Ian’s Newsround – Titan, TOS & Tribulations News Posted by Ian Symes on 31st July 2026, 10:24 Hello! We're back from us holidays, to which we hotfooted the day after the Titan launch at Forbidden Planet in Shaftsbury Avenue. It was a marvellous occasion, with Andrew Marshall on top form, a few G&T regulars in attendance, and the very welcome appearance of Rob Grant's wife and offspring, alongside Paul Jackson and Ed Bye. The book subsequently soared straight in to the Sunday Times Bestsellers List, just like all its predecessors did three decades ago, indicating that the appetite for Red Dwarf in its printed form has never waned. There's been a handful of other developments while we've been away, so what better opportunity to dust off the old Newsround format, and have a bit of a rant about some of the aspects of the Red Dwarf franchise that are not going quite as well as Titan. Read more →
Let’s Talk About Red Dwarf: Titan (SPOILER-FREE) News Posted by Ian Symes on 13th July 2026, 09:43 We were planning on saving this until Thursday, but it seems that significant numbers of fans have managed to get hold of a copy of Red Dwarf: Titan before its official release on 16th July. These illicit copies have been obtained by such nefarious methods as going into a shop and asking for it, or even going as far as to order it as a click-and-collect online. While we somewhat lament the fact that we’ve been denied the opportunity to have the entire community reading and reacting at the same time, in a development somewhat reminiscent of the old UKTV Play days, we have to acknowledge that an awful lot of people are absolutely bursting at the seams to discuss what they’ve seen. So we thought it best to herd all you lucky early-readers into one thread, before anyone starts over-excitedly spilling their beans all over the forum. But please note that the comments on this post are to be kept free of any significant details of the book. You can share your opinions and emotions, but please don’t say anything about the plot, which characters are present, or anything else that risks spoiling any surprises for other people. On Thursday, there’ll be multiple threads in the forum for as much detailed discussion as you like, with a dedicated thread for each part of the book for everyone to jot down their thoughts and theories as they go. But let’s keep this particular thread safe for anyone who’s not yet got hold of the book please. With all of that said… what did you think of it? EDIT: It is now Thursday. When you’re ready for the spoilery chat, you can find it in the forum: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Titan Titbits News Posted by Ian Symes on 6th July 2026, 10:07 After the superb video marketing campaign seemingly came to a close on Friday, we are now entering the final ever week in which Red Dwarf: Titan is not either on your bookshelf or in your sweaty hands. There are TEN DAYS TO GO until the fifth Red Dwarf novel is released, and consequently we're starting to see more and more coverage appear outside of our little fandom bubble. We're anticipating that this will only increase as the release draws ever closer, so here's a handy front page post for keeping track of it all. If you spot anything out there in the wild, do feel free to pop it in the comments below, for everyone to enjoy. Read more →
Two Titan Teasers Today! News Posted by Ian Symes on 3rd July 2026, 10:12 With less than a fortnight until the first Red Dwarf novel for thirty years is released, the regular Friday teasers are stepping up a gear, with not one but two videos on their way this morning. First up, at 11am, it’s Welcome to Titan: And while we’re reeling from that, To Ganymede and Titan follows at noon: So welcome to Ganymede & Titan for Welcome to Titan and To Ganymede and Titan.
Incoming Message, here they go again! News Posted by Ian Symes on 26th June 2026, 09:15 You know the drill by now. It’s Friday, which means it’s time for another teaser video for Red Dwarf: Titan. This week, it’s called Incoming Message, and it premieres as usual at 11am British Ridiculously-Hot-Summer-But-Climate-Change-Is-Definitely-Just-A-Myth Time. Less than three weeks to go, by the way. Ridiculous.
Hence the name a Stellar Link News Posted by Ian Symes on 19th June 2026, 09:38 Ooh, we could get used to having regular Red Dwarf updates on a Friday morning every week, what a novel idea. Yes, the presumably-official Titan accounts have spluttered into life once more this morning, with the latest YouTube video, this time entitled Stellar Link, premiering again at 11:00am BST. Based on last time, we’re expecting something cool and teasery rather than anything too substantial, but you never know. Well, you do know if you’re coming to this post more than 82 minutes after it was posted, but still. Let’s have another miniature watchalong, shall we?
Barrie Booked News Posted by Ian Symes on 16th June 2026, 11:00 In news that’s not entirely unexpected but nevertheless very welcome, Chris Barrie is the voice of the Red Dwarf: Titan audiobook, which will be released alongside the hardback and ebook on July 16th. We’re looking forward to some competent (by design) impressions, now we have our man in place who’s utterly suited to the role. All rather exciting, frankly. There’d probably have been riots if it wasn’t Chris, but it’s never guaranteed that the most desirable option is the one that becomes reality. Thankfully this is yet another aspect of Titan that just feels right. The only way it could be more perfect is if it was released on a boxset of six audio cassettes instead a digital file, such as the one you can pre-order now from Audible. That listing confirms that the audiobook is unabridged, and gives a running time of ten hours. Beautiful. Here are some similarly reassuring words from other people: Chris Barrie said: ‘I am finding Red Dwarf Titan to be a very entertaining read. Recording any Audiobook is always a challenge with so many characters to cover, but Red Dwarf Titan, loaded as it is with laugh-out-loud lines and situations, is simply a joy!’ Co-author Andrew Marshall said: ‘I’m delighted that the portrayer of Arnold J. Rimmer himself, the fabulous multi-voiced Chris Barrie will be reading the audiobook of Red Dwarf Titan, and I’m certain that Rob would be too. In fact we would be noisily competing as to whom was the most delighted. Currently that’s me.’ One month to go until the first Red Dwarf novel in thirty years. One. Month.
JOIN THE CORPS. News Posted by Jonathan Capps on 12th June 2026, 09:16 Well, isn’t this interesting. We noticed this morning that an account called @RedDwarfTitan had started following us on X, and their one Tweet is pointing to a video. A video which will be premiering in less than two hours, with the tagline “JOIN THE CORPS.” over a very nice piece of artwork. Now, this might not be legit – we’ve had our fair share of heads-ups and embargoed news in the past, but this is not one of those cases – so we could be opening a Can of Worms of LAZY, INACCURATE journalism, but it’s too good an opportunity to have a watch party over on YouTube not to share this with you all and see what happens. Update: Well, what we got was a very brief teaser for the book, along with further confirmation of the release date. I’m impressed there’s any sort of video based publicity, really, and hopefully this very small teaser is a sign of marketing to come, because I do very much like the Space Corps angle.
Welcome (back) to the Jungle News Posted by Ian Symes on 9th March 2026, 16:30 Now here’s an ITV reality show that we’re certain a Red Dwarf star is taking part in. It’s been officially announced that Craig Charles is one twelve former I’m A Celebrity campmates taking part in the new series of IACGMOOH… South Africa. This is a spin-off of the popular celebrity eats bugs / gets bugs poured on their head / puts their hand in a container of bugs format, but shorter and pre-recorded, meaning that Craig’s second stint in the jungle is already in the can. When he first took part back in 2014, his time on the show was tragically cut short due to the death of his brother after just a few days, so we’re glad he’s got the chance to have another go at it. Among the other returning contestants are Sir Mo Farah, Harry Redknapp, David Haye, Gemma Collins, Sinitta and Beverley Callard, best known for playing Liz McDonald in Coronation Street, where one of her short-term boyfriends was the granny-grabbing, philandering taxi driver Lloyd Mullaney, as played by Craig Charles. The series starts on Monday 6th April on ITV 1 and ITVX.
Rob Grant – the ultimate tribute News Posted by Ian Symes on 6th March 2026, 12:08 Just a very quick one to point you in the direction of this superb piece on TOS, in which dozens of friends, family members and colleagues pay tribute to the great Rob Grant. In the time it took me to read it, I laughed, cried, gasped and even found myself actually applauding. With tributes from all of Rob’s immediate family, university friends, Red Dwarf cast and crew aplenty, and other famous names like Ian Hislop, Sir Lenny Henry, Martin and Shirlie Kemp and Robert Lindsay, this is well worth setting aside a chunk of time for. Kudos to GNP (whatever that is, these days) for marking Rob’s passing and celebrating his life on an official platform, and to Rob’s friend and mine Curtis Threadgold for pulling off this epic undertaking. My heart may still be broken, but this has definitely warmed it up a bit.
