Category: Red Dwarf
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Lonely Sitcom Characters
There are more lonely sitcom characters than you might expect. The first one that springs to mind for me is Richie, in Bottom. The whole show is pretty bleak in a Beckett kind of way. Two people who can’t stand one another are forced to live out their shitty existence together, and smash each other…
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What’s The Opposite Of Arnold Rimmer?
More setisoppO, and this week we work out the opposite of bubbles, of Arnold Rimmer, and of Hump Day. This week’s references include: And …
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The Tenuous Link Between Open All Hours And Red Dwarf
You’ll recognise this hair salon on Lister Avenue* in Balby, Doncaster. It’s the location for Arkwright’s in Open All Hours and Still Open All Hours. It seems like such an odd place for a shop, but Albert Arkwright knew what he was doing … it’s the only retail space around hundreds of homes. Swing the…
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May Day
Can’t have the day off this Bank Holiday without always thinking about this.
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Katy Brand Welcomes Careful Drivers
I recently completed my long overdue re-watch of the BBC era Red Dwarf, and it made me want to pick up the books again. I had read the smeg out of Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers and Better Than Life, and I didn’t quite appreciate how much they had informed my love of the show as…
