"INT. Chris Barrie's Arse" 8 extra pages! 2 free postcards! Smeggier than ever before, it's the new-look Smegazine Rack! Yes, after a prolonged gap since our last sojourn to the early-to-mid 1990s, we return to discover everything's become glossier, wider and more densely packed, as we finally reach Volume 2 of the Red Dwarf Smegazine. There is much to discuss, not least the most unfortunate cover line of all time, but also a comic strip with remarkable parallels to a much later TV story, the latest news on just how messy the production of Series VI was, the evils of red chairs, the soap opera parody that refuses to die and the crossover event of the century. Plus, we give a very special welcome to a new Smegazine writer, who would go on to have a very, ahem, "interesting" career.

Show notes

• The magazine, via archive.org or Stasis Leak, whatever's your poison
• It was actually us that tweeted a list of all the times the crew could have got back to Earth, although Curtis Threadgold did indeed come up with a number of other suggestions.
• We haven't managed to dig up any of Chris Barrie's Jackanory episodes, but we have figured out the TX dates: Jack Crater, 1st-3rd March 1993; The Fox and the Chicken, 25th February 1994; The Greatest, 9th March 1994
• Ace Rimmer Worlds Tour
• Smegazine signing event at Forbidden Planet, May 1993
• What Stanley Didn't Say, by Anthony Frewin

"Birds don't have balls" We may not be fast, but we get there in the end. Just shy of a year later, our voyage of Re-Disc-overy continues as we reach the mammoth collection that is the Series VIII DVD. And there is much to discuss, such as the inter-cast beef evident in the commentary track, the brilliance of the guest stars' contributions to the documentary, a reappraisal of Chris Veale's work on the series, the beginnings of the show's web presence, the moment that secured this fledgling fansite's future, and buffet car food. Oh, and there's always time to discuss the merits of the series itself, because we haven't done that enough over the last twenty-six years. All this, plus not one but two commentaries, on the Children In Need sketch and the collection of PBS idents. You lucky people.

Show notes

• Contemporary reviews from Cappsy and John Hoare
• What's Funny About..?, the radio equivalent of Comedy Connections
• Bill Pearson's Christmas special script, via Gazpacho Soup
• Whatever You Want, and its Pearson-built Starbug
• Terry Wogan's penis
• Swirly Thing Alert and Smegheads in Seattle
• Back In The Red Xtended - commentary and Xtended Revisited

The Least Used Scrotum in London After an enforced absence where it proved impossible to find an afternoon where all three of us were available and awake, we are back in your ears with a brand new DwarfCast! There was a lot to catch up on, including the new Bluray boxset, Doug's debut children's novel and the forthcoming audiobook releases of the TV soundtracks. Join us for a big old news round up, supplemented by a fresh stack of waffles, provided to us by you, the faithful listener/reader. Does Red Dwarf have a future on TV? What would feature in a modern day Smegazine? Are there any dream DVD extras that haven't yet been made? What's the best Best of the Beatles album? All this and more in our latest Wafflemen Special.

Show notes

• What would it be like if naughty German Adolf Hitler had actually spoken with the voice of the Beatles producer George Martin?
• Static Dress - face
• Patrick Wolf - The Libertine
• The Northern Boys - F The World
• Kneecap - Drug Dealin Pagans
• Paul Oakenfold & Kilanova - Ordinary World
• Danny's playlist of interesting cover versions