The Garbage Podcast

In our final ever episode of The Garbage Podcast, we’re closing out our celebration of Back to Earth’s 15th anniversary with a look back at the story’s concluding part. By the episode’s own quantum logic, is Lister a murderer? Which prime time family drama does Doug think is naff? And if your sitcom seems to be leaning more heavily into drama than normal, can you balance that by having one of your...

In our continuing celebration of Back to Earth’s 15th anniversary, we look back at the story’s second part in our penultimate podcast. Does this part have some similarities with another British televisual institution? Just why won’t real life Fan Club chairman James Bull change his name to Reg Wharf? And at what point in the production did it occur to anyone that a Smart car only has two sea...

‘Just had to say one last goodbye.’ Yes, as we said on our last episode, we have reached the end of this podcast. But while we’ve had episodes covering every TV episode of the show, there’s one story we’ve never covered. Until now. So for one final time, join us over the next three days for three editions of The Garbage Podcast covering Red Dwarf’s return with Back to Earth. How did th...

In this final edition of our celebration of Series VIII’s 25th anniversary, we look back at the series’ finale, ‘Only The Good’. Was it a fitting end for both the series, and for a decade, seemingly for the show itself? Given his skelital form, can one really knee Death in the happy sack? And in the space of one podcast, how many times can we fit in the word Cesiumfrancolithicmyx...

In this edition of our continuing celebration of Series VIII’s 25th anniversary, we look back at the seventh episode of the series, Pete (Part Two). Do all JMC ships carry a stock of dead cows? Would Ridley Scott’s magnum opus be improved by replacing the alien with a dinosaur? And Archie; just… why? All these questions and more will be addressed as Alex, James and Andrew prick holes i...

In this edition of our continuing celebration of Series VIII’s 25th anniversary, we look back at the sixth episode of the series, Pete (Part One). How does stretching the sotry to two parts affect the structure? What is the terrible secret of Birman? And how many knob based gags is too many? All these hard questions and more will be addressed as Alex, James and Andrew undertake the punishment duty...

In this edition of our continuing celebration of Series VIII’s 25th anniversary, we look back at the fifth episode of the series, Krytie TV. Do the jokes save the episode from the questionable premise? Just how dirty are the female inmates of The Tank if Women’s Shower Night take a full 3 hours? And what about… THE APPEAL! All these questions are more will addressed as Alex, James and...

In this edition of our continuing celebration of Series VIII’s 25th anniversary, we look back at the third episode of the series, Back in The Red – Part 3. Is iTunes right to include this episode in ‘Doug’s Definitive Dwarf’? What is the optimum number of stages to make a Rube Goldberg machine funny? And just why does a super cimputer with the power to accuratly predict the...

In this edition of our continuing celebration of Series VIII’s 25th anniversary, we look back at the third episode of the series, Back in The Red – Part 3. Is the dance sequcne there to give the casta. chance to do their ‘bit’? Does the sentancing make any sense whatsoever? And when did Aardman move into screensavers? All these questions are more will  addressed as Alex, James an...

It’s been 25 years today since Back in The Red (Part II) first aired, and we’re marking the occasion by looking back at the episode in a brand new Garbage Podcast. Does the epiosde start to betray the strechting of the script to three parts? Which supermarket seems to still be thriving after 3 million years? And just what was that crew member doing to Rimmer in the cupboard? All these explicit que...

2024 marks the silver anniversary of Red Dwarf VIII, and as such, we’ve all been sentenced to bring you a brand new series of Garbage Podcasts to mark the occasion, starting this week with ‘Back in The Red: Part I’ which aired 25 years ago today. How does the change of set up reorientate the series? Which one is Argyle and which one is the baby? And does the world still love a ba...

In this second part of our special edition of The Garbage Podcast, we continue our look back at Series X a decade on from when it first aired. How did the cast’s approach to the characters change this series? Did the late model work help save the visual look of the series? And with various themes and plot strands running throughout the episodes, what is the wider significance of the Cat bein...

Today marks 10 years since Series X of the show first aired in 2012, and to mark the occasion, we’re looking back at the series in this first of a two part special edition of The Garbage Podcast. How have our feelings changed a decade on from when we first reviewed the episodes on this podcast? How did it set the template for what would follow? And for old times sake, how did a can of larger...

Having just covered all the episodes in Series VII to mark it’s 25th anniversary, it seems like the perfect time to look back at the lost episode of the series, Identity Within, in a brand new in depth edition of The Garbage Podcast. Could the episode ever have truly been realised? What differences in tone are there in an episode that hasn’t had a pass from Doug? And What about the con...

For the final time this series, we look back 25 years to the airing of the last episode of Series VII with our review of Nanarchy. Is the episode more of a coda than a finale? Does the episode give hints and what will come in the next series? And is Kryten’s main motivation by the end of the series become an inherent need to stop anyone having it off? All these questions and and more will be...

For the penultimate time this series, we look back 25 years to the airing of the last episode of Series VII with our commentary for Epideme. Would an intelligent virus kill it’s host? Is there any logic to Kochanski’s plan? And would the virus have been more or less drastically effective if voiced by an actor associated with the phrase ‘you’re so Money Supermarket’? A...

In this edition of The Garbage Podcast, we look back at  at the Series VII episode Beyond a Joke to mark it’s 25th anniversary. What might the original draft of the episode have looked like? Is Kryten’s exploding head purposefully bad? And And which Tory bread-barron shares a name with Professor Mamet’s ex? All these questions and and more will be addressed without need for eithe...

It’s been 25 years today since the initial airing of Blue, and we’re marking the occasion with this latest instalment of of our continuing celebration of Series VII’s silver anniversary.    When is Lister and Rimmer’s game of golf supposed to have occurred? Is it strange to be having this episode now in the series? And do any nitpicks matter when all anyone really cares abou...

In this fourth instalment of of our continuing celebration of Series VII’s 25th anniversary, we look back at Duct Soup. After three action packed episodes, Duct Soup sees the show bringing everything down to basics with an episode that tries to harken back to episodes like Marooned by trapping the crew in a confined and stressful situation to see the tensions that arise between them. But does it w...

In this edition of our continuing celebration of Series VII’s 25th anniversary, we look back at the third episode of the series, Ouroboros. With Chris Barrie having (sort of) departed the show, a change of line up is in order. Cue the introduction of Chloë Annett as Kochanski, giving Lister a new sense of direction and changing the dynamic of the crew for many years to come. All of this along side...

It’s been 25 years today since Stoke Me A Clipper first aired, and we’re marking the occasion by looking back at the episode in a brand new Garbage Podcast. The departure of Rimmer would always have required a suitably grand story, and Stoke come out of the gates strong. It’s certainly not without it’s faults and your feelings on the use of Ace may come down to personal preference, but...

  2022 marks the silver anniversary of Red Dwarf VII, and as such we’re back from the dead with a brand new series of Garbage Podcasts to mark the occasion, starting this week with Tikka To Ride which aired 25 years ago today. Between writers, cast, visuals, length and studio audience, Series VII marks a lot of changes for the show, but it also comes at a time when it was at it’s...

Andrew and James attended their first Dimension Jump and decided to chronicle the process for some reason. Alex was also there in his capacity as a member of the Official Red Dwarf Fan Club so we briefly caught up with him to find out what it takes to make Dimension Jump happen. The post Dimension Jump XXI Diary appeared first on The Spoilist .

In 2009, Red Dwarf returned after ten years away for a three-part special on it’s new home on Dave. Three series and eleven years on, the show has returned for another (now feature length) special with The Promised Land. The show has had multi-parters previously, but outside of DVD extras, this is the first time we’ve been presented with this kind of extended length story. It seems fit...

We may still be awaiting signs of a new series of Red Dwarf, but that doesn’t mean we are without some form of new Red Dwarf thanks to a tie in advertising campaign with the AA. Much to everyone’s suprise, this is far more of a legit affair than we ever expected. Cast, crew, sets and costumes all being brought back out for TV and radio adverts that are perhaps more faithful to the show...