DwarfCasts (a Red Dwarf podcast‪)‬ Ganymede & Titan

"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.
Show notes

G&TV covers Cyberzone
John's ancient Episode Orders article, and Christopher Wickham's oft-linked-to Red Dwarf Broadcast Guide
We couldn't find the footage of Norman Wisdom pissing about ahead of Albania vs England, but here's a bit of C5's coverage to prove we weren't making it up
Dave's competition winning Inquisitor vs Judge Dredd comic
FAO Jane Killick in late 1992: all the changes made in the Red Dwarf Omnibus
G&TV covers The Reconstructed Heart

"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.
Show notes

Our fellow Dwarfy podcasters / YouTubers: The Garbage Podcast, Everyone's Dead Dave, Shipwrecked & Comatose, Better Than Life, Red Dwarf Nerd, Gallifrey Gals
All the leaves are brown...
Frank Kelly's Christmas Countdown

"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.
Show notes

Ian's review from November 2004
A much more succinct explanation of what "crossing the line" means
It's a fucking emu!
Timothy Spall develops PTSD in The Tale of Little Pig Robinson
Holoship Xtended - Pete Part Three did a complete edit while John Hoare posted one scene from his version.
Ian's slow motion face
Creating new lines from existing dialogue

"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.
Show notes

The famous Casablanca poster that the magazine's cover pastiches
The Last Temptation of Kryten (the fan fiction that launched a thousand headcanons)
Oh Bosanquet, Howard Goodall's second contribution to Not The Nine O'Clock News
Disturbing content warning - what became of Hoggle from Labyrinth
The Kryten tissue dispenser, as featured in this article on Gazpacho Soup

"Ribs and Pipes and Penises (oh my!)"

Our voyage of re-disc-overy continues, as we tackle a most unusual release; the one that was out in the US before the UK, and that Young Cappsy managed to review before Young Ian for once. We rake over this bitterness as well as embarking on not one, not two, but three commentaries, forgoing the tradition of focusing on one big extra in favour of covering a handful of little bitty ones, the regular features that would otherwise be glossed over. Once again, we ensure that every single aspect of the release is discussed, and along the way we re-evaluate Hattie Hayridge's return to the role of Holly, try to get to the bottom of why the cast commentaries are so difficult to get through, and attempt to comprehensively solve the issues of both war and racism.
Show notes

Contemporary reviews from Cappsy, Ian and Ian again.
Series IV Deleted Scenes commentary (2013)
TOS article (via The Unofficial Archive) on stock footage in Red Dwarf
The Smeg Ups Rough Cut
The history of feral parakeets in Great Britain
Sexual assault of men played for laughs
Vic Reeves and The Wonder Stuff (and Bob Mortimer) perform Dizzy on Top of the Pops
Can't Smeg Won't Smeg commentary (2011)
Pip Madeley's remastered trailers
The TV watershed was introduced in 1964, just twenty odd years earlier than we guessed during the discussion

"Doctor Fitzwilliam: Village Rectologist"

At 6:30pm on Tuesday 23rd August 1983, unsuspecting Radio 4 listeners were ambushed by the very first episode of a seminal new sketch show. Featuring a hugely talented cast, performing the work of two writers who were on the fast track to greatness, it was notable not only for its inherent quality, but for what it would eventually spawn. The programme was, of course, Son of Cliché, without which this podcast would not exist. So in a break from the usual format, we present our fortieth anniversary tribute in the form of a documentary, showcasing some highlights from the series, analysing what made it so great, and of course focusing on the moments that had the biggest influence on Red Dwarf. Think it was just Dave Hollins: Space Cadet that Rob and Doug drew upon? Think again.
Show notes

The complete series of Cliché and Son of Cliché on archive.org
The original "Father of Dwarf" article, published nearly 20 years ago
Our old SoC section on an ancient version of the site
John Hoare's History of a Joke article
Oh, and we also recommend looking at the original Radio Times listings for the show, for bonus jokes