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News Roundup (31/03/13)

Posted by Alex on March 31, 2013
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  • Series X – New Behind The Scenes Model Shots

Red_Dwarf_X_logoOur thanks go to Paul Müller for pointing out a lovely collection of behind the scenes photos from Series X that model man Steve Howarth has put online. As you’ve doubtless guessed from our constant bloody harping on about them, we love models on this site and any chance to get a closer gander at them is hugely welcomed in these parts. This fascinating collection of photos focuses on  the refurbished Dwarf model, the bigature and the Trojan, giving us a closer look at some things we have previously only seen in passing. Of particular interested are the largely unused landing bay on the bigature, a close look at the work required to bring the Dwarf model up to date and the unused clamp that was to bring the Trojan back to the Dwarf.

All of the photos are presented with really interested notes from Steve and we cannot recommend looking through them highly enough. You can view them here.

  • The Garbage Podcast: Lost Episode Commentaries – Bodysnatcher

Image2We’ve spent the last 6 weeks celebrating Red Dwarf’s silver anniversary, but we’re not quite done yet! So join us as we celebrate 5 years, 4 months and 17 days since Bodysnatcher made it’s way into the public domain! Ok, so this doesn’t quite fi in with the 25th anniversary episodes that we’ve been running recently, but with the episode representing a missing piece to the jigsaw of Series I, we let it pass by without comment. Despite some elements of it being reused in other episodes, the story stands up remarkably well on it’s own and sees Rob and Doug dealing with a lot of questions the audience would have had after The End, but which were largely overlooked as Future Echoes was moved into the second episode slot.

Would the series have benefited from it’s inclusion? Could Bodysnatcher and Me² really both be in there same series without leading to a feeling of repetition? And what are we going to do come our next season of podcasts now that we have used this joke more than Keeping Up Appearances used a template that simply required ‘Church’ and ‘Vicar” to be replaced with ‘Ship’ and ‘Captain’ to create a whole new script. Alex, James and Andrew take a look at Series I’s lost episode and consider what could have been…

You can download it from The Garbage Podcast site or via iTunes and if you enjoy it then please do leave us a rating/review to let other people know; we’d greatly appreciate it. You can also stream the podcast on the player below:

  • Scuttercast: The Beginning

ScutterCastThe Scuttercast have uploaded the fifth of their shows covering Series X, this time reviewing  Dear Dave. While the Dwarfcasts provided instant reactions and we at The Garbage Podcast looked back at the episodes after a few days to gauge the reactions and online opinions, the Scuttercast is able to take the information from the recently released DVD into account, providing a different look at the episodes to either of the other podcasts.

The episode is available to download and you can find it on the podcast’s website and is also available on iTunes.

  • The Red Dwarf Introcast: Psirens

rdpodcastlogosizedA new episode of The Red Dwarf Introcast has been uploaded, this time reviewing the first episode in Series VI, Psirens. Heath, Angela Shane and Paul are joined by Euan Anckorn to discuss an episode that makes a change of direction for the show in terms of set, cast, story lines and ongoing narrative. So just what will Heath and Angela make of it? Will they love it? Or will they go against the general consensus? You’ll have to listen to find out.

The episodes are available to download and you can find them on the podcast’s website and is also available on iTunes.

News Roundup (10/03/13)

Posted by Alex on March 10, 2013
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  • TOS: Red Dwarf X Quiz & FAQ Update

Red_Dwarf_X_logoThe Official Site has updated with a quiz on the latest series of Red Dwarf. The quiz features 20 questions ranging from easy (like Sunday morning) through to harder questions that the more obsessive among you will doubtless then find yourself wondering what was difficult about them, before breaking down and sobbing when you realise the depths of your Red Dwarf knowledge. You can find the quiz here.

The site’s FAQ has also been updated to take account of recent events, which may provide some information that some of you are unfamiliar with. Meanwhile, the more obsessive among you will once again find yourself thinking that surely everyone knows this information, before then searching google to find the best way to tie a noose. We implore you not to take this route however, so keep on reading below to find out the other activities in the Red Dwarf world that can distract you (or push you over the edge).

 

  • The Garbage Podcast: Series I Commentaries – Waiting For God

Image2They say that you should never discuss religion in good company. Fortunately, our company is appalling to keep. Therefore, in this edition of our continuing celebration of Red Dwarf’s silver anniversary, The Garbage Podcast mark the 25th anniversary of the initial airing of Waiting for God by discussing religion’s role in the show in our latest commentary for the episode. With the first series passing the half way mark, Rob and Doug finally start to deal with the issue of what happened to the cat race, only to then never return to it again.

Was this a smart move? Has the attitude to religion in the show changed over the years? And has Andrew managed to make the most boring point in the history of this podcast as he believes? Few of these questions will be answered as Alex, James and Andrew take a look at what is perhaps Series I’s most maligned episode.

You can download it from The Garbage Podcast site or via iTunes and if you enjoy it then please do leave us a rating/review to let other people know; we’d greatly appreciate it. You can also stream the podcast on the player below:

 

  • The Red Dwarf Introcast – Back To Reality

rdpodcastlogosizedA new episode of The Red Dwarf Introcast has been uploaded, this time reviewing the final episode Series V, Back to Reality. Heath, Angela Shane and Paul are joined by G&Ts Ian Symes to discuss what was recently once again voted as the all time fan favourite episode. So just what will Heath and Angela make of it? Will they love it? Or will they go against the general consensus? You’ll have to listen to find out.

The episodes are available to download and you can find them on the podcast’s website and is also available on iTunes.

 

  • Ghostwatch: Behind The Curtains – Out Now!

ghostRich Lawden’s long awaited documentary on Ghostwatch has now been released and is available to order now. The documentary examines the 1992 drama in which Craig Charles starred, with contributions from nearly everyone you could hope for. Here’s the blurb:

Two decades after its unprecedented television broadcast, the cast, crew and fans of the notorious BBC ‘Hallowe’en Hoax’ Ghostwatch look back at the show’s unique production and legendary aftermath in this brand-new retrospective documentary. Includes never-before-seen material and interviews!

Having watched the documentary, I can testify that it really is a superb piece of work that over the course of it’s 90 minute running time really does cover every aspect of the programme in exhaustive detail, from it’s inception to it’s legacy. We hope to have a full review up on the site in the coming weeks, but don’t wait around, pick up a copy straight away! You can order a copy for a limited time at a special introductory rate of £12.99 + £1.95 P&P (RRP £15.99) from the Lawman Productions website. You can view a trailer for the documentary below:

 

  • Space Precinct Legacy – Screening + Q&A

Space PThis coming wednesday see the world premiere screening of a documentary that may well be of interest to those of you that follow the behind the scenes work on Red Dwarf. Space Precinct Legacy is a documentary about the short lived Gerry Anderson series and among the talking heads are Bill Pearson and Steve Begg whose work on Red Dwarf you’ll be familiar with. The documentary also interviews members of the cast and well known people from the effects world such as Neil Gorton.

The film will be screened at 6:30PM on wednesday 13th March at The Prince Charles Cinema and will be followed by a Q&A with composer Crispin Merrell and director Paul Cotrulia. Tickets are £10 (or £7.50 to PCC members) and can be booked online via the PPC website. You can view a trailer for the film below:

News Roundup (27/01/13)

Posted by Alex on January 27, 2013
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  • The Official Site: RDX Behind The Scenes Guide

Red_Dwarf_X_logoThe Official Site has updated it’s online episode guide with over 5,00 words covering behind the scenes story for Series X. As anyone that has watched the excellent documentary on the Series X did will know, the production ran into all manner of difficulties right from the start and while it made for a tense production, it has certainly made for fascinating reading for fans in the aftermath of the show.

Seb Patrick’s walk through the making of the series is well worth a read and you may well find things that you had been previously unaware of. You can find it in the Series X section of the show guide, here.

Doug Naylor On The ‘A Bit Of A Chat With Ken Plume’ Podcast

imagesDoug Naylor appears as a guest on a new edition of the ‘A Bit of a Chat With Ken Plume’ podcast. In the hour long podcast they discuss Red Dwarf X in depth and Doug updates fans on the current state of affairs as regards to a new series of the show. They also discuss all manner of other subjects from the trials and tribulations of trying to get the movie made to the questions of which Rimmer in is Back to Earth and whether the specials should be regarded as Series IX.

You can download the podcast viaiTunes or from the ‘A Bit of a Chat’ website, where the podcast is illustrated by a picture of Doug that I’m cropped out of. Everyone’s a critic…

You can also find the edition with Richard Naylor as a guest here and Robert Llewelyn’s recent appearance here.

  • The Red Dwarf Introcast: Meltdown

rdpodcastlogosizedA new episode of The Red Dwarf Introcast. With Paul unavalible due to the recent bad weather, this episode sees Heath, Angela and Shane are joined by Darren Forrester to review the final episode of Series IV, Meltdown.

The episode is available to download and you can find it on the podcast’s website and is also available on iTunes.

 

  • Craig Charles on You & Yours

Screen Shot 2013-01-26 at 16.15.29With HMV having gone into administration, Craig Charles recorded a report for Radio 4′s You & Yours discussing whether the public are falling out of love with the idea of the record shop. Craig shares some of his thoughts on the subject and what they mean to him, as well as talking to the public about their buying habits.

You can find the 6 minute piece on the You & Yours page here.

News Roundup (06/01/13)

Posted by Alex on January 6, 2013
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  • Ganymede & Titan’s Silver Survey

silversurveynoclickyTo celebrate Red Dwarf’s 25ht anniversary year, Ganymede & Titan have begun an update to their attempt to rank all of the episodes of Red Dwarf to bring it up to date an encompass Back to Earth and Series X. This time, the voting is open to everyone, providing they can stick with the long project of working out their own ordering of every episode of the show. Here’s G&T’s explanation of how to vote for your order:

To get started with this admittedly daunting task simply go to our special mini-site, where you’ll find a helpfully colour coded list of episodes for you to order to your hearts content.  We’ve tried to make the process as quick as painless as possible so ordering the episodes is a simple case of dragging and dropping, and there’s even a way to save your current order so you can have a break and come back later.  Having said that, though, I’d recommend you have your order saved separately somewhere just in case my wonderful system breaks in some way. If you’re having any problems at all, get in touch and we’ll help you out.

The only piece of information we require from you (other than your episode rankings, that is) is your email address. This is to help us filter out any duplicate submissions, identify and remove any spam and to also provide you with a helpful email summarising your choices. We will not use your email address for anything else, so don’t panic. We’re also asking (but not demanding) some extra information that will help us build pretty graphs in the future. Graphs are cool.

You find the full write up on the project and the link to the mini site where you can place your vote here on the G&T site.

  • Series X 3D Behind The Scenes Pictures

Red_Dwarf_X_logoNathan Cubitt has uploaded a few behind the scenes pictures from Series X. The 3 pictures taken during the filming of Entangled have been rendered to be viewed in 3D with a pair of red/blue lens 3D glasses. You can find the images on Nathan’s Twitter profile by clicking on the thumbnails below:

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  • Death In Paradise – Series 2

danny-in-paradiseFollowing on from the success of the first series of Death in Paradise last year, BBC One are set to air a brand new series imminently. The drama starring Ben Miller features Danny as the local police man, Dwayne Myers. Here is the synopsis for the series from The Official Red Dwarf Website:

DI Richard Poole is still trapped on the Caribbean island paradise of Saint- Marie – and for him the sun, sea and sand continue to irritate, as he irritates his long-suffering colleagues. But, he’s also as brilliant as ever. His eye for detail, relentless logic and stubborn refusal to leave anything unexplained works seamlessly with the instinctive and insightful knowledge of the beautiful Sergeant Bordey. She has much to teach him about human behaviour… With the often unorthodox assistance of Dwayne and Fidel, they tackle a baffling array of unique murders, from pirate curses to nuns killed in locked rooms – even one with a hurricane bearing down on them! Most seem impossible, but Richard and his team always get to the heart of the mystery…

The new 8 part series starts this Thursday at 9PM on BBC One.

  • Robert Llewellyn On The ‘A Bit Of A Chat With Ken Plume’ Podcast

BobbyRobert Llewelyn appeared as a guest on a new edition of the ‘A Bit of a Chat With Ken Plume’ podcast. In the nearly 3 hour long podcast they discuss everything from Red Dwarf to shoemaking, dead zones, intellectual contraband, vertigo, and the greatest math.

You can download the podcast from the ‘A Bit of a Chat’ website or via iTunes. You can also find the edition with Richard Naylor as a guest here.

 

  • Update: Howard Burden Sci-Fi Design Lecture

imageFollowing on from our reporting of Howard Burden’s upcoming talk on ‘Designing Science Fiction’ at the BFI Southbank, we now have details of when and where you can book tickets. The screen design seminars aim to show attendees what is required to succeed in the film and television industries but presenting illustrated talks and discussions with leading industry figures. In this particular lecture, Howard will talk through the disciplines required to create designs to fit into Sci-Fi worlds as he has done in his work on both Red Dwarf and Doctor Who.

The event takes place at 14:30 on Wednesday 20th February at the BFI Southbank (NFT3) and tickets are £5. Tickets are currently only available to BFI members, but will go on sale to the general public on January 15th at 11:30AM from the BFI via their website or you can book by phone at 020 7928 3232.

News Roundup (30/12/12)

Posted by Alex on December 30, 2012
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Yes, we said there wouldn’t be a news roundup this week, but as there was a reasonable amount to cover we decided to go back on our plans and put one out after all. We may well take a break next week instead because of this, but for now, here is a roundup of all of the week’s Red Dwarf related news.

  • 2012: A Year In Dwarf

250px-Red_Dwarf_logoThe Official Site has published two articles on covering the Red Dwarf goings on of the year in a 2012 retrospective. With the last 4 episodes of Series X filming in January and the series going out in October it has obviously been a fairly busy year in the world of Red Dwarf. That of course is before you even get into the DVD release, the sad death of Peter Wragg, the announcement of next year’s Dimension Jump and much the many other bits of activity that occurred throughout the year.

Part one of the retrospective covers January through to June and part two covers the second half of the year. Both parts are well worth a read a provide a nice opportunity to look back over what has been a pretty exciting time to be a Red Dwarf fan.

  • Dwarfcasts: Psirens

dwarfcasts_logo_2011Ganymede & Titan have uploaded a Christmas edition (as denoted by the use of sleigh bells,) of their Dwarfcast episode commentaries, this time covering Psirens from Series VI. Ian Cappsy, John, Tanya and Danny look over the episode and afterwards there is a discussion of their plans for the next year. You can find it here or you can subscribe via iTunes.

 

 

  • The Red Dwarf Introcast: Christmas Special

rdpodcastlogosizedA new episode of The Red Dwarf Introcast has been uploaded, and this episode is a Christmas special. Back in October, they held a poll for listeners to pick on a Red Dwarf related show to be discussed, which included Ghostwatch, Bottom, The Brittas Empire and Maid Marian & Her Merry Men. The winner was Bottom and as such this episode sees Heath, Angela, Shane and Russ from the Hard Reset podcast review ‘Parade’ from series 2, featuring guest actor Robert Llewelyn.

The episode is available to download and you can find it on the podcast’s website and is also available on iTunes.

  • Howard Goodall – Inspired

71OON8LUmrL._AA1500_Howard Goodall’s album ‘Inspired’ is set to be released next month and we now have the track listing, including a Red Dwarf track. This essential colection features a best of his previous work along side a number of new pieces such as Inspired featuring Craig Ogden and Every Purpose Under The Heaven; a brand new oratorio commissioned by United Learning to commemorate the 400thanniversary of the King James Bible in 2011. Other guests on the album include Noah Stewart , Laura Wright and Howard’s own choir, Enchanted Voices. Of interest to Red Dwarf fans is track 3, where Howard presents the  reworking of Tongue Tied that he resently released on iTunes alongside a reworking of the Red Dwarf theme tune.

Here is the complete track listing:

1. Inspired – Craig Ogden, Howard Goodall, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra, John Mills
2. Ecce Homo (Theme from Mr Bean) – Howard Goodall, The Enchanted Voices, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra
3. Piano Fantasy: Tongue-Tied
4. Agnus Dei – Howard Goodall, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra, Laura Wright, The Enchanted Voices
5. Shackleton’s Cross – Howard Goodall
6. Pro Alios Curantibus (For Those That Care For Others) – Howard Goodall, Laura Wright, The Enchanted Voices, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra
7. Psalm 23 The Lord Is My Shepherd – Howard Goodall, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra, Craig Ogden
8. Nocturnes
9. Blackadder Went Forth
10. Every Purpose Under The Heaven: I: In The Beginning – Howard Goodall, Noah Stewart, The Enchanted Voices, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra
11. Every Purpose Under The Heaven: II: There Is A Season – Howard Goodall, The Enchanted Voices
12. Every Purpose Under The Heaven: III: I Will Lift Up Mine Eyes – Howard Goodall, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra, The Enchanted Voices, Laura Wright, Chamber Choir Of Lincoln Minster School
13. Every Purpose Under The Heaven: IV: Thee And Me – Howard Goodall, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra, Laura Wright, The Enchanted Voices
14. Every Purpose Under The Heaven: V: Fulfilled In One Word – Howard Goodall, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra, The Enchanted Voices
15. Every Purpose Under The Heaven: VI: I Was A Stranger – Howard Goodall, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra, The Enchanted Voices, Noah Stewart
16. Every Purpose Under The Heaven: VII: Blessed – Howard Goodall, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra, The Enchanted Voices, Laura Wright
17. Every Purpose Under The Heaven: VIII: Never Faileth – Howard Goodall, Laura Wright, Noah Stewart, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra
18. Every Purpose Under The Heaven: IX: I Am The Light Of The World – Howard Goodall, The Enchanted Voices, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra
19. Every Purpose Under The Heaven: X: Every Purpose Under The Heaven – Howard Goodall, The Enchanted Voices, Howard Goodall Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Choir Of Lincoln Minster School, Laura Wright, Noah Stewart

The album will be released on January 14th and is available to pre-order from the likes of Play, Amazon and HMV.

  • Howard Burden at the BFI

imageRed Dwarf’s long standing costume designer Howard Burden is set to appear at the BFI Southbank to give a talk on ‘Designing Science Fiction’ as part of their new afternoon seminars in conjunction with Wimbledon College of Art. The screen design seminars aim to show attendees what is required to succeed in the film and television industries but presenting illustrated talks and discussions with leading industry figures. In this particular lecture, Howard will talk through the disciplines required to create designs to fit into Sci-Fi worlds as he has done in his work on both Red Dwarf and Doctor Who.

The event takes place at 14:30 on Wednesday 20th February at the BFI Southbank (NFT3) and tickets are £5. Booking is currently open to BFI members only, but we’ll update you when tickets are released to the general public.

News Roundup (09/12/12)

Posted by Alex on December 9, 2012
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  • Series X: Odds & Sods

Red_Dwarf_X_logoSeries X’s recent DVD release has once again provided us with a couple of bits of press that may be of interest. First of all, Robert took questions this week from readers of i09 on Red Dwarf, Fully Charged and various other topics. You can read all of his responses here. Meanwhile, Chris was also interviewed for the Mark & Nina Radio Show on 102.3 HFM. The interview is available to listen to on youtube below:

It’s also worth a quick reminder to our Australian readers that Series X is released next Wednesday on December 14th. You can read more about it in the Friday update from the Official Site and US fans can expect to see the DVD and Blu-Ray get their Region 1 release in the new year on January 8th.

  • Bill Pearson’s Red Dwarf Xmas

xmasThose of you that listened to the recent Dwarfcast interview with Bill Pearson may well have been intrigued by Bill comments that the Annihilator model was created for a proposed Red Dwarf Christmas special. Well, seeing as this work would go on to play a small part in the recent Series X and Christmas is on the way, Bill felt that is seemed like a good time to shed a bit more light on the story as a Christmas treat for the fans. Thanks to a variety of materials he has provided us with, we can now bring you the full details of the work that was done and some things that many Red Dwarf fans are unlikely to have ever seen before.

The special (which was apparently written with the idea of beng ‘panto-like’ in mind,) was penned by Bill himself for fun, and long time fan club members may be familiar with it under it’s working title of ‘Dropship Project’ from when it was feature in an edited form in issue 33 of Better Than Life in 2000. To pitch the idea, Bill also created a few models and props too as a way of demonstrating what the final show might look like. While it was never taken further than this stage, the work put into creating the models would later be hugely helpful, providing as it did a ready ‘on-shelf’ model to use for the Annihilators in The Beginning.

So by way of documenting the origins of a small part of Red Dwarf X, we have gathered together all of the source material relating to the project to satisfy even the most anal of fan’s curiosity. You can find the full collection of materials in our features section here, including the original full length script, the edited version as it appeared in Better Than Life, pictures of the models, design sketches and (perhaps most excitingly of all) Bill’s original pitch video featuring a breakdown of the story, some footage of the models in action and a basic camera test to illustrate how parts of the show may have looked.

  • Dirty Feed: “Oh, a magic door! Well, why didn’t you say?”

ps.upatebic.170x170-75John Hoare (of Ganymede & Titan shame) has posted an interesting article on Dirty Feed looking back at an old Red Dwarf BBC Micro public domain disc. It’s an interesting insight into a long forgotten area of Red Dwarf fandom and somewhat interesting to look back at opinions circa the end of Series IV and in the run up to V. You can find the article here.

 

 

  • Dwarfcasts: Series X Retrospective – Byte One

dwarfcasts_logo_2011Ganymede & Titan have released a new Dwarfcast, this time looking back over Series X in the first part of their Series X retrospective. Cappsy, John, Tanya, Danny and Ian talk through their thoughts on Trojan, Fathers & Suns and Lemons about a week and a half after the series finished, allowing time for some revision and reflection of opinions since the live instant reactions podcasts and with the benefit of repeated viewings, insights from the DVD documentary, and several weeks’ worth of arguments on G&T.

You can find it here or you can subscribe via iTunes.

  • The Red Dwarf Introcast – Camille & D.N.A

rdpodcastlogosizedTwo new episodes of The Red Dwarf Introcast have been uploaded. The first of these sees Heath, Angela and Shane joined by Nick Quinnto to review Camille and the second episode sees Heath, Angela and Paul joined by Paul Hadsley to talk about D.N.A. The episodes are available to download and you can find it on the podcast’s website and is also available on iTunes.

News Roundup (02/12/12)

Posted by Alex on December 2, 2012
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  • Series X & XI?

250px-Red_Dwarf_logoIn the wake of the DVD release, a treacle of Series X related press has continued to come in, though sadly it is largely all drawn from the exact same story being sold by a news agency. Therefore it would be pointless to list these and instead if you want to hear the full interview with Chris, Danny and Robert that the comments are drawn from you can find them in latest edition of The Garbage Podcast.

There have however been a few articles of interest that have also appeared in the last week. Here is a quick summary of them:

Digital Spy: British Comedy Awards – What should get nominated?

Digital Spy: Danny John Jules interview

Metro: Craig Charles interview

Den Of Geek: Red Dwarf’s 10 best supporting characters

Tellyspotting: Red Dwarf XI? C’mon Dave, you know you want more…

The article that has attracted the most attention however has been a piece on Digital Spy which runs the following comment from Danny:

“I spoke to Doug the other day, and I know he’s already writing outlines. Even though the contracts aren’t signed, he knows because of the last series [that he needs a head start], because he was under real pressure. Directing, writing, producing, and then locations get moved out, actors drop out, and suddenly it’s like, ‘Well, we’ve got ten pages that can be filmed and I’ve got to rewrite four scripts. He doesn’t want to be caught like that again, so he’s already writing outlines. Well, or scripts - Doug doesn’t really do outlines, he just writes a whole script, and then diddles with it.”

Now, this has obviously been met with some degree of excitement among Red Dwarf fans, eager to see another series of the show produced as quickly as possible to capitalise on the success of Series X. However, let’s just take a moment to examine this as the issue is surely far from as cut and dry as Digital Spy have presented it here. As such, we have to take into account the following factors:

  1. Series XI has not currently been commissioned
  2. UKTV are the joint financiers with BBC Worldwide. It requires both to be onboard to fund the series and Worldwide will doubtless want to wait to see what kind of return they receive from the DVD sales before making any kind of decision.
  3. Writing the outlines for a series an writing the shows themselves are tow totally different things. We know that Doug had planned what he wanted the episodes in Series X to deal with long before writing the scripts, but circumstances meant that the actual writing became problematic.
  4. Few writers will dedicate a large amount of their time to writing scripts over their other work when they haven’t been commissioned. They may well formulate their ideas, but that is likely to be as far as it goes. It is entirely unreasonable to expect a writer to do this with no guarantee of production going ahead, allowing them to be paid for their work.

So, overall we are no closer than we were this time last week. All we can take from this is that Doug has some ideas and to be honest I imagine that many of us expected this to be the case anyway. It is unlikely that we will see any kind of movement in the immediate future in terms of getting Series XI up and running, especially until BBC Worldwide can review the DVD sales. It is however encouraging that there is clearly a demand for it among both fans and press alike, proving that Series X did the job it needed to. You can be sure though that should any news of the possibility of more Red Dwarf appear that we will bring it to you.

  • Red Dwarf X Models Up For Auction

ERRA-Space-StationTwo of the models from Series X are set to be auctioned by Bonhams later this month. The ERRA space station and the Annihilator models made by Bill Pearson will both be up for grabs on December 12th and are currently listed at an estimated £500-700. You can find more details on both of the lots by clicking on the pictures below:

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  • The Garbage Podcast – Series X Retrospective

Image2Rounding off our Series X podcasts, this edition of The Garbage Podcast sees Alex, James and Andrew taking a look back over the tenth series. The overall merits of the series and the adversity that had to be overcome to make it are discussed at length as we take into account the details of the troubled production that have come to light with the release of the Series X DVD, as well as looking at the deleted scenes and debating the merits of their exclusion from the episodes.

This is an extra long edition of the podcast, as this time we also have Alex chatting with Chris Barrie, Danny John Jules and Robert Llewelyn about the making of the series, the DVD release and their hopes for the future in an exclusive interview, for which we are indebted to Jo from the Fan Club and Reetu from BBC Worldwide for setting this up.

You can download it from The Garbage Podcast site, via iTunes or you can stream it on the player below:

  • Dwarfcasts – Kryten Commentary

dwarfcasts_logo_2011Ganymede & Titan have uploaded another Dwarfcast episode commentary, this time covering Kryten from Series II. Cappsy, John, Tanya, Danny and Ian look over the episode and afterwards there is also a bonus commentary on the Series II deleted scenes. You can find it here or you can subscribe via iTunes.

 

 

  • Scuttercast – Trojan

rdfThe Scuttercast have uploaded the first of their shows covering Series X, beginning with their review of Trojan. While the Dwarfcasts provided instant reactions and we are The Garbage Podcast looked back at the episodes after a few days to gauge the reactions and online opinions, the Scuttercast is able to take the information from the recently released DVD into account, providing a different look at the episodes to either of the other podcasts.

We are also delighted to be featured as their podcast of the week with The Garbage Podcast. You can hear a specially recorded bit of messing about from us at around the 1 hour 40 minutes mark. It probably marks the stupidest thing we have ever done. The episode is available to download and you can find it on the podcast’s website and is also available on iTunes.

  • The Red Dwarf Introcast – The Last Day

rdpodcastlogosizedA new episode of The Red Dwarf Introcast. This episode sees Heath, Angela, Shane, and Paul joined by Alan from the Gatecast to review The Last Day. The episode is available to download and you can find it on the podcast’s website and is also available on iTunes.

 

 

  • G&T: Series X – Top Ten Talking Points

gnttwitternewGanymede & Titan have updated with an article covering ten hotly debated issues on Series X. This includes both some of the same suggested plot-hole-that-aren’t that we spent ages explaining in The Garbage Podcast and other issues that fans might not have considered before such as ‘what happened to Dungo? You can read it here.

 

 

  • Women! Robert Needs You!

BobbyRobert Llewellyn is looking to produce a pitch video for the follow up to his novel ‘News From Gardenia’ and needs London based women to help. Here’s Bobby’s explanation of what he needs.

If you are female and can be in London on Friday 14th Dec at midday to help make my new book pitch video. It’s all above board, very professional, venue in central London, will take less than an hour and might even be fun! All that you need to do is stand together looking at the camera, stern face, unmoved, while I waffle on for 2 minutes. Very low stress.

You can find more details and the casting and release form here.

The Garbage Podcast – Series X Retrospective

Posted by Alex on November 28, 2012
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Rounding off our Series X podcasts, this edition of The Garbage Podcast sees Alex, James and Andrew taking a look back over the tenth series. The overall merits of the series and the adversity that had to be overcome to make it are discussed at length as we take into account the details of the troubled production that have come to light with the release of the Series X DVD, as well as looking at the deleted scenes and debating the merits of their exclusion from the episodes.

This is an extra long edition of the podcast, as this time we also have Alex chatting with Chris Barrie, Danny John Jules and Robert Llewelyn about the making of the series, the DVD release and their hopes for the future in an exclusive interview, for which we are indebted to Jo from the Fan Club and Reetu from BBC Worldwide for setting this up.

You can download it from The Garbage Podcast site, via iTunes or you can stream it on the player below:

News Roundup (25/11/12)

Posted by Alex on November 25, 2012
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  • Series X DVD

With the Series X DVD having been released on monday there has been a variety of reviews making their way online.  The shows themselves got a generally great reaction and it appears that the DVD is getting the same. This is due in no small part of course to Nathan Cubitt’s excellent documentary that is the centrepiece of the special features and frankly worth the price of the DVD alone. Here is a quick roundup of a few of the reviews doing the rounds currently:

Gazpacho Soup

Ganymede & Titan

Metro

SFX

Sci-Fi Now

The Hollywood News

There has also been a variety of publicity to surround the release, with the cast doing the rounds on TV and radio as well as speaking to various members of the press. The big focus of the press has been on the possibility of more new episodes of the show, with the Radio Times and SFX both talking to Craig and discussing his hopes for the future, while various sites ran Chris and Danny’s comments on how they believe there will be more to come. The later of these is taken from the same interview session that Gazpacho Soup were in attendance for, so you can expect to see more on that hopefully sometime next week in our Series X retrospective episode of The Garbage Podcast.

Finally, the winner of the Official Site’s own competition to promote the Series X DVD has been announced with a video of the cast reading their winning limerick being uploaded to YouTube. You can view it for yourself below:

  • A Celebration Of Red Dwarf X

Den of Geek have run an article looking back at Series X and discussing why the series has put the show back in a comfortable position. It’s well worth a read, especially now we can all look back at the series as a whole. While you’re there, the home page has a mini-game to promote the DVD where you can unlock clips from the DVD.

 

 

  • Gazpacho Soup Day Giveaway

If you’re reading this roundup on today (November 25th) then you’ll may well be aware that today is Gazpacho Soup day. To mark the occasion, we are having a one day competition to win a few little prizes. Up for grabs we have two copies of the Red Dwarf X DVD, both the HMV steelbook edition and a copy of the regular edition. Why two? Well aside from both being lovely in their own right, our regular edition has been very kindly signed for us by Chris Barrie, Danny John Jules and Robert Llewelyn. But all good competitions give away a cuddly toy, so we are also including this soft toy of The Cat in classic Series IV getup that Alex has knocked up for something a bit different to give away that you can’t get elsewhere.

To enter, all you need to do is send an email marked ‘Gazpacho Soup Day Giveaway’ toGazpachoSoupRD@gmail.com and prove that you’re both a human and in possession of some Red Dwarf knowledge (or at least an ability to google) by ansering the question, ‘which actor played Hogey the Roguey in the last epsiode of Series X?’

Apologies to our overseas readers, but the competition is only open to UK residents. For the rest of you, the competition closes at midnight tonight, so be sure to get your entry in quickly if you want to be in with a chance!

  • Craig Charles Funk & Soul CD

Monday sees the release of ‘The Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club’ compilation cd. The album collects together some of Craig’s favourite tracks, the likes of which can be heard on his Funk & Soul radio show or when he is DJing. You can read a couple of interviews with Craig about the release at My Dad Rocks and Mod Culture. The album is released by Freestyle records and you can view the track listing below:

1 – Amen Brother – The Bamboos
2 – The Excitements – Wait A Minute
3 – The Clap Hands Song – T Bird & The Breaks
4 – Hard Work – Smoove & Turrell
5 – Seven Nation Army – Nostalgia 77 Ft Alice Russell
6 – Insane In The Membrane  – Prince Fatty Ft Horseman
7 – A Time For – Lack Of Afro Ft Wayne Gidden
8 – Rocket Man – The Stiff Naked Fools
9 – Killing – The Apples
10 – Singalong – Treva Whateva
11 – More Than Dancing – The Federation
12 – The Bump – The Haggis Horns
13 – Cold Case – The Fantastics! Ft Sulene Fleming
14 – Incredible Bongo Band – Satisfaction
15 – Fish In The Sea – Frootiful Ft Angeline Morrison
16 – The Snake – Al Wilson
17 – Shaft In Africa – The Mighty Stopstoppers
18 – Dragging Me Down – Speedometer ft Martha High
19 – A Cool Cat In Town – Tape Five ft Brenda Boykin

The Garbage Podcast – Series X Reviews: The Beginning

Posted by Alex on November 13, 2012
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For the last time this series, The Garbage Podcast take an in-depth look at the the latest episode of Series X; The Beginning. . Alex, James and Andrew discuss their views on the episode, thoughts on it’s implications upon the series and how close this episode is to the movie script it’s adapted from. Well, when not distracted by the debating the name of Ewok spin-off films anyway.

You can download it from The Garbage Podcast site, via iTunes or you can stream it on the player below: