Robot Wars, one of the greatest ‘guilty pleasure’ shows of all-time, has been axed by BBC2 after three series. I absolutely loved this show when it was originally broadcast with Craig Charles (Red Dwarf, Coronation Street) and Phillipa Forrester! Thankfully, I never saw the first series with former Top Gear host, Jeremy Clarkson, as the original presenter. No […]
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It’s a bit hard to grasp but Thursday marked the 30th anniversary! of Red Dwarf’s broadcast premiere on Monday, 15 February, 1988 at 9p on BBC2! Coincidently, the competition that fateful night looked a bit similar to today’s TV schedule as the premiere broadcast of the first ever episode of Red Dwarf was sandwiched in the middle of the BBC’s XV […]
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As you read this, if you are near a full-blown panic this morning at the thought of not having a Valentine’s card for that special someone today, fear not. At Tellyspotting, we’ve got your back. You might remember a couple of years ago when we were totally thinking of your well-being and brought you some […]
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Once again, Red Dwarf-Nation is preparing itself for another trip aboard the Starbug. The boys from the Jupiter Mining Corporation are set to embark on their 12th journey beginning in October on Dave. Returning for their newest adventure will be Craig Charles (Dave Lister), Robert Llewellyn (Kryten), Chris Barrie (Arnold Rimmer) and Danny John-Jules (Cat). Alongside […]
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In the opening episode of Red Dwarf XII, airing this Fall on Dave, the three non-Kryten crew members of the Jupiter Mining Corportation are turned into mechanoids just like Kryten. Understandably, the boys had a differing view of the situation depending on whether or not you have played Kryten or…well, have not. Rather than turning […]
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What started in 1988 as a simple low-budget sitcom set in deep space will kick off the series’ 30th anniversary this Autumn with the release of the next set of six episodes, affectionately known as RDXII, taped in early 2016 at Pinewood Studios. At times, cast and crew, who probably spent years sitting by themselves at the BBC commissary when they were the […]
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Nearly 25 years ago, greatness occurred in the form of the third episode of the sixth series of Red Dwarf with “Gunman of the Apocalypse“. Written by series co-creators Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, the episode finds Kryten, Lister, Rimmer and the Cat in a computer simulation of a Wild West town, facing a gunfight against the Four Horsemen of […]
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As we all know, The Doctor is an alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels through all of time and space in his TARDIS with his companion. In anticipation of Saturday’s series 10 premiere on BBC1 and BBC America, companions Pearl Mackie (Bill Potts) and Matt Lucas (Nardole) give us an up-close-and-personal crash course […]
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As Fawlty Towers celebrated it’s 4th decade this past week, Red Dwarf, the little ‘red’ engine that could, keeps churning out episodes beginning tonight when RDXI returns with six new episodes on Dave. What started in 1987 as a simple low-budget sitcom set in deep space will celebrate 30 years next year with the release of the next set of […]
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As most of us ‘smegheads’ are painfully aware, it’s been a long, long four years since we last visited with the boys aboard Red Dwarf, the mining vessel owned by the Jupiter Mining Corporation. It’s hard to believe but it was way back in October 2012 when Red Dwarf X graced the small screen with some brilliant […]
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