 certainly takes you back shush

  • Fully Charged App For Android & Apple Devices

Robert’s on going web series Fully Charged now has its own app for Apple and Android devices. The app allows you to download and store episodes of the series that this series where Robert discusses why we need to change how we think about energy consumption now. Episodes include subjects such as the newest electric cars available on the market [Volvo, Ford, Peugeot, Renault & Nissan] and also different forms of renewable energy [Wind and Solar].

You can download the app from the Google Play store for Android devices and the App Store for Apple devices.

  • Playing The Moldovans at Tennis

A release date of June 12th has now been confirmed for Tony Hawks’ new film, ‘Playing The Moldovans at Tennis’. The film is based on the book of the same name, dramatises the true story of Tony’s attempts to ‘win a silly bet in order to gather material for a light-hearted new book, but along the way became embroiled in an uplifting and life-changing adventure.’ Tony has been talking about the making of his film over at TheTennisSpace.com, and you can view a trailer of the film below:

  • Chloe Annett’s ‘Leila’ At The United Film Festival

Chloe Annett’s film ‘Leila’ is to be screened at the United Film Festival at the Roxy Bar and Screen in London. Chloe won the award for best actress at the London Independent Film Festival for her portrayal of the title character, but if you haven’t heard about the film before, here’s the synopsis:

Love can drive you crazy. To the outside world Paul and Leila have a ‘happy’ family. A nice house, two nice kids, and most importantly they have each other. That’s the problem. Both are in love – one is insane. Paul thinks he’s losing his mind – but he has more to lose than that. One couple; one love; one tragedy.

The screening is set to take place at 7pm on June 3rd, and the film will be followed by a Q&A. Tickets are £7 and can be booked here. You can view the trailer for the film below.

News Roundup (20/05/12)

Posted by Alex on May 20, 2012
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  • Series X

This week’s big Series X news has mainly come from Howard Goodall. As we mentioned in the week, Howard released two pictures from his recording of the new music cues, one showing an ungraded and uncomped shot of the new Dwarf model in action and one of the cast in the drive room. That shot is of particular interest in that it gives us our first glimpse of a guest star.

Howard also released a preview of the music he has been recording. The sample, titled ‘Going for the Phone’, is can be listened to at the link below. The title itself is something of a spoiler, and as such we won’t let you know at this point which episode it is from. Anyone that was at the episode it was from should be in no doubt as to the exact scene that it is from of course, and I for one can see it fitting in quite nicely.

That’s likely your lot from Howard however, given that he tweeted to say he is now all done.

Phew! Red Dwarf X music cues all done and delivered after marathon week. I feel I should celebrate with a smoked kipper.

Aside from Howard’s bits, there have been a few bits and pieces from Richard Naylor that might be of interest to you. Here’s a roundup:

On the way to Red Dwarf dub in Fulham.

Just watched some new Smeg Ups!

Spent the day mixing sound for shows 1&3. Also was lucky enough to hear some of Howard Goodall’s fantastic RDX music. It’s great.

Listening to Red Dwarf X cues for ‘Lemons’. Very good.

Listening and putting music in the episodes yesterday, today and next week.

Shows pretty much all titled now. Need to absolutely clarify but presuming all ok’d by network. All 6 are done.

  • Evolution of… Rimmer’s Costumes

Seb’s series of articles on The Official Site covering the evolution of the costumes continues this week. This latest part goes into great depth to take a look at Rimmer and how his costume has developed over the years. It’s a lovely little in-depth read with some pictures that may be unfamiliar to some of you, and we look forward to more of them in the run up to the promotion for Series X starting. You can read the article here, and you can read the previous article on the developmet of Lister’s costume here. There is also a piece on the development of the sets which can be found here.

  • The Man In The Rubber Mask Update

For those of you that have subscribed to the ‘Man in The Rubber Mask’ updates, the latest chapter which covers Series VIII is now available to download. If you haven’t already, you can download the audio book and subscribe to all further updates by making a one off subscription here for £4.99 for what will eventually amount to over 10 hours of audio. The full book will also be released in a Kindle/E-book edition once Series X has aired.

 

  • Chris, Danny & Robert At Wales Comic Con

Chris, Danny and Robert have all been confirmed for this year’s Wales Comic Con in Wrexham. All three will be available for signings and photographs and will also be taking part in a Q&A session during the day. Needless to say, with the launch of Series X so close to the event that could prove to be interesting and as such the event may well be worth a look. Other guests include the likes of Billy West (Futurama), Warwick Davies (Star Wars, Harry Potter), Gareth David Lloyd (Torchwood) , Thomas Ian Nicholas (American Pie) and more. The event takes place on Sunday September 23rd at Glyndwr University, Wrexham. You can find more information about the event and book your tickets at the event’s site here.

  • Craig At Live From Jodrell Bank

Craig Charles has been confirmed to appear at Live from Jodrell Bank, where he will be bringing his Funk and Soul DJ set to the event as well as taking part in a Q&A session on Red Dwarf ahead of the new series. This session will take place in the Science Arena with a Jodrell Bank scientist on hand to relate the fiction of sci-fi series Red Dwarf to the facts of space exploration. This is a two day event, with Craig appearing on the 24th June when Paul Weller will headline the event with special guests Graham Coxon, Baxter Dury & Little Barrie. Here’s the blurb:

Live from Jodrell Bank are a series of shows taking place on weekends throughout the year on an outdoor stage right in the shadow of the towering Lovell telescope. This diverse array of shows or transmissions will span all genres of music with some of the best international and nationally renowned artists. As well as providing an amazing backdrop the telescope will also be serving a secondary purpose as the world’s most incredible projection screen!

Throughout the day there will be experiments and workshops along with free access to the new visitor centre – but come evening it’s all about the music and one mind-blowing and totally unique show!

You can find more details and order your tickets on the Live From Jodrell Bank site here, and you can watch a video preview for the event below.

  • Robert At Electric Bike Championships In Bristol

Robert Will be compering the world’s first electric bike championships being held as part of Bristol’s Big Green Week in June. Here’s the blurb:

BRITAIN’S steepest shopping street will be the setting for the world’s first electric bike championships being held as part of Bristol’s Big Green Week in June.

More than ten leading e-bike manufacturers are entering machines for the series of races up Park Street.

Compering the championships on June 10 will be e-vehicle enthusiast Robert Llewellyn, star of TV space comedy Red Dwarf and presenter of Scrapheap Challenge.

E-bike riders will race up Park Street for a trophy donated by Good Energy, a renewable energy supplier. The event also includes static displays of e-bikes, a have-a-go area for people to try out a machine and a parade of e-bikes.

The championships are being organised by Alistair McHardy who runs Atmosphere Electric Bikes on St George’s Road in Bristol.

He said: “Electric bikes used to be seen as only suited to those unable to ride a conventional bike, but more and more people are seeing the benefits of using them to get about, especially in a city like Bristol with lots of hills to climb.

“By staging the first world championships we hope to show that e-bikes are not only great for getting up hills but also a lot of fun to ride. They are simply the best way to get around.”

E-bikes are powered by low-voltage motors that use advanced batteries charged from the mains.

Details about the up-coming championships are on the website www.electricbikes.org.uk and information on the Big Green Week is at www.biggreenweek.com.

  • Hattie At Crying with Laughter

Hattie has been confirmed for this years ‘Crying with Laughter’, a night in aid of the Helen Bamber Foundation that aims to raise funds and awareness for the charity in order to enable it to assist victims of human trafficking & torture. The show features performances from some of the UK’s finest female comedias, including Jo Brand, Jenny Eclair, Shazia Mirza, Mrs Barbara Nice (Janice Connolly), Maureen Younger, Hattie Hayridge, Adams & Rea and Angie McEvoy. For tickets to the show, you can contact the theatre box office on 0844 4930 650 or visit the theatre’s website at www.charingcrosstheatre.co.uk.

Series X News – Music Preview And New Picture From Howard Goodall

Posted by Alex on May 15, 2012
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It seems that for Series X information, Howard Goodall is leakier than a Welsh man with incontinence issues. As such, following the picture he released on Sunday, Howard has uploaded another picture along with a brief preview of some of the music he has recorded. The sample, titled ‘Going for the Phone’, is exactly the kind of thing we had hoped he would bring to the show. The title itself is something of a spoiler, and as such we won’t let you know at this point which episode it is from. The one thing we can tell you is that the music and the shot in the photo are both taken from 2 different episodes. The picture does also ffeature our first look at one of the guest stars, so let speculation begin as to what role they might have.You can view Howard’s picture and listen to ‘Going For The Phone’ below:

Series X News – Direct From Howard Goodall’s Studio; A Look At The New Red Dwarf Model

Posted by Alex on May 13, 2012
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In typical fashion, once we’ve done the week’s roundup something else appears that we would have included. This particular thing should be of interest to many, as the following tweet and picture from Howard Goodall shows his set up for recording the incidental music, with some footage of the new Red Dwarf Model in action. Enjoy!:

It’s Sunday. The Sabbath. Yet I find myself yoked to a Red Dwarf far out in space. The dashboard..

UPDATE – We suspected this might be the case due to the lack of background detail, but here is confirmation from Richard Naylor on the origin of the shot:

That model shot from HG was just from a rough cut btw. Not graded or comped properly.

News Roundup (12/05/12)

Posted by Alex on May 13, 2012
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Another week, another news roundup. Before we get to that however, if you didn’t see earlier in the week, we’re delighted to announce we’ve added a new contributor to our team; Andrew Moir. Andrew has contributed a fantastic new article which the ships encountered by the Red Dwarf crew, and questions just how advanced did the human race get and how far into space are the boys really? Please do have a read and give him a warm welcome. Outside of this site, we’ve also come across a short essay from Terence Eden entitled ‘Why can’t Red Dwarf predict the future?’, in which Terence examines the problems of making a television show that is set in the future. An interesting little read that’s worth a flick through. Plugs aside, here’s this weeks’ news:

  • Series X

Danny John-Jules caused a bit of excitement on Tuesday, when he announced that he was running a lottery for one person to join him the following day to a screening of two episodes of the new series. This (not-so) secret screening was to review episodes 4 and 5; the two episodes that had the most material still to be filmed at the end of the audience recordings. Interestingly, it would seem that speculation that at the recording of episode 5 that a third was still to be filmed was indeed correct. Obviously, we wouldn’t dream of commenting further about this episode, except to say that it does mean that it is very hard to form any concrete opinion on it given that there is a substantial extra part that as of this moment in time has not been seen.

Here are some of the reactions to the screenings from Twitter:

Robert Llewellyn

We watched 2 nearly completed episodes of Red Dwarf X. I think it’s fair to say they looked pretty damn good.

Richard Naylor

Great day yesterday. Went to a bbc comedy social event then Red Dwarf X screening which went fantastic.

Seb Patrick

So yeah, of course I come out of a screening of two Red Dwarf eps and the first thing I talk about is the credits font. Schyeah. They’re VERY GOOD. Seriously, even from an “I’m a critical fan” perspective, Series X is the shiznit. Every episode (that I’ve seen – I’ve seen five out of the six) is reminiscent of a different earlier series, in a good way. Most importantly, though, they’re just funny. Proper, belly laugh, funny.

Richard Naylor also tweeted the following details about what he has been doing this week, along with a picture from the edit of Danny in episode 3:

Over here at Red Dwarf X we’re recording some ADR for a very unusual character.

Just made trailers for Red Dwarf X – a bunch of 10, 20, 30 second ones and also one 50 second one.

To round off the news on the new series, here are some of the tweets from Nathan Cubitt about the Behind the Scenes material that include some indication as to what rating the eventual DVD might be set for:

Argh! That moment you think you’ve finished bit of doc & then find awesome footage shot by your secret weapon. Back to the drawing board.

Reading the BBFC guidelines for 12/12A… hmmmm…..

Just had to type ‘Michael Boulton’ into the RDX log. Oh the humanity

  • Dimension Jump XVII Logo Competition Winner

The Official Red Dwarf Fan Club has chosen the winner of their competition to design a logo for Dimension Jump XVII next year. Having looked through the 60+ entries it was immediately apparent that they were of a particularly high standard, and it was very difficult to pick just a few favourites to vote for. With the votes collated, the winner was Christopher Williams with his Mugs Murphy t-shirt design. It’s sure to be a design that many attendees will want to get on a t-shirt, and we can’t wait to start putting it into action as we organise what promises to be an exciting Dimension Jump.

Here is Christopher’s winning design, along with the excellent 2nd (Helen Greenslade) and  3rd place (Venancia) designs. Once again, huge thanks to everyone that entered and we look forward to seeing you at next year!

  • Robert Llewellyn: Man In The Rubber Mask Update, Unbound Live & Fully Charged

Various bits of Bobby-related news here. First up, for those of you that have subscribed to the ‘Man in The Rubber Mask’ updates, the latest chapter which covers Series VII is now available to download. If you haven’t already, you can download the audio book and subscribe to all further updates by making a one off subscription here for £4.99 for what will eventually amount to over 10 hours of audio. The full book will also be released in a Kindle/E-book edition once Series X has aired.

Next up is a chance to catch Robert live as part of Unbound Live at Le Baron, Embassy Mayfair. Here’s the blurb:

 On Tuesday 15th May we are hosting our third Unbound Live event at Le Baron, Embassy Mayfair! For those new to Unbound Live, you’re in for a treat. The evening is like a cross between a book slam and an election hustings as Unbound authors go head-to-head pitching ideas for books they’d like to write, or telling you more about the books they’ve already written.

Tuesday promises to be a legendary night. We have:

Katy Brand, award-winning comedian and star of the Big Ass show reveals details of her planned novel FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME ANYWHERE!

Robert Llewellyn, star of Red Dwarf, Scrapheap Challenge and Carpool takes us to a green and pleasant land called Gardenia.

Hardeep Singh Kohli, comedy, boadcaster and cook explains how what we eat explains who we are and why he wants to come and cook us all Sunday lunch.

Steve Colgan, writer, illustrator, former Police Constable 174702 and collector of arcane lore, unveils his fabulous Connectoscope.

Adrian Teal scandalises us with louche and sordid tales of life in Georgian England.

Keith Kahn-Harris returns from Luxembourg to tell us about his next adventure on the stranger-than-it-seems island of Alderney

George Chopping performs highlights from his very-soon-to-be-published-after-being-100% funded-by-Unbound poetry collection, Smoking with Crohn’s.

Graham Smith is on hand to sign copies of his exquisite illustrated history of 80s clubland, We Can Be Heroes.

and Miss V will provde a soulful musical interlude.

Tickets are avalible here. Included in the ticket price is a £10 voucher for those who attend the evening to pledge support to the author of your choice. Drinks and food can be purchased at the event, with the bar open from 6.45pm and performances starting at 7.15pm. There are only 100 tickets, so order now to avoid disapointment.

Lastly, since we last mentioned it, Robert has uploaded several more episodes of his series Fully Charged. As such, this is just a quick reminder that you can view all the episodes on subjects such as wind farms, hydrogen fuel cells and the national grid here.

  • Scuttercast: Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers

Our friends over at the Scuttercast are currently preparing their latest episode after a short hiatus. There is no date set for release yet, but the next episode will cover the first Red Dwarf novel, Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, and they are looking asking for people to email their views and opinions.  So if there is anything you’d like to comment on for the podcast then email them at ScutterCast@RedDwarfForum.com

“We don’t exactly do that much salvaging” : The Derelicts of Red Dwarf

Posted by Andrew on May 9, 2012
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3 million years after a radiation leak wiped out the crew of the mining ship Red Dwarf, the sole survivor, Dave Lister, is revived from stasis. For that inconceivable amount of time the ship has been accelerating away from Earth across vast regions of space. Although joined by a life form evolved from his cat and a hologram of his dead bunkmate, the possibilities of further companionship seemed beyond remote.

However it seems this ship isn’t quite as removed from civilisation as it might be. Throughout the first series, the crew are alone in the universe and the confines of the ship are their whole world.

That all changes at the start of series II with a distress call from the crashed Nova 5 . The boys from the Dwarf were delighted to find any form of intelligence even if it did turn out to be the android equivalent or Norman Bates but did they ever question how the vessel got so far into deep space?

The novel Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers makes rather a large plot point of the Nova 5’s superior engines – the Duality Jump. This drive allows the ship to traverse large sectors of space in a single bound – the journey that took a giant red trashcan 3million years could be covered in three months. It seems reasonable then to assume that ships from the relative future of the Red Dwarf crew had superior drives.

In addition it is perfectly plausible that ships could have drifted into deep space. It may be somewhat implausible considering that vessels can get lost so easily in Earth’s oceans and space in more or less infinite but coincidences can happen, just as the DNA ship drifted into the path of the Dwarf.

Later series show that powerful engines of the Nova 5 would seem to be a rule rather than an exception. It is apparent that the human race has managed to colonise deep space. Justice World demonstrates that at the very least there were stations located in deep space. Similarly Legion’s complex was conceived and populated by famous Earth scientists to from Kryten’s time period.

The events of series V confirm an even more established presence of human life in the region. Dr Hildegarde Lanstrom’s research station on the ice planet suggests that the human race has settled on planets, however remote. The artificial psi-moon from Terrorform also indicates that perhaps the star system is some kind of experimental space lab.

That theme continues in Back to Reality with the SSS Esperanto, a Class D Space Corp seeding ship sent out to accelerate life on the ocean moon. Humans it seems are at the very least experimenting in deep space with a view to colonisation and presumably their ships give them a means to get back to Earth. It seems highly improbable that entire fleets of ships would spend millions of years in stasis for the sake of science.

Throughout series VI It becomes increasingly apparent that the Starbuggers occupy a charted region of space. The asteroid belt that Starbug traverses in Psirens is a “giant spaceship graveyard” and presumably not even every ship in the sector was brought down by the psychic-manipulator GELFs.

In Emohawk: Polymorth II, the crew are charged by a Space Corps External Enforcement vehicle making it apparent the sector is policed. In addition Kryten is aware of the GELF Zone and even knows the language of the Kinitawowi tribe.

This mapping of space becomes even more apparent in series VII and the discovery of the Leviathan deep beneath the ice. The presence of former Red Dwarf crew member Caroline Carmen dates the ship right back to the time of Lister. One might assume that this ship has drifted for millennia in the glacier until Lister examines the Navi Comp and finds out the ship burned out its engines heading to Delta VII and its research base.

This is clearly a named planet a presumably a populated one. So it seems even around the time of Red Dwarf’s disappearance the human race had found ways to colonise the galaxy.

In contrast it seems that the region of space is deep enough to send ships that might be dangerous. The SSS Silverberg was programmed to head for deep space as Cassandra’s ability to predict the future was deemed too dangerous was the human mind to cope with.

Similarly the 28th Century test ship the Gemini 12, with its powerful time drive, was also programmed to head for deep space to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands, although the addition of the stellar fog with its minefield of unreality pockets suggests that theft was also a possibility.

It seems that getting back to Earth isn’t really such an impossible dream for the Red Dwarf crew. There are ships far faster and better equipped than the crimson short one but perhaps it’s the safer option. The dream of Earth represents hope: perhaps knowing it’s gone for certain would be too much for Lister to handle.

Even after they lost the mother ship the posse never considered inhabiting any other vessel and instead opted to track it for hundreds of years. For Lister, Rimmer, Cat and Kryten, Red Dwarf is home.

Series X News – Win Tickets To Tomorrow’s Screening Of 2 Episodes

Posted by Alex on May 8, 2012
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You may remember that a while ago we mentioned there was to be a screening of Series X to get a laugh track recorded for all the parts where the audience had been absent. Well it seems that the screening for 2 of those episodes is taking place in London tomorrow night at 8:30 in London. So what’s the catch? Well currently there is only one way to get a ticket, and there’s no sign that another way will appear. So if you want to be in with a chance, Danny has a lottery open for today only where anyone that invests in his short film BUCKY will be entered in with a chance to get a ticket and join him at the screening. If you want to be in with a chance, then head over to the MotoVentures site. Investments start at as little as £2 so it’s well worth a punt. Good Luck!

UPDATE – In responce to this update, Richard Naylor got in touch to tell us:

I might be tweeting tomorrow with some Red Dwarf X screening tickets for those who tweet back. Not definite yet but maybe.

So there you go, you might just want to keep a close eye on Twitter tommorow…

News Roundup (06/05/12)

Posted by Alex on May 6, 2012
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  • Series X

The Series X edit continued this week, with all shows offlined by the end of the week ready to go to the online edit. Richard Naylor commented that having edited them it was very difficult to pick a favourite, while Doug had this to say about Episode 5:

Danny is bloody brilliant in Sh 5. Utter privilege! ‘You haven’t listen to a word I’ve said.’ The man is a legend.

However, all wasn’t so good with Doug, as this selection of some of his tweets shows:

Aggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!

It’s not computer related. Aggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Much calmer now. Aggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Ooops, sorry, no, I’m not.

Running a bit low on the old Luck Virus at the moment.

On a happier note, the edit also saw a visit from Howard Goodall, who came talk through his ideas for the incidental music with Doug. Here is a photo from said visit, in which it’s interesting to note that we appear to get a first glimpse at the Series X logo on the monitor behind Doug and Howard.. On the other screen you can just make out the logo again on a different background in what could very possibly be the end of the new title sequence:

Meanwhile, there were some more tweets from Nathan Cubitt and Andrew Ellard about what’s been happening in the Behind the Scenes edit:

Andrew Ellard

Here we are again. Nathan Cubitt shoots and cuts, I sit at the back and go “Nah, don’t include that.”

Nathan Cubitt

Highlights of today’s logging so far: Doug firing a ball at me… oh & a topless Craig, but I doubt anyone’s interested in that :-) Glad to hear Howard Goodall is composing for RDX – I’ve just been cutting the excellent conducting of said theme by Tom Price.

So what have we got to look forward to soon? Well evidently some thought is being given to a variety of ways to publicise the show, with Richard Naylor asking:

Right calling all Dwarfers. Gimme your best Red Dwarf #’s. So far I’ve got #TheBoysAreBackInTown and #Smeg (Original huh?!) I need help! GO! Plan might be to use the best ones around RDX transmission and try and get them trending. Chance to get some really weird stuff trending!

Personally, I would favour either #BoysFromTheDwarf or #SlimesComingHome, but any hash tag that can be put on adverts and posters to try and get the show trending on Twitter is a great idea. In the meantime, here’s something else that Richard Naylor mentioned to look forward to:

Currently grading show 2. Looking good. Will post some pics later.

  • Unseen Series III Production Photos

As we mentioned earlier in the week, Paul Muller over on Ganymede & Titan made an excellent find this week on the Eagle Transporter Forum. A gentleman by the name of Andy H, who is presumably Andy Hopkinson of the VFX team on series III and IV, has uploaded a collection of behind the scenes photos from Series III. I’m sure many of you saw these when we posted about them earlier in the week, but just in case there are a few of you that haven’t it seems worth mentioning again as there really are some fantastic pictures in there. You can find them, along with some comments from Andy about the construction of the Bazookiods, here.

  • Craig Returns To Coronation Street

Craig returned to the Coronation Street set this week to start filming his return to the show after taking time out to film Red Dwarf X. Craig’s onscreen departure was shown on December 15th, coincidently the night before the first episode of Series X was filmed, and his return to Weatherfield has been a little longer in coming than some may have expected. The Mirror says that this 3 month break was extended due to the writers struggling to write Lloyd back in, but this is The Mirror and they are sighting a undisclosed ‘source’, so it’s probably a load of old tot. Craig’s return, which is said to feature a plot where his ­character Lloyd go head-to-head with Steve McDonald, should air sometime in June.

  • 2 Free Chapters Of ‘News From Gardinia’

Robert’s new book, ‘News From Gardenia’, has now been released via Unbound to pretty positive so far, and as such Robert has been entertaining the idea of a sequel on Twitter. If you did order a copy through them which included the audiobook option, then you will also now find that is available to download. For those of you that haven’t however, Robert has made the first two chapters available to download for free as a taster. You can download these here, as well as the entire book for £5.99. The book will be available in bookshops July as a paperback and e-book, and in the meantime the hardback is still available from Unbound.

  • Norman On Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown

Norman appeared last Sunday as a guest on Pappy’s Flatshare Slamdown, the award winning podcast where unruly tenants Ben Clark and Tom Parry battle to avoid doing annoying household chores by getting guest comedians to take sides and help them fight it out over a number of games. Here’s the blurb for the episode:

Norman Lovett and Cariad Lloyd join the boys for the final #flatslam in the series – and it is a bumper-length fight over who is going to clean the flat windows. While Cariad gives us some very sensible glass-buffing tips, Norman goes off on one talking about The Big Bang Theory. Worse is to come when he reveals he isn’t a fan of puns – how will he cope with the next fifty minutes? Elsewhere in the show, Ben indicates how little he cares about winning, Tom is confused by vinegar and Matthew loses control. Plus a big shout to brave Beef Brothers complainee James who endures the collapse of his case with stoicism and by throwing in the towel before it has even got started.

You can download the episode on iTunes and the British Comedy Guide website, or you can listen to it on the player below:

Unseen Series III Production Photos

Posted by Alex on April 30, 2012
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A lovely little find here by Paul Muller over on Ganymede & Titan. It seems a gentleman by the name of Andy has uploaded a collection of behind the scenes photos from Series III on the Eagle Transporter Forum. These are pictures that he says he took himself, and aside from the odd one these appear to be photos largely unseen by fandom previously. Of particular interest are the photos taken during the model shoot for the scenes in the hanger bay, including one of the miniature set mid construction. As well as the photos, Andy also has this to say about the Bazookiod props:

I was the person who made the original Bazookiods, so yes I do know what they were made of.

I made a wooden former for the body, then vac formed the shells in 3mm plastic.
I welded up a T shaped frame from round metal tubing for the cental core.
The barrel is just differnt sized plastic tube, a Rizler air freshener and a drain pipe conector for the front.

There was no real design for it in the first place, so I could do what I wanted, all that the script said was in was a mining laser.
They had to fire a charge and have a few flashing lights.
And be ready in just over 3 days…

Once again, our thanks to Andy for the pictures and to Paul for bringing them to our attention.

                            

         

News Roundup (29/04/12)

Posted by Alex on April 29, 2012
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  • Series X News

The first big piece of news this week was of course the release of the first publicity shot from the new series. It managed to get some good attention across all manner of sites, including the likes of the Radio Times. It was also picked up on by The Sun, who in a typically fine display of top quality journalism told its readers that the series started this week. Just when they had corrected this and everyone was enjoying the excitement of seeing a picture at last, we then saw this tweet from Howard Goodall:

Just received my first rough cuts of the new Red Dwarf series, looking forward to viewing and putting some music on them. Kipper-time!

After all the issues with the music cues that we mentioned here a while ago, it’s fantastic to see that Howard is once again directly involved. How much music he is providing remains to be seen but whatever the outcome we are delighted to have him back. Aside from these pieces of news, the only other things we have heard about the episodes came in these tweets from Richard Naylor:

Want to meet the guy in the red dwarf X audience who literally laughs like this: heeheeheeheehee.

I’ve watched the edits so many times, literally recognise the laughs. Can recognise same people in different eps by their laugh.

Hehehe laugher was at show 6. Further evidence suggests maybe female… Hard to tell!

Of course, the behind the scenes material edit continues as well. Here’s what Nathan Cubitt had to say about it:

Has come to the mo in the doc where he wonders if anyone has pics or vids of a green portaloo located around Westminster…

Oh boy, going to be a tough day cutting 90 min interview down when nearly every word is interesting

And lastly, Andrew Ellard also mentioned his work on compiling this series’ Smeg Ups:

I’ve compiled a first assembly of Red Dwarf X Smeg Ups. Hmm, looks like we might have trouble with disc space… Be very glad it’s been whittled down! After the second hour they’re a bloody exhausting watch…

  • Radio Times Asks ‘Are you looking forward to the new Red Dwarf?’

In reaction to the posting of the first publicity shot, the Radio Times have put up a poll asking people to vote on how interested they are in the new series. Here’s the blurb:

The first image from Red Dwarf’s new series was released this week to a largely rapturous reception from the show’s fans.

After a wait of more than three years since the comeback special, Back to Earth, aired on Dave in 2009, the boys from the Dwarf are finally coming back to TV – and according to actor Chris Barrie, who plays pompous smeghead Arnold Rimmer in the show, the new series is going to be great.

“I think we’ve done some of the best Red Dwarf scenes ever,” he said. “Really looking forward to seeing what the fans think.”

In fact, early reports from fans have been rather encouraging. RadioTimes.com reader King Richard said of the new series: “I went to see the third episode being filmed early this year [and] I can tell you right here, right now, that this new series of Red Dwarf isn’t going to be poor at all. It’s as good as series six was.”

However, others expressed the opinion that reviving the popular sci-fi sitcom smacks of “nostalgia warmed over”, and questioned the need for a new run of episodes.

But what do you think? Are you excited about the return of Red Dwarf, or do you think the show should’ve made Back to Earth its swansong? Vote in our poll below and let us know…

You can place your vote in the poll here.

  • Robert On ScreenJabber Podcasts

Robert appeared as a guest this week on ScreenJabber Podcasts to talk about the various projects he is currently involved in, including Red Dwarf X. Here’s the blurb:

Stuart O’Connor is joined by Toby Weidmann and Stuart Barr for a beer and a chat with writer, actor and broadcaster Robert Llewellyn about his new novel, News From Gardenia, as well as his other ongoing projects, Fully Loaded and Carpool. Oh, yes, and we also get some juicy goss about the upcoming new series of Red Dwarf.

You can listen to the episode on the ScreenJabber site here.

  • Chris To Appear At Classic Car Show Revival

Chris is set to appear at the Classic Car Show Revival at Old Warden Park, Biggleswade on Sunday 20th May. Here’s the blurb:

The classic car show and autojumble at Old Warden Park near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, was always a firm fixture on the calendar until it lapsed a few years ago. Now the highly popular event is being revived and returns to the wonderfully scenic venue.

Organised by the enthusiastic and professional team at Greenwood Exhibitions, the Old Warden rally will feature ‘Red Dwarf’ star and engineering enthusiast Chris Barrie presenting his highly entertaining and humorous live show ‘The First 100 Machines’ in which he talks about his seven years of filming for TV documentaries including such diverse cars, planes and trains as the 250mph Bugatti Veyron, Avro Vulcan nuclear bomber, and the mighty Pacific steam locomotive.

Several hundred classic and vintage cars from all over the region are expected to attend and will be on display in the picturesque grounds of the Mansion House, Old Warden Park. Pre-booked entries receive a charming old-style licence disc memento and winners of the judged classes will receive a commemorative mug and a free entry to the Shuttleworth Collection.

To mark the fact that nearby Biggleswade was home to the Berkeley Car company in the 1950s and 60s Greenwood are offering free entry to all Berkeley vehicles.

The general public is invited and encouraged to attend the rally where they will have the opportunity to see a wonderful collection of stunning vehicles and to meet with the owners. It can be a great day out for all the family as there is also the opportunity to visit the nearby Shuttleworth Collection of vintage aeroplanes and vehicles and the beautiful Swiss Gardens that lie a short walk from the park.

The event takes place between 10.00 am and 4.00 pm. Public entry to Old Warden Park on the day will be £8 for adults and £4 for children, but pre-booked entry for classic vehicles with up to two adults and two children is just £3. The Shuttleworth Collection, Swiss Gardens, and Chris Barrie’s ‘The First 100 Machines’ are by separate entry. The application form to pre-book tickets is available on the Greenwood Exhibitions website.

  • Last Chance To Enter The Dimension Jump Logo Competition

Just a quick reminder that you only have until 23:59 today to get your entries in for the Dimension Jump logo competition for Dimension Jump XVII in 2013. The winner will have their logo used all over the website, convention merchandise and quite possibly an entire hotel lobby as well as getting a free ticket to the convention. For a reminder of the full details and the address to send your submissions to, you can find a rundown on the fan club site here, but be quick to get your entry in ASAP for a chance to win.

  • Gazpacho Soup On Facebook

And finally, a quick plug for this site. Aside from this site, we also have our Twitter account which many of you are already familiar with or follow already. To expand upon that, we’ve just launched our new Facebook page too. Like our Twitter account, we’ll be using it to let you know when we have a new piece of news or new article up on the site, but we will also tend to use it to update you on smaller pieces of information. We’ve only had it running a couple of days and we haven’t really plugged it until now, so if you’re interested then please ‘like’ our new pageTa-muchly.