DwarfCasts (a Red Dwarf podcast)

DwarfCasts (a Red Dwarf podcast)

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DwarfCasts (a Red Dwarf podcast) episodes

  • DwarfCast 161 – Re-Disc-overy: Series 2

    "Could you make Patrick Stewart come in the middle of my television programme, please?"

    The second Red Dwarf DVD was released twenty years ago (as of a month and a half ago). Any bets as to whether we can get the next one done before this November?
    Back in early 2003 we had barely had chance to watch the first DVD more than two or three thousand times before another release was thrust into our sweaty palms. As is expected, the Series 2 DVD was very closely related to the first so you'd be forgiven for thinking this release might be a little less interesting, but as you will hear Danny, Ian and Cappsy still had plenty to talk about as they continue on their voyage re-disc-overy.

    Show notes

    • "Very very nearly 20 years ago" is now "slightly over 20 years ago". "New Years Eve this year" is now "New Years Eve last year."
    • 17-year-old Ian's breakdown of the A-Z
    • Dalek 63•88 identifying which Daleks were used
    • James O'Brien reveals all on RHLSTP
    • Saint and Greavsie meet Donald Trump
    • Tom Scott talking about sync claps and that
    • 16-year-old Ian whinging about the Alternate Personalities featurette
      • 2 hr 5 min
    • DwarfCast 160 – Rob Grant Interview

      "I've got a lot of Red Dwarf to give."

      Well then, this is a little bit special. Fresh from the fantastic news that the Red Dwarf legal kerfuffle is officially resolved, we speak exclusively to Rob Grant himself - the co-creator of the programme, who's now returning to the franchise after an absence of close to 30 years. We found out exactly what the legal resolution means for the future of the show, got clarification on the new status quo for Rob and Doug, discovered what new projects are being pursued, discussed possible collaborations with established cast and crew, and touched upon merchandise, continuity, technology, Marilyn Monroe, and much much more.

      Show notes

      • William Hartnell wasn't dead by the time Patrick Troughton took over as The Doctor, but we're too cowardly to correct the actual co-creator of Red Dwarf to his face.
      • Rob's now-forgotten mention of an American approach
      • Rob soliciting for fan feedback on Twitter
      • Doug's Radio Times interview
      • Two and a half hours on whether or not The Lion King is a rip off.
        • 57 min
      • DwarfCast 159 – The Smegazine Rack – Issue #7

        "Let wideons be wideons"

        Ian Symes, Jonathan Capps and Daniel Stephenson are delighted to announce that the ongoing DwarfCast hiatus has been resolved.
        Moving onwards and upwards, Ian, Cappsy and Danny hope to launch many iterations of DwarfCasts covering various media, working again with Jimmy Nail and other valued partners, and wish each other the very best.
        Smoke a kipper, DwarfCasts will eat all your kippers!!

        Show notes

        • A collection of 1970s tumble dryers.
        • We couldn't find the clip from You Bet! of the German man identifying stamps purely from the taste of the glue, but trust us, it's phenomenal.
          2 hr 18 min
        • DwarfCast 158 – Seb Patrick’s 40th

          This is a most unusual DwarfCast following a most unusual weekend for your intrepid G&T team. The three of us gathered together in the same place for this first and only time this year, and that place was Liverpool. The reason? Seb Patrick's 40th birthday, and we weren't going to let the small detail that he himself has passed on stop us from celebrating.

          We wanted to share the festivities with some of the people who knew Seb, be they friends, family or just those who knew him through his work, in the Red Dwarf community and beyond. So join us for a somewhat experimental travelogue, taking in Danny's first ever football experience, a trip to a certain Liverpudlian pub, a game of pool on a very important table and our first visit to Seb's memorial bench at Crosby Beach. We promised to record a DwarfCast there if the petition was successful, and thanks to your help, it was.

          Show notes

          • Twitter thread of our pics from the weekend
          • The Aigburth Arms plaque, as it looked when it was new
          • The sex swing/Grav-Pool inspired benches at the Aigburth
          • Seb's bench on Google Maps
          • Mind's information and support pages
          • The Samaritans
          • NHS mental health services
            • 58 min
          • DwarfCast 157 – Re-Disc-overy: Series 1

            The first Red Dwarf DVD was released twenty years ago today. Yes, we regret to inform you that you're old. The fourth of November 2002 is a date indelibly printed on the brains of fans who spent months being teased and tantalised into a frenzy. Kids today with your YouTubes and your Netflixes and your Ministry of Sound may not appreciate just how big of a deal it was for Dwarf to join the digital revolution in such a wholehearted way, so gather round and listen to your Uncles Cappsy, Danny and Ian as we kick off a new series of DwarfCast retrospectives.

            For each edition of Re-Disc-overy, we're going to be sharing our memories of each DVD release, looking back on the media and fandom landscapes of the time, and of course revisiting and reassessing the many, many special features. Plus, we've picked out one extra per series to receive the commentary treatment, and this time it could only be Launching Red Dwarf. So get that lovely red box off your shelf, remove the dust from your ageing DVD player and join us as we discuss Red Dwarf's greatest unsung hero, unicycling jugglers, embarrassing Dimension Jump memories, the glory of Woolworths and much much more.

            Show notes

            • "Because the Red Dwarf movie's happening at the moment, we thought now would be an ideal time."
            • Ian's contemporary review, published on the day of release
            • Cappsy's contemporary review, published 26 days after release. Just saying.
            • The Series 1 extras don't have subtitles, because Doug Naylor hates deaf people. So Danny has compiled subs for Launching Red Dwarf if anyone wants them.
            • The TOS archives aren't conclusive about whether or not the commentaries and Launching Red Dwarf interviews were recorded on the same day, but note that none of them are wearing the same things in the doc as they are in these pictures from the commentary session.
            • A double page spread from the Making Of book, the context of which will become clear when you listen. Maybe.
            • Eeeeeeggs dot com
            • The link between Red Dwarf's menus and the "follow the white rabbit" feature of The Matrix DVD originated on TOS's Easter Egg guide
            • Original BBC Two continuity, courtesy of Jim Lynn
            • Sixteen-year-old Ian's entirely pointless but time-consuming analysis of the Drunk featurette
            • The old Lee & Herring website is still online, as is Rob Sedgebeer's Mudhole - Ian just misremembered the URL.
              • 1 hr 58 min
            • DwarfCast 156 – The Smegazine Rack – Issue #6

              Hello hello and welcome back onto the rack. In a shock twist that even we didn't expect, we've actually come good on our promise to start up our regular DwarfCasting routine again. This time Cappsy, Danny and Ian are going page by page through Issue 6 of the Smegazine, which gives them plenty of opportunity to be all smug and self regarding about those early 90s idiots and their casual ableism and homophobia. Hurrah!

              2 hr 9 min
            • DwarfCast 155 – Red Dwarf USA Pilots – Commentary

              In my own personal and humble opinion, Red Dwarf fans are very lucky to have something like the US pilots. The mystery and excitement of them during the 90s and the black market in increasingly terrible copies are a defining part of many of our fandoms. Despite the fact we've still been unable to source a decent quality copy of either pilots, the time has come for Ian, Danny and Cappsy to commentate on these pilots 30 years after they were ill-conceived.

              Show notes

              • Pilot #1.
              • Pilot #2.
              • With thanks to the G&T Malcolm in the Middle correspondent Stephen Hegarty for his... contribution.
              • Craig Bierko's 30th anniversary message for Dimension Jump XX.
              • Red Dwarf USA clips featured in ABC's The Best TV Shows That Never Were.
              • The early edit.
              • A full and mostly clean version of the RD USA theme tune.
              • Todd Rundgren's Wikipedia entry.
              • Rob Grant's buttski to return to America?
                • 2 hr 8 min
              • DwarfCast 154 – The Smegazine Rack – Issue #5

                Surprise! We didn't plan to have a summer break, but a summer break we indeed have had in order to recharge our batteries and hide from the dreaded Burnout Monster. We've got a bit of editing catchup to do, though, so we're breaking with tradition and giving you another Smegazine Rack today while editing on the Red Dwarf USA episode is finished (well, started).

                Grab your complementary copy of the mag here.

                Show notes

                • Danny's much stolen 'Smegopoly' board.
                • We can confirm that Rob Grant *did* say "tomato juice" in his interview with Vox Magazine. Thanks to @reddwarfzone and @plus_haut for the scans.
                • Mark Gatiss and David Walliams's Doctor Who Night sketch that features a Red Dwarf t-shirt and poster.
                • Bourbonhenge.
                  • 1 hr 58 min
                • DwarfCast 153 – The Smegazine Rack – Issue #4

                  It seems a lot has happened since our last episode of The Smegazine Rack. We've launched and re-launched our incredibly original game Smegle and... well, that's about all that has happened, hasn't it? Yes, yes, definitely. Anyway please join your incompetent (by design) hosts, Ian, Danny and Cappsy as they climb up into the cab, fire up the slumbering beast and crack on... with the job of reading through every episode of the Smegazine.

                  Show notes

                  • Danny's mysterious co-star revealed.
                    • 1 hr 55 min
                  • DwarfCast 152 – Robot Wars – Commentary

                    If you're reading this then there's a decent chance that at some point in your childhood or early adulthood you sat down on a Friday night and enjoyed the feast of mechanical violence that was Robot Wars. For older Millennials and young Gen Xers watching this show went hand in hand with being a Red Dwarf fan, not least because the host was, from series 2 onwards, Craig Charles himself. And it's for that reason Robot Wars qualifies for our series of 'Dwarf-adjacent' commentaries as we seize with both hands the opportunity to talk at length about a show very dear to our hearts for... quite a long time.

                    Show notes

                    • Christopher Wickham's Ludicrously Niche blog posts on Robot Wars.
                    • Robot Wars Series 1 trailer, featuring Norman Lovett.
                    • Cheesoid hate self. Cheesoid kill self.
                    • Yes, there was a Robot Wars Celebrity Special in which Vic Reeves operated Diotoir, and yes it's on YouTube.
                    • Ant from Behemoth has a little strop.
                    • That time Jeremy Clarkson was nearly decapitated.
                    • Craig's other '90s technology-based game show gets the G&TV treatment.
                    • Every Craig Charles outro poem, Part 1.
                    • Aaaaaand, here's Part 2.
                      • 2 hr 21 min

                    About DwarfCasts (a Red Dwarf podcast)

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                    Red Dwarf fan site Ganymede & Titan expand into the podcast arena with a series of reviews, live reactions, interviews and episode commentaries.