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Clare Grogan shared the first photo on her socials today with the caption "Smeg Heads Reunited! What a crazy weekend meeting up with old and new friends. So great to hang out with Craig and Chris on Sunday." (@therealclaregrogan)

I thought it would be fun to put it side by side with one from back in the day!

I remember way back, after I finished the dvd set, I went to go back and rewatch with commentary on. Couldn't wait to hear about how they felt of each scene. Thought it would be hilarious to hear their commentary over the funniest bits.

Was pretty good, until I got to one part with Norman Lovett. He talked about how he was mistreated by the show runners and that they were very rude and mean to him. This went on for a while and I really did not like it being in the commentary when I'm trying to watch a funny show and hear them talk about it. Also was very awkward because you can tell the others really don't want to talk about it either, as they're there to provide fun and interesting commentary for the show and Lovett is really bringing it down.
No hate towards him at all, apparently he really was treated really badly, I just wish he didn't bring it there. He did not seem to want to be in the commentary at all tbh.

Since then I haven't watched it with commentary again, because I don't want to hear that part again. It just takes me out of it and makes me feel bad.

Before Holly, Norman appeared in The Young Ones, series 2 episode 6, 'Summer Holiday' June 1984. The guy who works at the penny arcade across the street. 😉

I need to share one post which appeared on Facebook two weeks ago. Instead of ticking on the chosen candidate on the election list, one of our citizens voted like this. Not sure if he saluted and fainted too, or wrote anything about fish. I think he's the real winner of the election. (Photo by Aleš Jeník - thank you for making my day)

Hubby and I only really talked because we both knew of the show. I had it on my Tinder profile and he matched when he saw it. Since then it's the show we watched when we couldn't agree on what to watch at dinner. We quoted it to each other.

In May 2026 he had a heart attack and passed. Everything in my life changed. I moved. I downsized. I cried (still do). I thought I lost everything that really could bring me to smile.

One day I was going through his phone, for some important info for car insurance, I noticed he had downloaded the entire series. All 12. Everything was there in the "to watch" folder.

So for each night I would put on an episode or two. Smile, quote the show, then fall asleep before the credits. It makes me feel less lonely.

Last night I finished the season. Which means tonight I start all over again.

Just bought a car that looks like a coupé and the last 3 digits of the reg plate make you think of a certain soup - so I've nicknamed it "Gazpacho Coop"

If only it were red.

Today I had the immense privilege of sitting around a table with Chris Barrie, alongside just two other people, for an hour-long conversation. Difficult for me to not be just a tad star-struck…!

We spent most of the time talking about Red Dwarf and The Brittas Empire, with Chris sharing some fantastic stories and insights from his career.
He was an absolute delight, incredibly down to earth, engaging, and a brilliant storyteller.
He also mentioned a few interesting things about Red Dwarf, including a previously scrapped prequel idea which would have seen a younger actor playing Arnold Rimmer, with Chris himself taking on the role of Rimmer’s father!

From what he was saying, it sounds as though the current thinking is to move forward with more feature-length specials rather than traditional episodic series (the nature of TV funding being what it is..) There was also mention of a potential Red Dwarf theatre production being worked on, but there were no real details mentioned.

Obviously, take all of this with a pinch of salt! These were things mentioned during an informal conversation, not official announcements. Plans can and very likely will change, so please don’t take any of it as confirmation of what’s coming.

All in all, a genuinely memorable experience, and one I feel incredibly fortunate to have had.
A huge thank you to X-Con for making this opportunity possible!

I'm on red dwarf series xi now then the making

Made me laugh so much! 🤣

I know he didn’t, and this is just coincidence and not foreshadowing, but I love the idea that old Lister did lose his arm in the same way that our Lister did but for some reason didn’t have it remade by the nanobots. Years of foreshadowing right there on screen.

But realistically, they probably just thought it was a cool aesthetic to go for.

Rewatching the series and appreciating it's darker side, I was also thinking aboit the whole "monster of the week" tendency, and a question occurred to me. Which is the scariest monster that the boys from the Dwarf encounter?

Part of the comedy value of the show is the way that most of the monsters are all a bit silly, comically low tech, and so on. But which monster - either in terms of what they do in the episode or the premise of their character - is the most "scary", unsettling one in your mind?

Went to a Show Racism the Red Card event in my city today. Peter Beardsley was there. I'm not particularly into football but I'm afraid to say I did not pluck up enough courage to ask him about his time filming Casablanca alongside the legendary Myra Binglebatt...

I've watched this a few times. A hidden gem hope you like it

Me and my late hubby had a storage unit for over 10yrs. Found this in a box of other old books and magazines.

I've been listening to my station that specialises in rock, metal, punk etc. Really focused on new stuff.

The presenter was talking about someone introducing their child to red dwarf, and played this saying "what's the point in having your own radio station if you can't play what you want".