Archive-name: tv/red_dwarf-faq
Last-modified: 1996/09/29
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               RED DWARF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST
                    Version 5.11, 29 September 1996
                    Maintained by Patrick M. Berry
                         pat@berry.Cary.NC.US
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WHAT'S NEW IN THIS VERSION

  New or changed information is marked with a vertical line in the left
  margin.  This list is updated on or about the first of each month.
  The next scheduled update is 1 November 1996.

  Corrected title of "Tikka to Ride."
  Corrected cast list (Llewellyn wasn't in Series 2).
  Added new information about the BBC videotape of "Parallel Universe."
  Deleted Eire membership rate for the Official Fan Club.  Eire fans
   should join the U.K. branch.
  Added URL for the new Official Fan Club WWW site.
  Added reference to HOMEBOYS IN OUTER SPACE.
  Updated Series Eight and post-Series Eight information.
  Added a note that the "Tongue Tied" video is a remake, not an excerpt
   from "Parallel Universe."

TABLE OF CONTENTS

|  1. What is RED DWARF?
   2. Where can I see RED DWARF in the United States?
|  3. Where can I get videotapes of RED DWARF?
   4. What is the "Smeg Ups" tape?
   5. Where can I get other RED DWARF merchandise?
   6. Is there an episode guide for RED DWARF?
   7. What other RED DWARF documents are available online?
   8. Did RED DWARF start on radio?
|  9. Is there an American version of RED DWARF?
  10. Who is Grant Naylor?
  11. Where can I write to the cast and crew of the show?
  12. What does "smeg" mean?
  13. What are the lyrics of the theme song?
  14. What does "LEVEL NIVELO" mean?
  15. What are some of the foods mentioned on the show?
  16. Aren't there a lot of inconsistencies in RED DWARF?
  17. Why is Holly now a woman?  How did Kryten change?
  18. What happened to the Red Dwarf and Holly?
| 19. What's the status of Series Seven?
| 20. Will there be more RED DWARF after Series Seven?
  21. Was Craig Charles arrested for rape?
| 22. What's the title of the last episode of Series Two?
  23. What are the lyrics of "Tongue Tied"?
  24. What are they really saying in "Backwards?"
  25. What's in canister 1121?
| 26. Are there books about RED DWARF?
| 27. Are there RED DWARF fan clubs?
  28. Where can I find online information about RED DWARF?
  29. Are there RED DWARF magazines?
  30. Has RED DWARF won any awards?
  31. What are the Space Corps Directives?

CREDITS

  This FAQ List was originally created by Michael J. Montoure and Renee
  Ann Byrd.  Thanks to the following people, who contributed new
  information for this version:

  Cma
  Paul Jones
  Annette "El Skutto" McIntosh
  Raz

HOW TO FIND THE LATEST VERSION OF THIS LIST

  The current version of this list is posted every 14 days to
  alt.tv.red-dwarf, alt.answers, and news.answers.  You can access it at
  any time by the following methods:

  http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/tv/red_dwarf-faq/faq.html
  http://www.lib.ox.ac.uk/internet/news/faq/archive/tv.red_dwarf-faq.html
  http://www.cs.ruu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/tv/red_dwarf-faq.html

  ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/tv/red_dwarf-faq

  You can also request the FAQ List by email from the FAQ archives at
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  the body of the message:

  send /pub/usenet/news.answers/tv/red_dwarf-faq

  If you can't get a copy by any of the methods described above, email
  me (pat@berry.Cary.NC.US) and I'll send you a copy.

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

  This document is Compilation Copyright 1993-1996 by Patrick M. Berry.
  It may be freely redistributed in its entirety provided that this
  copyright notice is not removed.  It may not be sold for profit or
  incorporated in commercial documents without the written permission of
  the copyright holder.

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1. What is RED DWARF?

  RED DWARF is a British science fiction comedy series that has been on
  the air in the U.K. since 1988.  It is the brainchild of "Grant
  Naylor", a creative team consisting of Rob Grant and Doug Naylor, who
  write and produce the show.  The premise of the show is best summed up
  by the opening narration used in the first series:

  "This is an S.O.S. distress call from the mining ship Red Dwarf.  The
  crew are dead, killed by a radiation leak.  The only survivors are
  Dave Lister, who was in suspended animation during the disaster, and
  his pregnant cat, who was safely sealed in the hold.  Revived three
  million years later, Lister's only companions are a life-form who
  evolved from his cat, and Arnold Rimmer, a hologram simulation of one
  of the dead crew." --- Holly, the ship's computer

  The regular cast of the series is:

  Dave Lister...............................Craig Charles
  Arnold Rimmer..............................Chris Barrie
  Holly.....................................Norman Lovett (series 1-2)
                                          Hattie Hayridge (series 3-5)
  The Cat................................Danny John-Jules
| Kryten.................................Robert Llewellyn (series 3-6)

  RED DWARF is also a series of novels based on the TV show.  The novels
  greatly expand on, and are greatly different from, the show.  Many of
  the same ideas appear in the novels, but these ideas are put together
  in new and interesting ways.  Four novels have been published so far:

  RED DWARF: INFINITY WELCOMES CAREFUL DRIVERS
  by Grant Naylor
  ISBN 0-14-012437-3
  Penguin, 1989

  RED DWARF: BETTER THAN LIFE
  by Grant Naylor
  ISBN 0-14-012438-1
  Penguin, 1990

  RED DWARF: LAST HUMAN
  by Doug Naylor
  ISBN 0-67-085255-4
  Penguin, 1995

  RED DWARF: BACKWARDS
  by Robert Grant
  ISBN 0-670-84574-4
  Penguin, 1996

  The first two novels have also been published in one volume:

  RED DWARF OMNIBUS
  by Grant Naylor
  ISBN 0-14-017466-4
  Penguin, 1991

  This combined rerelease also contains the script for "Dave Hollins,
  Space Cadet" (one of the SON OF CLICHE sketches that started it all --
  see #8), a reproduction of the beer mat on which the idea for Red
  Dwarf was allegedly first written, and the original script for "The
  End" (the first episode of the series).

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2. Where can I see RED DWARF in the United States?

  RED DWARF is seen on public television stations across the country. If
  your local PBS station doesn't show it, write to them, and convince
  your friends to write to them, until they do!  Series 1-6 are
  available for purchase by PBS member stations.

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3. Where can I get videotapes of RED DWARF?

  Videotapes of Series 1 through 6 are available at video stores in the
  U.S. (try the Suncoast chain) and throughout the British Commonwealth.
| A video of the "Tongue-Tied" (the song from "Parallel Universe,
| re-staged and expanded) also exists.

  NTSC versions of the first six series can be ordered from:

  Critics Choice Video
  Box 749
  Itasca, IL 60143-0749

  In Australia, all episodes are available from ABC stores (along with
  books, T-shirts, and other RD merchandise).

  In the Netherlands, you can get them from W.H. Smith stores.

  In Sweden, Series 1-5 are available from the following sources:
 
        SF-Bokhandeln
        Stora Nygatan 45
        111 27 Stockholm
 
        Telephone: 08/21 50 52.
        Fax: 08/24 77 30.
        E-mail: order@sfbok.se
        WWW: http://www.sfbok.se/sfbok/sfboke.html

        The Uppsala English Bookshop
        Svartbacksgatan 30
        Uppsala

        Tel. 018 - 100 510
        E-mail: bookshop@algonet.se
        WWW: http://www.algonet.se/~bookshop

  [Let me know about availability in other countries and I'll add the
  information here. -- PMB]

  The alt.comedy.british FAQ List includes an excellent list of
  mail-order dealers who will ship British comedy videotapes to overseas
  customers.  Refer to:

  ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/tv/british-comedy/general-faq/part4

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4. What is the "Smeg Ups" tape?

  "Red Dwarf Smeg Ups" is a 51-minute videotape (available from the same
  sources as the series videotapes) containing bloopers from Series 5
  and 6, with commentary from Robert Llewellyn as Kryten.  The tape also
  includes the unused ending from "Out of Time" and a sort of FAQ list
  in which Kryten attempts to answer the ten most asked questions about
  the show.  "Red Dwarf Smeg Outs" is a similar collection of material
  from earlier seasons.

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5. Where can I get other RED DWARF merchandise?

  According to the "Smeg Ups" tape, you can get jackets, T-shirt, hats,
  mugs, birthday cards, posters, and calendars from:

  Distribution Network Company
  P.O. Box 10
  London
  SW 19 3 TW
  UK
  Telephone: 081 543 1231

  and badges from:

  Alchemy Carta Ltd
  The Alembic
  Hazel Drive
  Leicester
  LE 3 2JE
  UK
  Telephone: 0533 824824
  Fax: 0533 825202

  You can order lots of stuff (books, books on tape, T-shirts, baseball
  caps, SMEGAZINE back issues, NTSC videotapes, etc.) from John McElroy.
  For a catalogue, send $1.00 to:

  JOHN MCELROY
  2401 Fox Plaza
  1390 Market Street
  San Francisco, CA 94102 USA

  Most of the RED DWARF-related books can be ordered from:

  Star Tech
  Box 456
  Dunlap, TN 37327
  USA

  Books related to the series can be ordered from Bolen Books in Canada
  Send email to books@bolen.bc.ca or visit their Web site at
  http://www.bolen.bc.ca.

  Merchandise is also available from some of the fan clubs (see #27).
  The Official RED DWARF Fan Club has its own line of merchandise.  The
  New Zealand-based fan club Zed Shift operates a mail-order service for
  members living in New Zealand.

  Other sources of RED DWARF memorabilia are listed in the book THE
  MAKING OF RED DWARF (see #26).

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6. Is there an episode guide for RED DWARF?

  The RED DWARF PROGRAMME GUIDE (see #26) contains an extensive episode
  guide for the series.  If you're looking for an electronic guide, Otto
  Heuer maintains (or used to maintain, it's somewhat out of date) a
  good one, available by anonymous ftp:

  ftp://ftp.queeg.crater.com/pub/red-dwarf/general/red-dwarf-guide

  To get you started, here's a quick list (created by Dale Clayton):

  Series 1 - 1988                      Series 2 - 1988

  1 The End....................15 Feb   7 Kryten.................... 6 Sep
  2 Future Echoes..............22 Feb   8 Better Than Life..........13 Sep
  3 Balance of Power...........29 Feb   9 Thanks for the Memory.....20 Sep
  4 Waiting For God............ 7 Mar  10 Stasis Leak...............27 Sep
  5 Confidence & Paranoia......14 Mar  11 Queeg..................... 4 Oct
  6 Me^^2......................21 Mar  12 Parallel Universe.........11 Oct

  Series 3 - 1989                      Series 4 - 1991

  13 Backwards.................14 Nov  19 Camille...................14 Feb
  14 Marooned..................21 Nov  20 D.N.A.....................21 Feb
  15 Polymorph.................28 Nov  21 Justice...................28 Feb
  16 Bodyswap.................. 5 Dec  22 White Hole.................7 Mar
  17 Timeslides................12 Dec  23 Dimension Jump............14 Mar
  18 The Last Day..............19 Dec  24 Meltdown..................21 Feb

  Series 5 - 1992                      Series 6 - 1993

  25 Holoship..................20 Feb  31 Psirens................... 7 Oct
  26 The Inquisitor............27 Feb  32 Legion....................14 Oct
  27 Terrorform................ 5 Mar  33 Gunmen of the Apocalypse..21 Oct
  28 Quarantine................12 Mar  34 Emohawk: Polymorph II.....28 Oct
  29 Demons and Angels.........19 Mar  35 Rimmerworld............... 4 Nov
  30 Back To Reality...........26 Mar  36 Out of Time...............11 Nov

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7. What other RED DWARF documents are available online?

  Quite a few, actually.  The Guide to alt.tv.red-dwarf Documents
  (maintained by Annette "El Skutto" McIntosh) lists them all, with
  directions for finding the latest version on the Internet.  The
  Documents Guide is posted to alt.tv.red-dwarf every Tuesday.  You can
  also find it on the World Wide Web at:

  http://www.queeg.crater.com/docguide.html

  or email mcintosh@wehi.edu.au and ask for a copy.

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8. Did RED DWARF start on radio?

  Not exactly.  Rob Grant and Doug Naylor wrote the short-lived radio
  series SON OF CLICHE (broadcast for two six-episode seasons on BBC
  Radio 4 in 1984).  In an ongoing series of sketches, a space cadet
  named Dave Hollins was trapped alone on a spaceship with a slightly
  senile computer called HAB.  (The voice of HAB was provided by Chris
  Barrie, the actor who plays Rimmer in RED DWARF.)  Many of the ideas
  and jokes from these sketches were later incorporated into RED DWARF,
  but there is no direct connection.
	
  The script for one of the "Dave Hollins, Space Cadet" sketches is
  included in the RED DWARF OMNIBUS (see #1).

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9. Is there an American version of RED DWARF?

  No, not really.  The NBC network expressed interest in an American
  version of the show and two pilots were made by Universal, but no
  series was ever produced.

  The first pilot was written by Linwood Boomer and filmed on 22 January
  1992 at Universal City Studios in Los Angeles.  The cast included the
  following actors:

  Dave Lister.................................Craig Bierko
  Arnold Rimmer.............................Chris Eigelman
  Holly........................................Jane Leeves
  Kryten..................................Robert Llewellyn
  The Cat....................................Hinton Battle
  Christine Kochanski...................Elizabeth Morehead
  First Officer Munson...................Michael Heintzman
  Captain Tau...........................Lorraine Toussaint

  Grant Naylor served as technical consultants.  Robert Llewellyn (from
  the BBC cast) reprised his role as Kryten.  (Some fans may also
  recognize Jane Leeves from the American comedies MURPHY BROWN and
  FRAZIER.  LAW AND ORDER fans may remember Lorraine Toussaint as public
  defender Shambala Greene.)  The plot was a retelling of "The End",
  with some elements of "Future Echoes" thrown in for good measure. Some
  surprising and odd changes were made: for example, Lister was
  transformed into a clean-cut and well-dressed Caucasian, and the H on
  Rimmer's forehead was replaced with a silver marble.

  After rejecting this version, NBC commissioned a second pilot with the
  following cast:

  Lister......................................Craig Bierko
  Rimmer....................................Anthony Fuscle
  Holly........................................Jane Leeves
  Kryten..................................Robert Llewellyn
  Cat........................................Terry Farrell

  The second pilot was not a complete episode, but rather a promo that
  combined scenes from the first pilot and newly filmed segments
  spotlighting the new cast members.  This pilot fixed some problems
  (such as restoring Rimmer's H), but had more odd changes, such as a
  female Cat.  (Terry Farrell went on to play Jadzia Dax on STAR TREK:
  DEEP SPACE NINE.)  The second pilot was also rejected, and the
  proposed series was shelved indefinitely.

  [Does anyone know who wrote the second pilot, or when and where it was
  filmed? -- PMB]

  Neither pilot has ever been aired or released on videocassette, but
  bootleg copies can be found at science fiction conventions.

  A redesigned Kryten suit (of somewhat better quality than the old BBC
  version) was made for the U.S. pilots by Joseph Kerezman and Mike
  Moore of JK Costuming.  After the pilots were rejected, the BBC
  created a new Kryten suit (based on the U.S. one) for Series Six.

| Some U.S. fans have observed that the UPN series HOMEBOYS IN OUTER
| SPACE imitates RED DWARF in a number of superficial ways.

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10. Who is Grant Naylor?

  The "About the Author" note in the RED DWARF novels (see #1) has this
  to say about the creator(s) of the series:

  "Grant Naylor is a gestalt entity occupying two bodies, one of which
  lives in north London, the other in south London.  The product of a
  horribly botched genetic-engineering experiment, which took place in
  Manchester in the late fifties, they try to eke out two existences
  with only one mind.  They attended the same school and the same
  university, but, for tax reasons, have completely different wives.

  The first body is called Rob Grant, the second Doug Naylor.  Among
  other things, they spent three years in the mid-eighties as head
  writers of SPITTING IMAGE; wrote Radio Four's award-winning series
  SON OF CLICHE; penned the lyrics to a number one single; and created
  and wrote RED DWARF for BBC television.

  They have made a living variously by being ice-cream salesmen,
  shoe-shop assistants and by attempting to sell dodgy life-assurance
  policies to close friends.  They also spent almost two years on the
  night shift loading paper into computer printers at a mail-order
  factory in Ardwick.  They can still taste the cheese 'n' onion
  toasties.

  Their favourite colour is orange."

  Grant Naylor's number one single was "The Chicken Song," a SPITTING
  IMAGE spinoff.  Philip Pope composed the music and produced the
  record, which was released in 1986 by Virgin Records.

  Rob Grant has stated that he will not be involved in future RED DWARF
  television projects, but he plans to write another RED DWARF novel.

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11. Where can I write to the cast and crew of the show?

  The Official RED DWARF Fan Club (see #27) will forward mail to the
  cast and crew.  They do not open the mail if a covering letter
  explains what it is and asks for it to be forwarded.

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12. What does "smeg" mean?

  The characters in the show use it as an all-purpose profanity.
  Apparently derived from "smegma," the term for a particularly
  unpleasant bodily secretion, the slang term "smeg" was reportedly in
  use in England before the show premiered, although not commonly.
  Grant Naylor presumably adopted this little-known bit of Scouse
  profanity as a blanket replacement for all other swearing, to keep
  them out of trouble with the BBC and to poke fun at the long-standing
  convention in science-fiction of inventing futuristic slang.

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13. What are the lyrics of the theme song?

  The theme song was composed by Howard Goodall and sung by Jenna
  Russell.  The words are:

  It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere
  I'm all alone, more or less
  Let me fly far away from here
  Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun

  I want to lie shipwrecked and comatose
  Drinking fresh mango juice
  Goldfish shoals nibbling at my toes
  Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun
  Fun, fun, fun in the sun, sun, sun

  There has been much debate over the "goldfish" line -- it is not sung
  very clearly, and some fans think it is simply "Goldfish *are*
  nibbling."  However, in the "Smeg Ups" tape, Kryten recites the theme
  song lyrics, and they are as listed above.  (A "shoal" is a school of
  fish.)

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14. What does "LEVEL NIVELO" mean?

  Red Dwarf is a bilingual ship, with English and Esperanto as the two
  official languages.  "Nivelo" is the Esperanto word for "level".  The
  signs in the corridors of the ship simply indicate (in both languages)
  what level you're on.

  Esperanto is a real language, developed in the the 1880s by Polish
  ophthalmologist L.L. Zamenhof.  The episode "Kryten" establishes that
  Lister, Holly, and Kryten all speak at least some Esperanto.  Rimmer
  is shown trying -- and failing -- to learn Esperanto from a videotape.

  The name "Esperanto" means "one who hopes," a fact that is alluded to
  in "Back to Reality."

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15. What are some of the foods mentioned on the show?

  Vindaloo, the most frequently mentioned food item on the show, is a
  very, very hot Indian curry dish.  Most Indian restaurants have them
  on the menu.  They can contain almost any variety of meat, thus
  Lister's references to "mutton vindaloo," "chicken vindaloo," etc.

  Madras sauce is another standard curry sauce, less hot than vindaloo.

  Poppadoms, another Indian food item, are thin lentil-flour wafers
  resembling tortillas, deep-fried until crisp.
        
  A shami kebab is an appetizer served in Indian restaurants.  It
  consists of finely ground meat and lots of spices, grilled over a
  flame.  The meat is a mixture of pork and either goat (in more
  authentic restaurants) or beef (in less authentic ones).  You
  typically get two shami kebabs with a salad side dish.  Shami kebabs
  are sometimes prepared and served in an egg coating, similar to an
  omelette.

  Chutney is a fruit piccalilli (pickled relish), often eaten with cold
  meat.

  Gazpacho soup is a Spanish tomato-and-cucumber cold soup which often
  includes garlic, olive oil, and bread.  It's common in Spain and in
  upscale American restaurants.

  A Pot Noodle is an instant noodle product marketed in the U.K. by
  Golden Wonder, a snack food company.  It's a plastic container with
  pre-cooked dried noodles and flavorings inside.  To prepare it, you
  add boiling water.

  A kipper is a herring, cured by splitting, salting, and smoking.
  Kippers are eaten as a breakfast food in some parts of the U.K.

  Taramasalata is a Greek appetizer consisting of a light paste of fish
  roe, olive oil, lemon juice, and moistened bread crumbs or mashed
  potatoes.

  Bhindi bhaji is a vegetable dish made with okra.
 
  Tarka dhall is a mild curry dish based on lentils.

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16. Aren't there a lot of inconsistencies in RED DWARF?

  Many viewers have noticed that the details don't always match between
  one episode and another.  The subject even comes up on the "Smeg Ups"
  tape when Kryten reads the Most Asked Questions About RED DWARF, all
  of which have to do with one inconsistency or another.  Damone and
  Annette "El Skutto" McIntosh have compiled an exhaustive list of
  inconsistencies and contradictions within the TV series.  This
  document is called the Red Dwarf Plot Inconsistencies Project (PIP).

  Annette "El Skutto" McIntosh maintains a similar document, the Red
  Dwarf Book Plot Inconsistencies Project (BPIP), which lists
  inconsistencies within the series of RED DWARF novels.

  For details on where to find the PIP and BPIP, refer to the Documents
  Guide (see #7).

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17. Why is Holly now a woman?  How did Kryten change?

  The original actor to play Holly, Norman Lovett, left the series after
  a dispute over his salary.  In an interview with RED DWARF SMEGAZINE
  (issue 9, November 1992), Lovett said that he asked to be paid the
  same as the other actors on the series, but his request was turned
  down.  Hattie Hayridge had appeared in "Parallel Universe" as Hilly,
  Holly's female counterpart.  "When Norman said he wasn't doing another
  series, I auditioned," she recalls.  The character of Holly kept the
  same name and personality despite the recasting.

  Kryten's original actor, David Ross, wasn't available to commit to a
  series when Grant Naylor decided to make Kryten a continuing
  character, so he was replaced by Robert Llewellyn.  (Ross later
  returned in "White Hole" as the new voice of Talkie Toaster.)  There
  were also several changes in the show's look between Series Two and
  Three, including changes in costumes, sets, and miniatures,
  particularly the addition of the Starbug and its hangar bay.

  Most of these changes are more or less explained by the following
  words that scroll rapidly up the screen at the beginning of
  "Backwards":

  "Three million years in the future, Dave Lister, the last human being
  alive, discovers he is pregnant after a liaison with his female self
  in a parallel universe.  His pregnancy concludes with the successful
  delivery of twin boys, Jim and Bexley.  However, because the boys were
  conceived in another universe, with different physical laws, they
  suffer from highly accelerated growth rates and are both eighteen
  years old within three days of being born.  In order to save their
  lives, Lister returns them to the universe of their origin, where they
  are reunited with their father (a woman), and are able to lead
  comparatively normal lives.  Well, as normal as you can be if you've
  been born in a parallel universe and your father's a woman and your
  mother's a man and you're eighteen years old three days after your
  birth.  Shortly afterward, Kryten, the service mechanoid, who had left
  the ship after being rescued from his own crashed vessel, the Nova 5,
  is found in pieces after his space bike crashed into an asteroid.
  Lister rebuilds the 'noid, but is unable to recapture his former
  personality.  Meanwhile, Holly, the increasingly erratic computer,
  performs a head sex change operation on himself.  He bases his new
  face on Hilly, a female computer with whom he'd once fallen madly in
  love."
	
  It *is* possible to read all this, using a VCR with good freeze-frame
  capabilities.  Try it.

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18. What happened to the Red Dwarf and Holly?

  Throughout Series Six, the characters travel aboard Starbug; the Red
  Dwarf (and Holly) don't appear at all.  This tends to confuse viewers
  who missed the explanation in "Psirens".

  Briefly, what happened is this: Lister parked the Red Dwarf in orbit
  around a planetoid, and then forgot which planetoid it was.  "They're
  all the same, those little blue-green planetoids.  Blue-green and
  planetoidy."  Subsequently, Red Dwarf was stolen "by persons or
  lifeforms unknown."  Starbug followed the ship's vapor trail for over
  200 years, with Lister and the Cat in deep sleep and Rimmer switched
  off to conserve power.  At the first opportunity to actually catch up
  with Red Dwarf, Kryten revived the others, and the saga continued . . .

  The real reason for the change was to eliminate Holly from the show.
  According to Hattie Hayridge, the parts for Holly and the Cat had both
  been getting smaller and smaller.  Grant Naylor decided to drop one of
  the characters and expand the other.  It was easier to drop Holly
  because many of her lines could be given to Kryten instead.

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19. What's the status of Series Seven?

  Filming of Series Seven was completed in late August.  The BBC will
  air the new series beginning in January 1997.

  Series Seven is different from previous RED DWARF series in several
  ways, which are listed below.  Those which qualify as spoilers are
  ROT13 encoded so that no one will read them by accident.

  * It consists of eight episodes instead of the usual six.  The titles
    (subject to change) are:

|   1. "Tikka to Ride" by Doug Naylor
|   2. "Natural Born Rimmers" by Paul Alexander and Doug Naylor
|   3. "OUROBOROS" by Doug Naylor
|   4. "Duct Soup" by Doug Naylor
|   5. "Heartache" by Kim Fuller
|   6. "Beyond a Joke" by Robert Llewellyn and Doug Naylor
|   7. "Epideme" by Paul Alexander and Doug Naylor
|   8. "Nanarchy" by Paul Alexander, James Hendrie, and Doug Naylor

| * As indicated above, writers other than Rob Grant and Doug Naylor
|   were used for the first time.

  * It was filmed on closed sets, with no studio audience.  However, the
    episodes will be screened for an audience in October to record a
    laugh-track.

| * Rimmer is in four of the episodes.

| * Xevfgvar Xbpunafxv (cynlrq ol Puybr Naargg) wbvaf gur fubj nf n
|   erthyne punenpgre va "Bhebobebf."  Guvf Xevfgvar pbzrf sebz n
|   cnenyyry havirefr.

| * Gur punenpgref fgneg bhg qrnq (qhr gb gur raqvat bs "Bhg bs Gvzr") naq
|   "gurve yvsrfglyrf jvyy vzcebir gurernsgre."

| * Va "Ananepul," Fgneoht svanyyl pngpurf hc jvgu Erq Qjnes naq Abezna
|   Ybirgg ergheaf nf Ubyyl.

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20. Will there be more RED DWARF after Series Seven?

| Yes, definitely!  The BBC has reserved a slot in its 1998 schedule for
| an eighth series of RED DWARF.  Furthermore, Chris Barrie enjoyed
| filming his four episode of Series Seven so much that he has committed
| to return for all eight episodes of Series Eight.  Filming of the
| eighth series is planned for summer 1997.

| Doug Naylor has expressed interest in producing a RED DWARF movie
| after Series Eight.

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21. Was Craig Charles arrested for rape?

  Yes, but he was cleared of all charges.  Charles was arrested in July
  1994 when his ex-girlfriend filed rape charges against him.  In
  February-March 1995, he was tried and acquitted due to lack of
  evidence.

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22. What's the title of the last episode of Series Two?

  "Parallel Universe," according to the RADIO TIMES and the BBC
| videotape release.  No title was given the episode, which began with a
| musical number instead of the usual titles sequence.  The title has
| been added to be BBC videotape (and is on the label as well).

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23. What are the lyrics of "Tongue Tied"?

  "Parallel Universe" begins with a musical number that turns out to be
  a dream had by the self-centered Cat.  The studio audience's laughter
  makes the lyrics a little hard to understand, but combining a couple
  of different posters' ideas of what they were gave us this:

  The Cat:                                      Chorus -- Lister and Rimmer:
 
  When I saw you for the first time             (first time)
  My knees began to quiver                      (quiver)
  And I got a funny feeling                     (feeling)
  In my kidneys and my liver                    (digestive system baby)
 
  My hands they started shakin'                 (shakin')
  My heart began a-thumpin'                     (boom boom boom)
  My breakfast left my body                     (huey huey huey)
  It all really tells me something
 
  Girl you make me tongue tied                  (tongue tied)
  Tongue tied, whenever you are near me         (near me)
  Tied tongue                                   (tied tongue)
  Tied tongue                                   (tied tongue)
  Whenever you're in town
 
  I saw you 'cross the dance floor              (dancin')
  I thought of birds and bees                   (reproductive system baby)
  And when I tried to speak to ya               (talk talk)
  My tongue unraveled to my knees               (flippety-flippety-flop)
 
  I tried to say I love you                     (love you)
  But it came out kind of wrong, girl           (wrong girl)
  It sounded like "Nunubididoo"                 (tongue tied)
  Nuh mur nuh murh ni nong nurl
 
  'Cause you make me tongue tied                (tongue tied)
  Tongue tied, whenever you are near me         (near me)
  Be-dobby-durgle                               (dobby-durgle)
  Tongue tied                                   (tongue tied)
  Whenever you're around
 
  Oh I'm beggin' on my knees
  Sweet, sweet darling, listen please
  Understand me when I say
  Bedurble-diggle-doggle-dooby-doggle-durgle-day
 
  I'm trying to say nungy-nangy                 (nangy-nungy)
  Ningy-nongy, why can't I tell you clearly     (clearly)
  Be-dobby-durgle                               (dobby-durgle)
  Durgle-dobby                                  (durgle-dobby)
  Whenever you're around                        (around)
  Whenever you're around                        (around)

  In the fall of 1993, "Tongue Tied" was released as a single in England
  and rose to #17 in the Gallup UK Top 40.  The artist was listed simply
  as "The Cat."  A music video of "Tongue Tied" was reportedly shown on
  the TOP OF THE POPS show in England and on MTV in the States.  Copies
  of the video (and a half-hour program on the making of the video) are
  available from John McElroy (see #5).

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24. What are they really saying in "Backwards"?

  Most of the reversed dialogue in the episode "Backwards" is pretty
  much either what the subtitles say it is or what you'd expect from
  context; some of it actually appears to be random noise.  There are
  two notable exceptions, however.
	
  When Lister and the Cat steal a bicycle, its owner yells after them,
  "You scoundrels!  Return my bike immediately!" -- at least, according
  to the subtitles.  What he actually says, however, is, "Oi!  Hey!  Oi,
  you robbing bastards, that's our tandem!"

  Later, when the stage manager comes in to yell at Rimmer and Kryten,
  he appears to be blaming them for starting the fight.  Here's what
  he's actually saying:

  "Frankly, your act's crap.  Anyway, anybody could have done it.  I
  hate the lot of you.  Bollocks to you! . . . You are a stupid,
  square-headed, bald git, aren't you?  I ain't pointing at you, I'm
  pointing at you.  But I'm not actually addressing you, I'm addressing
  the one prat in the country who's bothered to get hold of this
  recording, turn it round, and actually work out the rubbish that I'm
  saying.  What a poor, sad life he's got!"

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25. What's in canister 1121?

  According to the RED DWARF QUIZ BOOK (see #26), it's the remains of
  Kristine Kochanski.  When Lister comes back to life on the backwards
  Earth, he discovers that he's married to an elderly version of
  Kochanski.  Presumably, treating the canister with gamma and X rays
  was part of Holly's plan for restoring her to life along with Lister.
  (If none of this makes any sense to you, you haven't read the ending
  of the novel BETTER THAN LIFE -- see #1.)

  The original script for "The End" included a scene (cut from the final
  version) in which Lister placed the powdered remains of each
  crewmember in a separate canister and ejected them all into space (and
  this is done with George McIntyre's remains in the aired version).
  It's reasonable to conclude that Lister did this, although nothing is
  said about it in either the episode or the novel.  The number of
  canisters floating in space ("something in the region of ten
  thousand") is consistent with the size of the crew given in INFINITY
  WELCOMES CAREFUL DRIVERS (eleven thousand, one hundred and
  sixty-nine).

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26. Are there books about RED DWARF?

  Numerous RED DWARF reference works are available:

  THE OFFICIAL RED DWARF COMPANION
  by Bruce Dessau
  ISBN 1-85286-456-7
  Titan, 1992

  This thin little book (95 pages) has a lot of wasted space, but some
  interesting quotes and information and some wonderful color photos
  throughout.  If you're looking for in-depth, solid information about
  the show, this isn't where you'll find it; but if you want a nice,
  light read, a collector's item, and an attractive coffee-table book,
  this is it.  Available in England and at conventions in the U.S.

  RED DWARF PROGRAMME GUIDE
  by Chris Howarth and Steve Lyons
  ISBN 0-86-369682-1
  Virgin, 1995

  "Everything you never wanted to know about the smash smega-series."
  An in-depth collection (about 230 pages) of information about series
  1-5.  It includes sections on History, The Characters, The Programmes,
  The Index, The Creators (cast and production crew), and The Spin-offs.
  The Index is by far the largest section of the book and is an
  alphabetical list of almost everything mentioned to during the series,
  from "A to Z of Red Dwarf, The" to "Zoom function".

  Note: This book contains an incorrect address for the Official RED
  DWARF Fan Club (U.K.).  For the correct address, see #27.

  RED DWARF -- PRIMORDIAL SOUP: THE LEAST WORST SCRIPTS
  by Grant Naylor
  ISBN 0-14-017886-4
  Penguin, 1993

  This book contains the complete scripts for "Polymorph," "Marooned,"
  "Dimension Jump," "Justice," "Back to Reality," and "Psirens."  Not
  published in the U.S., but available from John McElroy (see #5) and
  other distributors of imported books.

  RED DWARF: SON OF SOUP
  by Grant Naylor
| ISBN 0-14-025363-7
  Penguin, 1996

  A sequel to PRIMORDIAL SOUP, containing six more scripts selected by
  Rob Grant.  Due out sometime in the fall.

  THE MAN IN THE RUBBER MASK
  by Robert Llewellyn
  ISBN 0-14-023575-2
  Penguin, 1994

  Describes Llewellyn's involvement in RED DWARF from the beginning of
  Series 3 through the filming of the American pilots (see #9).  Plenty
  of anecdotes and stories, and lots of trivia.  The section on the
  American pilots is especially revealing, and gives some plausible
  reasons why the whole project fell through.

  THE MAKING OF RED DWARF
  by Joe Nazzaro
  ISBN 0-14-023206-0
  Penguin, 1994

  A rather slender book with lots of colour photographs.  Focuses on the
  making of "Gunmen Of The Apocalypse".  The book goes into a fair
  amount of detail, but nothing that couldn't have been gleaned from a
  half-dozen back issues of the now-defunct SMEGAZINE (see #29).  The
  book's main strength is the added material: some great photos,
  fragments of the original "Gunmen" script (mostly stage directions,
  but also one unfilmed scene) and storyboards used in the filming.  The
  back of the book contains information on how you can purchase RED
  DWARF paraphernalia such as t-shirts, baseball caps, and models of
  Starbug and Kryten.

  RED DWARF QUIZ BOOK
  by Nicky Hooks and Sharon Burnett
  ISBN 0-14-023662-7
  Penguin, 1994

  RED DWARF trivia and mind-bending teasers.  Contains questions such as
  "What was referred to as a small off-duty Czechoslovakian traffic
  warden?", crosswords, word searches, "who said . . .", information about
  the cast, and photos.  After a while, though, you have to wonder about
  the mind of someone who can put together questions such as "What
  follows the leaflet campaign?" or "What was in canister 1121?"

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27. Are there RED DWARF fan clubs?

  Yes, fan clubs exist in several countries.  Here's a list:

  THE OFFICIAL RED DWARF FAN CLUB

  This club is based in England, but has addresses in several other
  countries.  Membership includes four issues of their magazine BETTER
  THAN LIFE, a badge, and a membership card.  Membership rates (per year)
  are as follows:

  UK/BFPO      - 9.50 Sterling
  Europe       - 9.50 Sterling equivalent
  USA          - US$20.00  (??.?? Sterling)
  Australia    - A$27.00   (13.00 Sterling)
  New Zealand  - NZ$32.00  (11.00 Sterling)

  Cash or cheques in your local currency are accepted, but take weeks
  rather than days to clear.  If you prefer to send an International
  Money Order, the equivalent rates are shown above.  Write to:

       U.K.:  40 Pitford Road
              Woodley
              Reading
              RG5 4QF

       U.S.:  Jupiter Mining Company
              P.O. Box 13097
              Coyote, CA 95013

  Australia:  Tom Marwede
              PO Box 1044
              Bundoora 3083
              Victoria

  Note: The address listed in the RED DWARF PROGRAMME GUIDE (see #26) is
  incorrect.

| Additional information can be found at the Official Fan Club WWW site:
| http://www.droog.demon.com.uk

  ZED SHIFT
  PO Box 10104
  Wellington
  New Zealand

  Zed Shift publishes a quarterly magazine (GARBAGE POD), operates a
  mail-order service for New Zealand members, and holds the occasional
  meeting.  Members receive four issues of GARBAGE POD, a guide to RED
  DWARF, a membership card, and a hologram H.

  The cost of one year's membership is:
  - New Zealand     NZ$15
  - Australia       NZ$20
  - Rest of world   NZ$25

  For a registration form, send an SAE or IRC.

  BETTER THAN LIFE
  Sylvia Pranga
  Isolde-Kurz-Str. 145 (36)
  W-4400 Munster-Nienberge
  GERMANY

  This club publishes a newsletter (mostly in German) called TALKIE
  TOASTER (TM).

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28. Where can I find online information about RED DWARF?

  WORLD WIDE WEB: There are several known RED DWARF home pages.  These
  carry information on scripts, links to the FTP site, quotes, and other
  goodies.

  Paul Wain's page:
  http://136.170.129.54:8080/red_dwarf

  Legion's page:
  http://www.tufts.edu/~jfeuerst/reddwarf.html

  The alt.tv.red-dwarf page:
  http://www.cobalt.demon.co.uk/alt.tv.red-dwarf/

  Mark Gaither's page:
  http://www.hal.com/~markg/docs/RedDwarf/rd-home_page.html

  Fission Chips's page:
  http://turnpike.net/chrisk/rd.html

  J. Dondzil's page:
  http://www.castle.net/~jdondzil/red-dwarf.html

  Kev Davis's page:
  http://www.cms.dmu.ac.uk/~c2kd

  Fenric's page:
  http://zen.btc.uwe.ac.uk/~n2-ellis/OtherLinks.html

  Michael Nagy's page:
  http://www.queeg.crater.com

  FTP SITES: Files related to RED DWARF can be found at the following
  sites:

  ftp://ftp.queeg.crater.com/pub/red-dwarf
  ftp://ftp.shu.ac.uk/pub/red-dwarf/
  ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/humour/red_dwarf
  ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/pics/tv+film/RedDwarf
  ftp://ftp.sunet.se/pub/pictures/tv.film/Red_Dwarf

  INTERNET RELAY CHAT: Regular IRC parties are held on Sunday nights at
  20:30, Greenwich Mean Time.  Many people from the newsgroup drop in
  both on this night and many other times during the week, on the
  EFNet #starbug channel.
 
  Continent       North America            Europe           Australia
  ---------- ----------------------- ------------------ ----------------
  Time code       PST        EST        GMT     CET        WST      EST
  Example     Los Angeles  New York    London  Paris      Perth   Sydney
  Time           12:30      15:30      20:30   21:30      05:30    07:30
  From GMT       -8hrs      -5hrs       ---    +1hr       +9hrs    +11hrs

  Adam Jewell (who goes by "Krosis" on IRC) helps to run a #starbug on
  the Undernet with another guy who goes by "Humanless".  There are no
  set times as of yet; email Krosis at atjewe01@homer.louisville.edu or
  Humanless at xhx@pix.net for more info on when they usually meet.
  This channel is a permanent "registered" channel and anyone is welcome
  to drop in at any time.

  NEWSGROUP: There is a Usenet newsgroup devoted to news and discussion
  about RED DWARF:

  news:alt.tv.red-dwarf

  MAILING LIST: Two RED DWARF mailing lists are known to exist.  An
  unmoderated list is distributed by the pipex.com list server.  To
  subscribe, send email to LISTPROC@LISTS.PIPEX.COM with the following
  text as the body of the message:

  subscribe reddwarf Your Name

  Holly5120@aol.com runs a moderated RED DWARF mailing list.  To join,
  send her a note asking to be added to the list.  Digests are sent out
  once a day, and the moderator also sends out RED DWARF sounds and
  chatlogs on request.

  ONLINE SERVICES

  CompuServe: RED DWARF discussions can be found in the second
  Sci-Fi/Fantasy Media forum.  GO SFMEDTWO and select Message section
  15: Red Dwarf.

  America Online: AOL has a Red Dwarf area that can be reached by using
  keyword: Dr Who, then choosing British Science Fiction, and then
  choosing Red Dwarf.

  Holly5120 holds a RED DWARF chat session on alternate Fridays at 10:00
  EST in the Tardis Console Room (keyword DrWho).

  GEnie: RED DWARF discussions can be found in the British TV topic of
  the SHOWBIZ RT.

  Prodigy: The SCIENCE FICTION BB has an active topic called "Red Dwarf".

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29. Are there RED DWARF magazines?

  RED DWARF SMEGAZINE, the official magazine for the series, ceased
  publication with Volume 2 Issue 9 (December 1993).  Some back issues
  are available from John McElroy and Star Tech (see #5).

  Several RED DWARF newsletters or fanzines are published by RED DWARF
  fan clubs (see #27).  In addition, two independent fanzines are known
  to exist:

  STASIS LEAK
  Space Rat Press
  P.O. Box 422
  Park Ridge, NJ 07656 USA

  U.S./Canada/and Mexico: $12 U.S. per issue
  Elsewhere: $15 U.S. per issue

  STASIS LEAK is written by Joe Nazarro, who also wrote THE MAKING OF
  RED DWARF (see #26) and formerly wrote for the SMEGAZINE.  Three
  issues have been published so far:

  #1  Interviews with Grant Naylor, Chris Barrie, Hattie Hayridge,
      Andria Pannell (makeup designer).  RED DWARF fiction, article on
      U.S. pilot, Series 5 preview and production notes, trivia quiz,
      an "old vs. new" debate, and an episode guide for seasons 1 and 2.
      Black and white photos inside throughout and back cover.  Color
      photo cover of Rimmer from "Holoship."  50 pages.

  #2  Interviews with Craig Charles and Danny John-Jules, plus Craig's
      press conference from Visions '92.  More RED DWARF fiction, book
      reviews, a preview and production notes for Series 6, reader
      survey results, and episode guide for Series 3 and 4.  Black and
      white photos inside, color photo cover of Duane Dibbley.  54
      pages.

  #3  In diary form, this issue chronicles Nazarro's experiences on the
      set of the series and provides a glimpse into the editing of THE
      MAKING OF RED DWARF.  It contains all of the material that didn't
      make it into that book, including behind-the-scenes photos and
      script outtakes.  [Does anyone have a page count? -- PMB]

  THE SMALL ROUGE ONE
  Peg Kennedy and Bill Hupe
  Footrot Flats
  916 Lamb Road
  Mason, WI 48854 USA

  U.S./Canada/Mexico: $7 U.S.
  Elsewhere: inquire

  Devoted entirely to original RED DWARF fiction.  One issue so far,
  containing four stories: "Special Delivery," "Companionship," "Virus,"
  and "A RED DWARF Christmas Carol."  The last three form a sort of
  trilogy.  Center artwork and color artwork cover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 56
  pages.

  TALES FROM THE DWARFSIDE
  Time Meddlers of Los Angeles
  P.O. Box 4092
  North Hollywood, CA 91617-0092
 
  $10.00 postpaid, photocopied
 
  Primarily fiction.  The November 1994 issue contains the following
  stories:
 
  "Homecoming" by Joshua Lou Friedman
  "Introspection and Catharsis" by Jill Sherwin
  "Fuschal" by Matthew G. Mitchell
  "Hairball" by David McGorray
  "Judgment Day" by Brenda M. Sulley
  "The Quagaar" by Dean Kaufman
  "Company of Heroes" by Derek Spencer & Jeff McCree
  "Body Language" by Jim Shaun Lyon
 
  Also included are an article called "Recipes from the Talky Toaster"
  by Dana Lynn Roberts, interior art by Deanna Bayless, and cover art by
  Marlys Walburger.

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30. Has RED DWARF won any awards?

  At the 1994 International Emmy Awards, the RED DWARF episode "Gunmen
  of the Apocalypse," tied with ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS (Series 2:
  "Hospital") in the Popular Arts category.  The International Emmys are
  awarded by the International Council of the National Academy of TV
  Arts & Sciences.  RED DWARF was also nominated for International Emmys
  in 1987, 1989, and 1992.

  At the 1994 British Comedy Awards, RED DWARF won Best BBC Situation
  Comedy.

  At Eastercon 1989 and 1992, RED DWARF received the Best Dramatic
  Presentation award.  At the Cult TV 1994 convention, awards were
  presented to Grant Naylor (Best Writers) and RED DWARF (Best Show).

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31. What are the Space Corps Directives?

  Charles Daniels has compiled a list of Space Corps Directives, All
  Nations Agreements, and Rimmer Directives mentioned on the show. Refer
  to the Documents Guide (see #7) for details on where to find a copy.

  [The list that formerly appeared in this space was derived from
  Charles's document, and I neglected to ask his permission to use it.
  My apologies to Charles for this oversight. -- PMB]

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