Former Models: Visiting BBC Visual Effects, 1997

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Posted by on 23rd June 2019, 12:21

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Here's a lovely thing. Reader Jon Kearey recently got in touch to tell us about his visit to the BBC Visual Effects workshop in late 1997. Jon was doing on a project on Red Dwarf's model and effects work for his Design A-Level, and was invited along to take a look by the late, great Peter Wragg. This would have been at the time when the team were working on models for Re-Mastered, which would turn out to be their last major contribution to Red Dwarf for the best part of twenty years, by which time they'd gone freelance and set up The Model Unit.

On his visit, Jon was fortunate enough to meet Mike Tucker and Alan "Rocky" Marshall, who showed him not only their collection of Red Dwarf models and props from across the years, but also their work-in-progress new builds of Red Dwarf and Blue Midget for Re-Mastered. And he was allowed to take photos. Our deepest gratitude to Jon for sharing those photos with us, so that we could share them with you.

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The Nightmare of Black Island

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Posted by on 17th October 2006, 01:00

Yeah, we should have reported on this last week, but I only just found out about it through this month's Doctor Who Magazine - Mike Tucker has a new Who book out! Released on the 21st September and entitled The Nightmare of Black Island, it's the first new series novel that Mike has written - indeed, it's the first Who novel he's written that doesn't involve the Ace and the Seventh Doctor.

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The Peter Tyler Interview

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Posted by on 25th February 2004, 00:00

Peter Tyler is a veritable Visual Effects expert, having worked in film and television for nearly a quarter of a century. He worked on Red Dwarf as Peter Wragg's Director of Photography, from the very early days up to Series VII. We managed to successfully stalk him via the internet, and send him a load of questions. Hurrah!

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