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But is there anything much Red Dwarf related I should let my brain reflect upon also, with the show being Manchester, and Shepperton based for production. Is there anything much related to this building? The early model shots? Meetings, or any red dwarf night shows? Anyway, if they have started skipping anything yet, which I doubt, then I will try and steal John Hoare something as memorabilia, even if it’s only a walnut stilton and a bottle of ketchup wine from the bbc canteen. Creator Topic Viewing 18 replies - 1 through 18 (of 18 total) Author Replies March 22, 2013 at 2:22 am #206803 HelloMabelParticipant KETCHUP WINE?! *googles it* Honestly, the things one learns around here… Have a great time and do give us a report. I don’t get sentimental about studios, but this still makes me sad. March 22, 2013 at 3:46 am #206805 JonsmadParticipant you cant really google it hellomabel, it’s just another obscure uk comedy reference, jokes about the canteen at the bbc, and a show called stuff. I shall report back. Especially if I find a starbug in a bin. March 22, 2013 at 8:53 pm #206816 HelloMabelParticipant Au contraire, Jeanfou. (A non French-speaking person’s attempt to translate “Jonsmad,” there.) Apparently you need ketchup, water, brown sugar and “wine yeast.” It sounds utterly disgusting, but I’d try some on a dare. March 24, 2013 at 10:48 am #206821 genericnerdyusernameParticipant I triple-dog-dare you to try some ketchup wine, Mabel. March 26, 2013 at 10:13 pm #206842 BlisschickParticipant I’m game. I’d try it. But not on lobster. March 27, 2013 at 2:49 am #206845 HelloMabelParticipant > I triple-dog-dare you to try some ketchup wine, Mabel. You’re on! March 27, 2013 at 8:18 am #206846 MANI506Participant I really want to watch all of Alexei Sayle’s Stuff. I randomly put series 2 episode 1 on youtube and there was the ketchup wine! So far G & T has inspired me to watch Absolutely, Brittas Empire, Filthy Rich & Catflap and now Stuff! March 27, 2013 at 8:43 am #206847 MANI506Participant I just bought series 1 of Stuff on VHS. Unusually for a video released in the late 80s it seems to have the whole series on one tape. Hope the tracking’s ok. March 27, 2013 at 1:21 pm #206850 JonsmadParticipant The VHS was a best of compilation. DVD’s of all the series are available. Glad you found the bbc wine ketchup. :-) I stole some from the BBC club bar. :-) March 27, 2013 at 1:22 pm #206851 JonsmadParticipant They were no longer interested in the kind of ketchup they used to be interested in, or indeed the building. March 27, 2013 at 9:35 pm #206852 MANI506Participant Oh, I’m slightly gutted that the VHS is a best of but I suppose it’s a good way to ease me into the series. The series one DVD was about thirty quid so I’ve left it for now. March 28, 2013 at 9:50 am #206856 Jonathan CappsKeymaster Getting briefly back on topic, I don’t think anything at all Red Dwarf based was based in TVC. I briefly thought Universe Challenge might’ve been, but I can’t be sure. Can’t Smeg Won’t Smeg was Teddington and other than those two, there are little other possibilities. March 29, 2013 at 6:25 pm #206869 HelloMabelParticipant > So far G & T has inspired me to watch Absolutely, Brittas Empire, Filthy Rich & Catflap and now Stuff! My list: Alan Partridge, Lost, Doctor Who (series 5-7), Community, Game of Thrones. I know, I know. “Mabel, there’s this thing called television! You have to check it out!” March 30, 2013 at 5:45 pm #206870 Danny StephensonKeymaster For me, the G&T bods introduced me to Look Around You, Spaced, Alan Partridge, and F, R & C. I genuinely can’t believe what my life would’ve been like without knowing about those first two shows… March 30, 2013 at 8:52 pm #206871 siParticipant Ganymede & Titan introduced me to Red Dwarf. (I assumed it was an astronomy website.) March 30, 2013 at 9:32 pm #206872 AlexParticipant G&T introduced me to Captain Butler. Bastards. March 31, 2013 at 2:28 am #206873 MANI506Participant I watched Captain Butler go out on broadcast cos I am cool. April 2, 2013 at 11:55 pm #206884 JonsmadParticipant Cheers for the answer Cappsy. Do you think Universe Challenge was likely Teddington as well then? The model unit/bbc vis FX work on models, including the build work, and storage was in acton? was it? Or that plus where the show was shooting? So nothing of the show really ever went on at the main BBC building, except memo’s maybe then. I can think of one micro obscure element, in that the Children in Need telethon footage within the sketch for children In need, must have come from footage in a TV centre studio. Terry Wogan was present when I was there at the concert, and so I had to make “Tel” based jokes as a result of that fact. My video of the rain soaked car park concert, with bbc warm up man, struggling to warm up the cold 80’s pop stars and crowd, waiting for the cue from the nearby one show. http://youtu.be/5eeFnYPVyJI Not very interesting probably to most here. But it does briefly have a Dalek in it. Author Replies Viewing 18 replies - 1 through 18 (of 18 total) Scroll to top • Scroll to Recent Forum Posts You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In
