Dave’s Red Dwarf Weekends: VIII Edits Features Posted by John Hoare on 10th September 2012, 10:48 For many years, I have sat perched on the edge of my chair, bitching about UKTV and Red Dwarf edits. About how pointless they are, about how they show no respect for the show, about how they often cut out the funniest moments of the episode. But whenever it came to documenting them, it seemed an insurmountable task. Well, with Dave showing each series in the run-up to Red Dwarf X, it's pretty much now or never. So, in the sprit of my recent I'm Alan Partridge Series 2 dissection, here is a list of every edit made to Red Dwarf VIII, as shown on Dave pre-watershed on Saturday 8th September. Whilst reading this article, you may wish to ponder this dichotomy: how can a channel care so much about Red Dwarf to commission a new series, and yet give its repeats so little respect? Read more →
A comedy series set in space News Posted by John Hoare on 5th February 2012, 02:49 What with all the excitement about Red Dwarf X, let's not forget that G&T loves to bang on about obscure things from ages ago, too. Several years ago, me and Ian did some research in a massive concrete block for an article on the contemporary reaction to the very first series of Dwarf. The other day, I came across this sheaf of photocopies, and the below seemed worth posting on its own - the Radio Times episode capsule for The End, from its original broadcast on 15th February 1988. Read more →
Red Dwarf X – Episode 2 – Set Report Features Posted by John Hoare on 24th December 2011, 21:45 A full episode of Red Dwarf has been recorded in front of a studio audience for the 2nd time since 1998. G&T were there again. Read more →
It’s Been 4764 Days… News Posted by John Hoare on 16th December 2011, 13:05 ...since Red Dwarf had a studio audience recording. Well, they're back at it from 6pm tonight. Read more →
New Broadcasting House, Oxford Road (1976-2011) News Posted by John Hoare on 26th November 2011, 14:05 We admit this rather snuck up on us. Last night, BBC Manchester's New Broadcasting House studios in Oxford Road closed its doors after 35 years. Over the decades, the studios have been host to any number of shows - A Question of Sport, The 8:15 from Manchester, Mastermind, Filthy Rich & Catflap, Life on Mars, North West Tonight... and, of course, the first three series of Red Dwarf. Read more →
Doctor Dwarf: The Girl Who Waited News Posted by John Hoare on 11th September 2011, 19:45 AMY: And where have you been? I've been here a week. THE DOCTOR/RORY: A week? THE DOCTOR: I'm so sorry. Ah-ha, same room, different times, two different time streams running in parallel but at different speeds. Amy, you're in a faster time stream! Read more →
The Bodysnatcher Collection: £13.97 at Amazon News Posted by John Hoare on 6th August 2011, 20:32 Finally. After staying at £40 for four years - a fair price back in 2007, but ludicrous now - we finally see a price reduction for The Bodysnatcher Collection. Read more →
Series X Announcement Roundup News Posted by John Hoare on 15th April 2011, 15:31 So, we're approaching a week since the big news was announced. Anyone up for a roundup of how the media managed to SCREW THINGS UP AS ALWAYS? (You've got over a year and a half of this, you know.) Read more →
TOS DJXVI News Posted by John Hoare on 15th April 2011, 13:54 With our reports having long ago turned to podcasts, it seems right that we draw attention to TOS's written efforts, for those who really can't stand the idea of listening to an hour and a half of whining - or, even more annoying, an hour and a half of shrieking excitement. So, I suggest you go and read what has spurted from the excellent Rich Lawden immediately. Just try to ignore things like this. Or worse, this. Read more →
Series X “Confirmed” News Posted by John Hoare on 10th April 2011, 12:22 Doug announcement. Dave press release. And the important bit: a podcast from us tonight. Pre-production: October 2011. Shooting: November-January. Broadcast: September/October 2012. Studio audience preferred. 6 x 30 minute episodes, to fit in a 40+ minute slot. And yes, Dave are calling it Series X. And the quote marks around "confirmed"? Simply that the cast haven't signed on yet. But nobody appears to be too worried that they will. At the moment, anyway. The worst-kept secret in showbusiness? Quite possibly. But make no mistake: it starts here, folks... Read more →
