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News Roundup (19/08/12)

Posted by Alex on August 19, 2012
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  • Series X

This week saw the BBFC start to pass Red Dwarf X, and as with all things that they classify, the details were published on their website. Consequently we now know that episode 4 is entitled ‘Entangled’ and has been given a rating of 12 due to ‘moderate language and sex references.’ No remaining 5 episodes ratings have yet to be published online, but if they haven’t already been passed then they should be imminently. There is also a strong chance that the DVD content will be passed fairly soon too.

Dave’s update consisted of another pair of behind the scenes photos; one featuring the cast between scenes talking to warm up man Ray Peacock and the second showing Danny and Robert in full costume sat in with the rest of the audience during one of the recordings. Potential future updates that have been mentioned by Richard Naylor include a high resolution picture of the drive room set and another trailer. Doug has also recently mentioned on Twitter that the series air date will be revealed in an unusual way. Our best guess is that that it will tie into the Doomsdave promotion that Dave are currently engaged in, likely in an online update or possibly (though less likely) in the form of a TV trail.

  • Sleeping Quaters Breakdown

Following up on Dave’s release of the picture of the new sleeping quarters from last Friday, The Official Site has updated with a breakdown of what can be found in the picture and what little nuggets you may have missed. The piece, which features a variety of close ups from the picture, can be found here. If you haven’t already seen it, you can find our analysis of the same picture from last week here and Ganymede & Titan’s is available here.

 

  • On The Fringe Podcast Featuring Hattie

Following on from our mention last week of Hattie performing at the Underbelly in the play ‘George Ryegold’s God-In-A-Bag’, the On The Fringe Podcast has this week released an episode that features Hattie talking about her part in the play. You can download the podcast from the On The Fringe website here or via iTunes. The play won the award for Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2011, and stars Toby Williams, Hattie Hayridge, Dan Mersh, Lindsay Sharman and Milo McCabe. The play runs until the 27th and tickets can be purchased here.

  • A Smegging Good Weekend

We had been holding off on posting about this event until some more details were released, but as the organisers appear to have updated their website we can now bring you details of ‘A Smegging Good Weekend’; a Red Dwarf convention to be held in Australia next February. Here’s the blurb:

Get set for a Smegging Good Weekend!

A Smegging Good Weekend blasts into Sydney on Sunday the 3rd February 2013 with our special guests DANNY JOHN-JULES (‘Cat’) and ROBERT LLEWELLYN (‘Kryten’) from the cult classic UK series Red Dwarf.

The boys from the Dwarf will be in town to meet all their smeg heads at what is certain to be a very entertaining event.

A day full of Q&A sessions, a photo session, an autograph session, quizzes, competitions and lots of fun.

Danny and Robert will be there live for people to talk to and ask all those questions you just have to have answered.

The event takes place from 10:00am Sunday 3rd February 2013 atThe Sebel Parramatta in Melbourne. The ticket prices (which it must be said are incredibly high,) are listed below and tickets can be booked on the CSE website here.

Fan Club Ticket $90.00 You must be a member of either FSF, Austrek, DWCV, or Starwalking to get this ticket. Proof of membership will be required at the entry to the convention.
Numbered Seating behind the VIP’s, access to all areas of the event, access to photo ops and autograph sessions (costs apply) General Ticket $120.00 Numbered Seating behind the VIP’s, access to all areas of the event, access to photo ops and autograph sessions (costs apply) VIP Ticket $500.00 Make the most of your convention experience.  A payment plan is available.  Includes:

•Numbered Seating in the Front Rows (right in front of stage)

•Priority Access from 9.30am

•Front of line queuing

•Access to all areas of the event

•Exclusive VIP luncheon with the guests

•1 included autograph from each guest

•1 included photo op with all guests Mega Weekend General Pass $180.00

Make the most of your weekend by attending both OzTrek 9 (Saturday, 2nd February 2013) and A Smegging Good Weekend (Sunday, 3rd February 2013).

Numbered Seating behind the VIP’s, access to all areas of both events, access to photo ops and autograph sessions (costs apply)

Mega Weekend VIP Pass $900.00

The best seats in the house at two fantastic events.  Make the most of your weekend by attending both OzTrek 9 (Saturday, 2nd February 2013) and A Smegging Good Weekend (Sunday, 3rd February 2013).

A payment plan is available.  Pass includes:

•Numbered Seating in the Front Rows on both days (right in front of stage)

•Priority Access from 9.30am

•Front of line queuing

•Access to all areas of both events

•Exclusive VIP Cocktail Party with OzTrek 9 guests and VIP luncheon with Red Dwarf guests

•1 included autograph from each guest

•1 included photo op with all guests (on each day)
Photo Op Tokens TBA Printed and returned to you same day at 8×10 size. Autograph Tokens TBA Comes with free 8×10 photo suitable for signing, or bring your own item.

For those in or that can reach the UK, The Official Red Dwarf Fan Club will be holding Dimension Jump over the weekend of the 3rd, 4th and 5th of May 2013, and Chris Barrie and Robert Llewellyn are already confirmed with more guests to be announced later. Registration is currently at a special rate for early bookers of £55 for fan club members and £65 for non-members, but don’t delay in booking as the rate will only remain until the beginning of September. You can find more information, links to register for the event and details of how to book a hotel room over on the Dimension Jump website.

News Roundup (12/08/12)

Posted by Alex on August 12, 2012
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  • Series X

Friday’s update from Dave provided us with a much anticipated picture of the new bunkroom to pick over:

You can find our dissection of what is to be found in the picture here and you can find Ganymede & Titan’s similar breakdown here. As for next week’s update, it would seem that we’ll be getting a similar picture of the Drive Room going by this tweet from Richard Naylor:

What d’you guys think of RDX Sleeping Q set? I was expecting a Drive Room pic to go up as well… that’ll prob be next.

Richard also went on to tweet a couple of extra photos of the sleeping quarters mid-construction.

Finally, Richard also put up a photo of himself on one of the guest sets. It is a set that has appeared several times throughout promo videos and you can find it and previous glimpses of it below:

  •  Hattie At The Edinburgh Fringe

For anyone attending the Edinburgh Fringe you can see Hattie performing at the Underbelly in the play ‘George Ryegold’s God-In-A-Bag’. The show revolves around the under-achieving academic Dr George Ryegold and his less ambitious chums and colleagues, who having been suspended from practicing yet again finds himself dividing his days between loitering in the local café, abusing his pal Canning and attempting to win back old flame Penny. That is of curse until this unambitious existence is disturbed by the appearance of an old medical school foe.

The play won the award for Best Show at the Leicester Comedy Festival 2011, and stars Toby Williams, Hattie Hayridge, Dan Mersh, Lindsay Sharman and Milo McCabe. It starts at 13:45 each day between 14th and the 27th of August and tickets can be purchased here.

  • A Request From Us

I’m currently working on a new article for this site which requires some quotes from this interview  from BBC Radio Wiltshire with Rob Grant, as pictured here dressed as Batman. I can’t get it to work more than a few minutes in, and while I more or less know what was said the article will be better if I can get the proper source material to work from. As such, if anyone can get it to work or indeed has a recording of the interview then please do email us at GazpachoSoupRD@gmail.com. Any help massively appreciated.

News Roundup (05/08/12)

Posted by Alex on August 5, 2012
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  • Series X

Following on from the trailer and the short message from Kryten, this week’s teaser from Dave was two behind the scenes shots; one of the set under construction and one of what could be Lister’s diving outfit as previously seen in this video that Dave posted earlier in the year.

If you are curious as to what future updates have in store for us, this tweet from Richard Naylor should whet your appetite:

If my devious plan has worked RD fans should get a new RDX teaser trailer week after next.

  • Evolution Of… Cat’s Costumes

Seb’s series of articles on The Offical Site covering the evolution of the costumes rounds off this week , with an article on how the Cat’s costume has developed over the years. It’s a lovely little in-depth read with over 80 pictures covering the many different costumes the character has had. You can read the article here, and you can read the previous articles on the development of Kryten’s costume here, Lister’s costume here and Rimmer’s costume here. There is also a piece on the development of the sets which can be found here.

  • The Red Dwarf Introcast

A new episode of The Red Dwarf Introcast covering Confidence & Paranoia has been released. If you are unfamiliar with the podcast of the concept, it follows in the format of other introcasts by having 4 people watching Red Dwarf and then talking about it; two of whom haven’t seen any of it previously. The episode is available to download and you can find them on the podcast’s website and is also available on iTunes.

 

  • Robert At NOR-CON

Robert will be signing copies of his book ‘News From Gardenia’ at the Norwich Sci-Fi convention on Sunday September 2nd. The event which will also include the likes of Sylvester McCoy and Colin Baker will be held at the Holiday Inn (Norwich North) from 10am to 5pm, and you can book tickets online here.

News Roundup (29/07/12)

Posted by Alex on July 29, 2012
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  • Series X

Last week saw the release of the first Series X trailer, and while this week’s release of a short message from Robert in character as Kryten is a little more subdued, it is nice all the same and gives a glimpse of the corridor set that ran in between and behind the bunk room and drive room sets. You can view the video below and you can read what Ganymede & Titan had to say about it here.

It also appears that various online retailers are starting to list the new series on DVD. Simon Bromley pointed out to us that Red Dwarf X is available to pre-order on Play and HMV with an availability date of the 19th of November. So, it would seem that the new series will be airing sometime within the first two weeks of November. That’s the closest we’ve come to a date so far, but when we hear more we’ll let you know.

  • Dimension Jump XVII

After the announcement last week of when Dimension Jump would be held and that Robert Llewellyn would attend, the Official Red Dwarf Fan Club has announced that the next confirmed guest is Chris Barrie. Registration is currently at a special rate for early bookers of £55 for fan club members and £65 for non-members, but don’t delay in booking as the rate will only remain until the beginning of September. You can find more information, links to register for the event and details of how to book a hotel room over on the Dimension Jump website.

  • The Red Dwarf Introcast

A new episode of The Red Dwarf Introcast covering Waiting For God has been released. If you are unfamiliar with the podcast of the concept, it follows in the format of other introcasts by having 4 people watching Red Dwarf and then talking about it; two of whom haven’t seen any of it previously. The episode is available to download and you can find them on the podcast’s website and is also available on iTunes.

News Roundup (22/07/12)

Posted by Alex on July 22, 2012
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  • Series X

We had joked after the news roundup last week that if the much hoped for trailer for the new series failed to materialise this week, we would be reduced to picking apart Richard Naylor’s holiday pictures instead. So when the release of the trailer was beset by technical problems throughout Friday afternoon it started to look increasingly likely that this roundup would look like this (click to enlarge):

Fortunately, with those issues sorted the trailer was released later that afternoon to much praise. Many websites that had previously expressed concern about the series seem to have revised their opinion on it having now seen some footage, with many stating that it does indeed have the look and feel of pre-VI Dwarf. It’s been great to see such a positive reaction, especially as the trailer holds back on so much from the funniest lines to any dialogue at all from Rimmer. Now the reason for this is obvious and I commended the restraint, but it does mean that if this trailer is going down well the series should go down ten times better.

If you didn’t see it already, you can find our breakdown of the trailer here and you can also find Ganymede & Titan’s take on it here. If for some reason you haven’t yet seen it (and if not why are you reading this?), then you can view it below:

  • Dimension Jump XVII Date Announced

The Official Red Dwarf Fan Club have this week announced the dates and venue for Dimension Jump XVII; now set to take place between held over the weekend of the 3rd, 4th and 5th of May 2013 at the Birmingham City Centre Holiday Inn. Here is the press release from the club:

The Official Red Dwarf Fan Club is delighted to announce that the greatest weekend on Earth will be back in 2013 with Dimension Jump XVII. Once again it will held in the very nice surroundings of the Birmingham City Centre Holiday Inn. The guest booking is currently in the early stages, but we’re very pleased to announce that the wonderful Robert Llewellyn has confirmed he will attend (this time in person rather than being beamed through the Internet and projected on a big screen) and more guests will be announced in the immediate future as the event starts to take shape.

DJ XVII will of course be an extra special event, as it will be the first convention after the Autumn 2012 airing of the brand new series X, so look out for series specific plans and guest bookings once everyone has seen the amazing new episodes.

For the all the up-to-date details be sure to check out the DJXVII introduction page before making your merry way to the registration and hotel booking pages to secure your place for the greatest Red Dwarf weekend around. We very much look forward to seeing you in May!

Registering in advance for the event will prove slightly cheaper depending on how early you book, and whether you’re an existing TORDFC member. Here’s the breakdown of registration costs:

From Friday 20th July – 23:59 Monday 3rd September:
£55 – Members
£65 – Non-Members

From Tuesday 4th September until the event:
£65 – Members
£80 – Non-Members

There is also a special room rate that the Fan Club has agreed with the hotel for DJ attendees on the Friday and Saturday nights. Per night, a room can be booked at £70 per night for a single, or £77.50 for a double/twin and breakfast is included in this price.

There are limited spaces for the event, so it’s recommended that you book early for a weekend of Q&A sessions, quizzes, video showings, a Saturday night disco and the chance to tell me to my stupid, fat, ferrety face what a load of blathering crap I have been coming out with in our articles. You can find links to register, details of how to book with the hotel and general information about the event on The Official Red Dwarf Fan Club’s dedicated website.

  • Watch Tony Hawk’s ‘Playing The Moldovans At Tennis’ For Free Online

Tony Hawk’s new film ‘Playing the Moldovans at Tennis’ is now avalible to watch for free online. The film, dramatised from the best-selling book, is an independent British feature film that tells the true story of Tony Hawks and the unlikely bet which turned into a life-changing adventure. All profits go to the care centre for children with cerebral palsy in Chisinau, Moldova, which was in turn started with the royalties from the book.

The film can be watched in it’s entirety here, with an option to also watch versions with English, Russian or Romanian subtitles. Whilst the film is free to view, I would encourage everyone to donate to the very worthy cause via the donate buttons on the page. The film is also available to buy on DVD here.

  • The Red Dwarf Introcast: Balance Of Power

A new episode of The Red Dwarf Introcast covering Balance of Power has been released. If you are unfamiliar with the podcast of the concept, it follows in the format of other introcasts by having 4 people watching Red Dwarf and then talking about it; two of whom haven’t seen any of it previously. The episode is available to download and you can find them on the podcast’s website and is also available on iTunes.

Series X News – First Trailer Released

Posted by Alex on July 20, 2012
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After some technical issues that delayed its release by a few hours, the first trailer for Red Dwarf X is finally here. You can view the trailer below and later we’ll be publishing a full breakdown of what it includes. It also looks as if we can expect a steady flow of things from now on too, with the site saying:

We’ll be releasing something new every Friday, so watch this space!

News Roundup (15/07/12)

Posted by Alex on July 15, 2012
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It’s not so much of a news roundup as a news catch-up this week with a few bits that we forgot to bring you before, so apologies if some of this is a few weeks behind.

  • Series X

Firstly, an update on the 48 second trailer we mentioned previously. Last Sunday we knew the trailer to be due sometime in the next two weeks roughly, but following this tweet from Richard Naylor it appears that we will actually be due the trailer sometime next week, most likely on Friday to tie in with the official site’s weekly update:

I’m off to Crete for a week! Woop! By the time I’m back you’ll all have seen the new RDX trailer!!

We’ll be updating quickly when we have more details (on the trailer that is, not Richard’s Greek holiday), and depending on the type of Trailer we get we’ll probably have a series of screen grabs and a breakdown for you too.

  • DwarfCast: The End – Original Assembly Commentary

Ganymede & Titan updated a couple of weeks back with a new DwarfCast. The new episode covers the original assembly of The End that was reconstructed for the Bodysnatcher collection, plus a bonus of the Series I deleted scenes. Here’s the blurb:

As we approach Series X, almost all of G&T gathered to warm up our vocal chords and surprising opinions. Join John, Ian, Cappsy, Danny and, very occasionally, the fan club’s Jo as we talk over The End: Original Assembly (we’re just too cool for the broadcast version) from the Bodysnatcher DVD and then later, in what can only be described as a ‘special treat’, the Series 1 deleted scenes.

You can download it here, or via iTunes.

  • The Red Dwarf Introcast

A new Red Dwarf podcast has appeared online in the shape of The Red Dwarf Introcast. Following in the format of other introcasts, the podcast involves 4 people watching Red Dwarf and then talking about it; two of whom haven’t seen any of it previously. The first two epsiodes covering The End and Future Echoes are now up to download and you can find them on the podcast’s website and is also avalible on iTunes.

 

  • News From Gardenia On Amazon

Robert’s latest book, News from Gardenia, is now available on Amazon after previously only being purchasable from the Unbound website. The book, which is available in hardcover and Kindle form, can also be previewed on the Amazon website with the first two chapters available to read online. A general release to high-street book shops is due sometime this year.

News Roundup (08/07/12)

Posted by Alex on July 8, 2012
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  • Series X

You may have wondered after our roundup last week whether we would actually find anything to write about this week. To be honest, the same thought was plaguing us somewhat as well, so imagine our relief when Doug tweeted the following message:

48 sec RDX Trailer being launched online Mid-July.

First of all it’s worth saying that the length is something of a surprise (ooo-er). We certainly expected that the promotional campaign would likely follow a similar route to the Back to Earth one, with the first trailers to appear being much like the blipverts. We know from a tweet from Richard Naylor some time ago that a variety of different lengths trailers have been produced after all, but I don’t imagine that many people will be complaining about getting a preview that’s close to a minute long.

So we can assume that, all going to plan, we should see the trailer sometime within the next two weeks and we can breathe a sigh of relief that we will have something to bring you on a Sunday. With the air date still over 2 (or more likely 3) months away however, it should still be some time until we start to see the trailers appear on TV. As such this will no doubt be a trailer that will have every detail picked over, and when we hear more you can be sure we’ll let you know straight away.

  • Two Pieces Of Two Red Dwarf Models

This is a story that we meant to include last week, but somehow managed to get overlooked. As users on the official forum and G&T will have seen, it turns out that a rather significant piece of the original Red Dwarf model survived. Here’s what ‘The Magpie’ had to say about how he came by the piece and some pictures of it are featured below:

Due to some unforeseen circumstances, I’ve finally decided to part with an item that I’ve had for the last 23 years. It’s the right-hand side name plate section from the original Red Dwarf model, and has sat in my old bedroom at my parent’s house all that time.

I worked at the Visual Effects unit as a temp over Easter 1989, and was part of the team tasked with chucking out the remaining bits (after the shelf fall – as I remember it fell from around 15 feet up in the props store – top shelf might not have been the best place to put it! ). It was rather heart-breaking to have to chuck it into a skip, but I managed to ‘salvage’ this bit in a bin bag.

It’s fascinating to see that this still exists, and we’ll certainly let you know more when we know what means the piece is being sold by. In the meantime, another piece of another Red Dwarf has also appeared on the ebay in a chariety acution. This time it is from the Remastered model that has been modified for use in Series X. You can find the item here on eBay, and here is the description and some photos of the piece:

THIS IS A CHARITY SALE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FIBRO MIYALGIA AND CYSTIC FIBROSIS CHARITIES.

A UNIQUE PIECE OF THE JUPITER MINING CORPORATION SHIP – RED DWARF MAQUETTE
SIGNED BY CRAIG CHARLES, DANNY JOHN-JULES,CHRIS BARRIE AND ROBERT LLEWELLYN

The lovely team at Grant Naylor Productions (Shepperton Studios) has kindly given us this amazing piece of Red Dwarf memorabilia to sell for charity.

Grant Naylor are currently filming a new series of Red Dwarf and the prop team decided to resize the model/maquette of the ship. This means this section of the maquette was actually used in the filming of the original series. This is definitely not a replica.
The 4 cast members listed in the order above have signed it in black marker pen.

The production team also gave us a certificate of authencity dated 12th May 2012 which reads:

“I hereby certify this is a genuine section of the Jupiter Mining Corporation Ship – Red Dwarf from the TV Show Red Dwarf”

Signed, on behalf of Grant Naylor Productions Ltd.

Measurements: Length 19.5″ (49.5cm) and width just under 2.5″ (6cm)

Condition: of course this is in used condition as it is nearly a quarter of a century! Slightly dusty and scratched, some small sections have come off (see pictures) but the colour of the paint is still excellent and there is no specific damage to the plexiglass support (glue marks visible underneath).

We encourage you to ask as many questions as needed.

THIS IS A ONE-OFF ITEM, A PERFECT CENTERPIECE FOR A COLLECTION.

As this item is fragile the P&P costs have been adjusted accordingly (remember this is for charity).
There is also an option to collect in person, however you will be required to provide sufficient evidence that you are the purchaser, including ID and proof of address.

           

  • Scuttercast – Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers

Finally, one more piece of news that somehow passed us by until now. The latest episode of the Red Dwarf podcast, The ScutterCast, is now available for download. This latest episode marks a break with the usual format with a discussion of Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers rather than a televised episode. You can download it here, or via iTunes.

News Roundup (01/07/12)

Posted by Alex on July 1, 2012
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  • Series X

Last week saw the signing off of all 6 episodes of the new series, and as of 11.45 pm on Friday, Red Dwarf X and its DVD content are now complete. It’s been a hectic week with the work going on right up to the deadline and a battle with computers that refused to export the footage, but with everything now completed the shows have been sent out to UK TV and BBC Worldwide. As such, we now have something of a quiet period until the promotion for the shows begins in earnest. This may lead us to switch to bi-weekly updates for a while, but we will update you at a later date if we do. In the meantime, here are a collection of photos from the last few days:

                      

  • Robert At Unbound Live In Birmingham

Robert is once again set to appear at a live event live with a lineup of other writters for crowd funded publishers Unbound, including  Adrian Teal, Stevyn Colgan and George Chopping. Here’s the blurb:

Join us on Tuesday 10 July at Birmingham LibraryTheatre for a live literary event unlike anything else you’ve seen.

Four Unbound authors – Robert Llewllyn, Adrian Teal, Stevyn Colgan and George Chopping – will go head-to-head pitching to raise funding for their book ideas, in a cross between an election hustings and a literary Dragons’ Den. Listen to the pitches, the extracts, the carefully framed arguments, the wit, the passion, the pleading and then you – the potential reader – can decide which books you’d like to see published and pledge for them on the night.

“Unbound is a simple idea – by putting readers and writers in direct contact, we believe we’ll end up with books that writers want to write and that readers really want to read. And there’s no better way of testing the concept than by doing it live, and no better place to do it in than in libraries, the engine rooms of reading across the UK.” – John Mitchenson, Publisher and Co-founder, Unbound.

The event takes place on Tuesday 10th July at 7pm in the Birmingham Library Theatre. Tickets are free, but booking is essential. Contact Nikki Bi by email or telephone 0121 303 2895 to be put on the guest list.

  • Peter Wragg Obitury

The Independent featured an obituary this week for Peter Wragg who passed away a few months ago. It has a few mistakes laced throughout it (such as the suggestion that he created Carbug), but it’s nice to see it featured in a major newspaper all the same. You can find the obituary here, and if you missed them before, you can also find obituaries for Peter on the official site, on Ganymede & Titan and here on Gazpacho Soup.

News Roundup (24/06/12)

Posted by Alex on June 24, 2012
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  • Series X

If our roundup of Series X related news this week seems brief then it is at least for a good reason. We’ll leave it to Richard Naylor to explain why:

All 6 RDX shows complete! Support from fans, colleagues and pros has been so positive. Think we’ve got 6 great shows coming later this year!

So roughly 5 months on from the last recording we have reached the last big milestone before the shows go to air. As such, we are expecting that the next 3 months may be a little sparse on news, but once promotion starts we will endeavour to bring you as comprehensive a round up as possible. In the meantime we have the one last behind the scenes picture we brought you earlier this week to savour, taken at the grade for show 6. Work on the series hasn’t quite finished yet however. First of all the credits for show 6 still needed checking, leading to these tweets where Doug had a joke with his followers:

Checking the credits for Show 6 tomorrow. Just me and the guy who types the roller. No time to change anything I change. Must not be bad.

Final credits not happening until tomorrow now. Just me and credit typist. They foiled my evil plans today but not tomorrow!!! Muhahahahah

Just been told enormous screw up on RD X Show 6 credits. GNP’s Book keeper has been credited as GNP’s Bee Keeper! Say they can change it!

With the production team starting to move onto other projects, the focus now moves onto finalising the DVD extras. On that note, we leave you with this tweet from Doug in response to the question of whether the DVD will be 2 or 3 discs set and would include raw FX footage:

Big feature on both miniature shoots on 2 disc DVD

  • Evolution Of… Kryten’s Costumes

Seb’s series of articles on The Offical Site covering the evolution of the costumes continues this week. This latest part goes into great depth to take a look at Kryten 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 articles on the development of Lister’s costume here and Rimmer’s costume here. There is also a piece on the development of the sets which can be found here.

  • Tony Hawk’s ‘Playing The Moldovans At Tennis’ Film Release & Tour

Tony Hawk’s new film ‘Playing the Moldovans at Tennis’ had both its premiere and general release this week .The film, dramatised from the best-selling book, is an independent British feature film that tells the true story of Tony Hawks and the unlikely bet which turned into a life-changing adventure. All profits go to the care centre for children with cerebral palsy in Chisinau, Moldova, which was in turn started with the royalties from the book. If you’ve missed our mentions of the film previously, you can watch the trailer here:

The film is available on DVD here and on pay per view streaming here. Tony is also taking the film on tour, where each night the screening will be followed by a Q&A with the man himself. You can find the full list of tour dates below:

Rex Berkhamsted – 22/6 June Friday 7.30pm
Regal Evesham – 24/6 Sunday 2pm
Cambridge Arts – 27 Wednesday 6.30pm
Baker Street – 28/6 Thursday 8.00pm
Duke of Yorks, Brighton – 29/6 Friday 7.00pm
Phoenix East Finchley – 1/7 Sunday 2.00pm
Clapham Picturehouse – 2/7 Monday 8.30pm
Little Theatre, Bath – 4/7 Wednesday 6pm
Exeter, Picturehouse – 5/7 Thursday 6.30pm
Cinema City Norwich – 9/7 Monday 6.15pm
Hyde Park Leeds – 10/7 Tuesday 8.30pm
Hebden Bridge 11/7 Wednesday
York Picturehouse – 12/7 Thursday 6.15pm
Saffron Walden 13/7 Friday
Stratford Upon Avon 15/7 Sunday 3.30pm
Phoenix Oxford – 16/7 Monday 6.15pm
Tyneside Cinema 17/7 Tuesday 6.30pm
Cameo Edinburgh – 18/7 Wednesday 8.00pm
Belmont Aberdeen – 19/7 Thursday 8.00pm
Dukes Lancaster – 20/7 Friday 2pm
FACT Liverpool – 21/7 Saturday 4.00pm
Everyman Walton –22/7 Sunday 2.00pm
Ludlow Assembly Rooms 18/8 Saturday 7.30pm

  • Craig On His Corrie Return & Future

Craig Charles has been talking to Soaplife about his imminent return to Coronation Street and his future with the show. Craig will return to the screen in the role of Lloyd Mullaney on July 2nd following the break he took to film the new series of Red Dwarf. It seems that he will remain with the show for the foreseeable future, stating:

“I don’t want to leave – I’ve just signed another extension. I had a three-year deal with options and I’ve just picked up my options. I’m going to be able to explore different sides to Lloyd’s character.”

Craig also went on to explain what is in store for the character when he returns to Weatherfield:

“He invested in a land deal in Jamaica with a family member, but it went belly up. So he’s come back to Manchester and is working for a dodgy old cab firm and one day his engine blows up. When the smoke clears, Steve is standing there and they start chatting. Steve offers Lloyd a job back at Streetcars – but Lloyd gets the idea he’s inviting him back as a partner.”

Asked how Lloyd reacts to the news that Steve only wants him as a driver, the actor replied: “He’s not happy. He says they have unfinished business and storms off and sleeps on Eileen’s sofa for a couple of nights.”

You can read a full article on the interview at Digital Spy here.

  • Red Dwarf Cardboard Model

And finally, a truly impressive piece of work that we just had to share with you. Paul Williams has created an impressively large and highly detailed model of the small rouge one entirely out of cardboard over the course of 3 weeks. Here’s what Paul has to say about the model:

So, I’ve always had a fascination with building things out of cardboard and I decided to take on the Jupiter Mining Corporation’s most famous dilapidated space ship, Red Dwarf. Personally, I like a cardboard model that isn’t ashamed to be a cardboard model so I made the decision to leave it ‘natural# rather than actually make it red, however it has also received a digital paint job, as seen below.

Hard to say how long this actually took me – if I wasn’t spending several days building hexagon shapes out of card then I was spending several days applying hundreds of tiny cut-out windows or getting covered in super glue. Altogether, I’d say it probably took me 2-3 weeks.

Pictured below is the model both enhanced digitally and in its natural state, but you can view more photos that also include a look at the construction process here.