DwarfCasts – Ganymede & Titan

“Nic Farey is why we have to take off our shoes in airports”

Even by the standards of the Red Dwarf DVDs, the series VI set was special and probably represents the arguable pinnacle of the original set of releases. As such, Cappsy, Danny and Ian had a marvellous time reliving an absolutely packed release of musical insight, more SFX behind the scenes goodies, plus a very amusing and previously unknown tale regarding Craig and horses!

DwarfCast 171 – Re-Disc-overy: Series VI (125 MB)

“There’s two scythes to every story.”

In this very exciting instalment of our journey through all things Smegazine, Cappsy, Danny and Ian are joined by two very special guests – Chris Barrie’s nipples. Listen along as the five of us discuss neural networks, yuppies, Kochanski’s giant forehead, Norman Wisdom’s popularity in Albania, whether or not Back To Reality was actually any good, and how The Inquisitor is accidentally responsible for the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein.

It’s best to have the magazine in front of you as you listen. If you don’t have an actual copy, scans are available on archive.org or Stasis Leak, you freeloading bastard.

DwarfCast 170 – The Smegazine Rack – Issue #11 (110 MB)

“If it wasn’t shit, it would be perfect.”

We thought we ought to do something slightly out of the ordinary for our landmark 169th episode, so here’s two specials in one – it’s time for some Christmas Waffles. Once again our lovely listeners slash readers provided us with a veritable smorgasbord of tasty topics, which we gobbled up whilst writing fan-fiction about the ship’s Secret Santa, sharing our ultimate Red Dwarf Christmas wishes, pondering the best box sets of all time, weighing up the current state of the fandom, and coming up with a really good idea for a Christmas special. Plus, like all great festive episodes, we end on a good old sing-song. We apologise for nothing.

DwarfCast 169 – Christmas Wafflemen Special (46.8 MB)

A very Merry Christmas from Cappsy, Danny and Ian to everyone who’s enjoyed and/or tolerated our stuff in 2023. Our annual review of the year will be along during the festive perineum, before DwarfCasts return to delight your ears and sometimes eyes in 2024.

“Disgustingly Northern”

As we continue our series revisiting the now decades-old DVD releases, the main thing we re-disc-over this time out is that Series V tempts us down conversational side roads like nothing else. So join Cappsy, Danny and Ian as we discuss Juliet May’s short-lived tenure as director, attempt to get to the bottom of conflicting stories about Red Dwarf USA, and uncover more examples of institutional racism within the Metropolitan Police. We also speculate as to what the visual effects workshop smelt like, hunt down pictures of Timothy Spall dressed as a pig, and confess the real reason behind our lukewarm response to the fan commentaries nearly twenty years ago. Strap yourself in, this is a waffley one.

DwarfCast 168 – Re-Disc-overy: Series V (127 MB)

“Magnum Ed Bye”

It’s been far too long, but we are finally back on the Rack to continue our odyssey through the wonderous world of early 90s publishing. Join Cappsy, Danny and Ian as we take a deep dive into the epic Jake Bullet story that graces the cover, welcome another legendary Red Dwarf fan writer to the fold, marvel at the versatility of Chris Barrie’s face, discover an obscure sci-fi writer that none of us have heard of, and attempt to figure out why a parody of Red Dwarf USA bears absolutely no resemblance to Red Dwarf USA. Mostly though, we rip the absolute shit out of everyone who took part in the all-episodes survey. Without looking, see if you can guess what the people of 1992 thought the second worst episode ever was. The 1992 idiots.

It’s best to read along before or during your listen of the podcast. If you don’t have a physical copy of the magazine, simply configure your time drive for December 1992 and head to your nearest newsagent. Failing that, look at a scan of it on archive.org or Stasis Leak.

DwarfCast 167 – The Smegazine Rack – Issue #10 (120 MB)