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[Insert Holly line relevant to a delayed thing eventually happening here] Yes, it's finally here! Danny, Ian and Cappsy once again put on their best dust jackets, turn on their pink study lamps and somehow defy the laws of gravity to bring you another DwarfCast Book Club! This time around we're putting the chapter Time Fork to bed (but not before marrying it first) as the crew unwittingly murder hundreds in order to free a dangerous psychopath, and Anton Chekhov becomes the sixth Dwarfer.Show notes The debate about what exactly shocked Rimmer about Lister's penis. The first in the series Sexual Assault of Men Played for Laughs by Pop Culture Detective. I regret to inform you that the abridged version of the book does, in fact, not cut out this wedding night/weeks scene. Thanks Ants. Thants.

Well, I suppose we better talk about what's been going on shouldn't we? As you no doubt know, the world of Red Dwarf has been a busy old place this February with both good and bad news, so we've gathered an emergency council to discuss the recent GNP turmoil, the Fan Club's inaugural (and triumphant) Holly Hop event and Rob Grant's new script, Into the Gloop.

There is a new DwarfCast update! Would you like to install now, in 10 minutes' time or now?Show notes Past Echoes: Ian's musings on Red Dwarf and technology. Since recording, Dave have started repeating Red Dwarf every Friday night. Which kind of proves our point. We tried to find out why Back To Earth isn't available on demand, and to be honest we're now even more confused. We've spoken to Mac and confirmed that he wasn't in Star Wars, despite what IMDB will have you believe. However, we did find a screenshot of a bloke who looks a bit like him, which is probably where the confusion arose from. The Remedy Connected Universe Star Trek DS9's Promenade Directory, with its references to Divadroid and JMC. The Pixar Theory The Tommy Westphall Universe

In accordance with the Seventh Law of Schurfjhsdkjhsvmsdjksbvbmmmmm and of course staying within the restrictions laid out by the Turlslkdfcnekelhhffkghffgfkkfkkkkfkfkkfkfkkff Code, the DwarfCast Book Club returns as we decapitate Doug Naylor's Last Human and inspect it in gristly detail. So, join Cappsy, Danny and Ian as they delve into the omnizone shambles, show you their appendectomy scars and publicly copulate in a marketplace.Show notes Brian Blessed biting through an umbilical cord Correction: the media linked AC/DC to the Night Stalker, not the Zodiac Killer "Carioca" refers to the culture of Rio de Janeiro, and is also a song and dance from the 1930s

As we sit here and hope beyond hope that 2021 will bear as little resemblance to 2020 as humanly possible, here at G&T we're looking to replicate at least one element from the last 12 months: lots of regular DwarfCasts. Whether you think this is a good thing or not is entirely another matter, but never-the-less Ian, Danny and Cappsy have once again gathered to power through the commentaries for Dave Dwarf with Series XII, episode 1, Cured.Show notes "Starring Arnold Rimmer as Barrie" Kris Carter's Drive Room

We did it, everyone. Almost an entire year of consistent podcasting and all it took was a global pandemic and stay at home orders to make it happen. I even bought a proper microphone. So, in a very nice accident of timing, we are rounding out the year with our final book club for Better Than Life, Part 4: The End and After. Danny, Ian and Cappsy gather round the virtual yule log to discuss the shit out of 12 whole pages, before fully embracing the Christmas cheer with some truly awful parsnip waffles.Show notes The truly iconic 'Red Christmas' mobisodes Bill Pearson's spec script for a Red Dwarf Christmas special

It's time for our DwarfCast commentary for the final episode of Red Dwarf XI, Bag of Shite: Polymorph 3. So, before I open the particular can of worms of what we thought about this episode a little too much, please go and listen and find out for your selves what our general feelings towards this episode 4 years after its initial broadcast are. As ever the sentient soundwaves that make up Ian, Cappsy and Danny are present as we put series XI to bed, while digging into their own tasty bedtime snack of waffles.Show notes Ian Boldsworth discusses this episode's audience on RHLSTP The tweet that we accidentally workshopped on mic Ian's document of his complete Doctor Who watchthrough Turns out someone's already done a Red Dwarf style intro for Wall-E

I know we said we'd be back soon but just count yourself lucky we only made you wait an extra week and not almost 40 years. As we get very close to finishing Better Than Life, join the pale, waxy figures of Cappsy, Danny and Ian as they enter The Book Club Time and are after feasting on Part Three: Garbage World. What are the long term narrative implications of Garbage World? Is Polymorph a show to book conversion too far? What could possibly be next for the poor giraffe? For those of you not of a nervous disposition, listen on and find out.Show notes Danny's ancient Garbage World wallpaper Elaine by J. D. Salinger Spaghettification, which is apparently a real thing Those logos are in the nip! - Parts one and two. Featuring the Office of Government Commerce, London 2012 and Ressie 6 The suiteness is her weakness: the woman who's addicted to eating sofas

It's time for a new DwarfCast so grab the keys to your new sports car, leave your partner for someone younger, buy a new wardrobe of designer clothes, spend too much money on sunglasses, trade in your sports car for a motorbike, give an unsolicited shoulder massage to an acquaintance, tell everyone about your eclectic music taste, retweet Emma Kennedy, get a tribal tattoo, have your bits pierced, be a sex tourist in East Asia, trade in your motorbike for a different sports car, stick a deck chair up your nose, go see Ricky Gervais stand-up, sit alone at a nightclub bar, launch an ill fated music career, vote Lib Dem, place your best cloche on your head and listen to our commentary for Krysis...Show notes Plasma Disc Prop on Kryten's Chest Cloche.txt in the Red Dwarf XI Game Etymology of the word Concerto on Wikipedia

Sit down, get comfy, put on your favourite Paul Robeson track and blow the dust off your, er, dust covers because we're back with another Book Club! Join the emaciated husks of Danny, Ian and Cappsy as they tackle Better Than Life Part Two: She Rides and discuss the first ever instance of the show stealing from the books as well as the very meaning of relative time dilation in an amazingly compressed space. And giraffes.

After a bit of a rest we're back with another commentary, continuing to mercilessly cleave through the the Dave era. Next on our hit list is Officer Rimmer, and whether or not we can get over the fact that it ended way too abruptly and actually talk about the episode itself is something you will have to discover yourself by listening, but what I will tell you that our commentary is followed by another edition of Waffle Men in which we delve into the history of telethons and logos.Show notes Cappsy's Red Dwarf XI: The Game - Officer Rimmer Playthrough. The trolley problem. The Blue Midget Children in Need sketch is the available on the VIII DVD. It's out now! Comic Relief - Bohemian Rhapsody. The Comic Relief "give us your smegging money you smegging smeg heads" bit is on the IV DVD and definitely nowhere else. Amnesty International's Big 30 Message Andy Spence and his large portfolio

In what will surely test the very limits of the phrase "worth the wait" we're back with our DwarfCast Book Club (patent applied for)! After a short break, Ian, Danny and Cappsy are ready and willing to dive into Better Than Life; starting, uncontroversially, with Part 1: Game Over as our time in the deadly TIV comes to an end.

Are you ready for some hot G&T on G&T action? Well, ready or not Ian Symes, Danny Stephenson and Jonathan Capps are here to perform life altering surgery on your astonished ears and find out whether Give & Take really is the best episode of the series. As if that isn't enough, be sure to stick around after the main feature to be treated to another edition of Waffle Men, especially if you're a fan of unnecessarily long chats about food.Show notes Red Dwarf XI: The Game - Give & Take Playthrough G&TV Special: Smeg Ups Rough Cut Pre-watershed edits of Series XI, including beeped bollocks. The original version of the FIFA joke, deleted from Entangled. Christine Langan is Red Dwarf's new executive producer whose name Ian couldn't remember Via Clayton Hickman, the Guardian's review of Doctor Who's second ever episode.

It's been a little while but we're back to finish off Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers with Part Three: Earth - a part that is as almost as short as its title. What isn't short, however, is the discussion as Ian Symes, Danny Stephenson and Jonathan Capps gather to mull over the myriad references to It's A Wonderful Life, the nature of reality, and the logistical challenges of spit roasting a giraffe.Show notes Mick Hayes' "Dead Dwarf" wallpaper, among with other priceless works of art. It's A Wonderful Life parodies: A Bit of Fry & Laurie The Simpsons

*sigh* ... There wasn't a single person on board this ship that didn't have a special place in their heart for Seb Patrick. How best to remember this prince among men*? There's so any wonderful stories it's difficult to choose... but we had a good go at it anyway.Show notes We are raising funds in loving memory of our friend, Seb Patrick. The Fuchal Archives Key to the Kingdom on Board Game Geek. When Saturday Comes pays tribute. Beyond The Touchline Cinematic Universe Seb's Weezerology series F1 Colours The forum thread for Seb's secret April Fools joke. Ed Solomon's tribute.

Following on from our 11 year old revelation that DwarfCasting a review is so much easier than writing one, we present to your our thoughts on the documentary series The First Three Million Years. In attendance was the definitive Ian Symes, reused footage of Danny Stephenson from the DVD docs and a five second mention of Jonathan Capps tacked onto the end.Show notes Katy Brand discusses Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers on the Rule of Three podcast (not Power of Three like Ian says). Report on Nick Helm hosting the Series XII premiere. Correction: Ed still holds the record for number of episodes directed (40) over Doug (26 inc. co-directed). Correction: Clive Dunn was in fact 48 when Dad's Army started, but the point still stands.

Hello! I hope everyone's doing alright. What seems like several years ago (but was actually August 1st), we recorded our commentary for Samsara. So, put simply, here it is.Show notes Marlon Brando "resurrection" by Rhythm and Hues. Red Dwarf XI: The Game - Samsara Playthrough. Pre-watershed edits of Series XI, including skellington blowjobs. A Prince Among Men theme tune. Simulants' Revenge on TOS. The full extent of G&T's previous Simulants' Revenge coverage. Since recording we've got a hold of a copy, so watch this space for more coverage soon! Cappsy would also like to retract his statement that there are no good mobile games from that era, as he's since dug out his old Nokia and got re-addicted to Chu-Chu Rocket.

Well, strap in everyone, because this is a longun. Once again Jonathan Capps, Danny Stephenson and Ian Symes gather within the digital realm to discuss the fuck out of Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, specifically, Part Two: Alone in a Godless universe, and out of Shake'n'Vac. How many times can the book rob the TV show blind? What do Grant Naylor have against Brian Kidd, anyway? And was it Lister or the robot fish that broke the Cat's tuth? Endure all 2 hours, 12 minutes and 47 seconds of our chat to find out!Show notes Some empty swimming pools. I had to have a lie down after Googling this. The Wikipedia page for the 1966-67 FA Cup. Swansea Town woz robbed. History of a Joke - the four different versions of Grant Naylor's decative material We love Kris Carter. We also quote a few Smegazine and BTL interviews in this, but there are no open links to these, so...

With the BBC episodes well and truly commentaried, we now turn our insatiable appetite to the Dave era, starting with Twentica. Danny Stephenson, Ian Symes and Jonathan Capps once again preside over discussions as they find out if one their favourite episodes from the series has stood the test of time before digging into another pile of Waffles.Show notes Cappsy's playthrough of the Twentica episode of the Red Dwarf XI mobile game. Our Twentica review from the time. The full Tongue Tied video on YouTube. Have fun. Turns out I didn't imagine it, SwapitShop was a real website in the early 2000s. A picture of Rimmer's Tool Kit, sans condom, and the forum thread Ian references during the discussion of said Tool Kit

Hello, and welcome to the inaugural edition of the DC/BC. For those who are about to re-read the Red Dwarf novels at a set pace and discuss each part with the community, we salute you. Join Ian Symes, Jonathan Capps and Danny Stephenson as they embark on what has already turned out to be a bigger undertaking than first thought, as they pick the bones out of Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers Part One: Your Own Death, and How to Cope With It. Was McIntyre literally carrying his nose in a Mimas Hilton Coffee Lounge napkin? Was Bliss this book's Chekhov's false water pistol? How many times can we make obvious Hitchhiker's comparisons? All these questions, and more, not actually answered in any meaningful way.Show notes Chinese traffic jams get close to rivalling Mimas. Even the smallest moon in our Solar System is bigger than Red Dwarf, so let's just say it's an asteroid that's lodged in the side of the ship. Danny mentions that they add a "1" each time to Holly's IQ in White Hole in the same manner of the