SMEGHEADS: THE RED DWARF PODCAST // SERIES IV EPISODE 3 "JUSTICE" w/ the BBC's Rob Jelly!

Hi Smegheads, Jed here.

We have had about 50 Kryten-centric episodes in a row and finally we have a little respite with a killer episode of Red Dwarf. 'Justice' is the type of episode you give to people to make them like Red Dwarf. I've discussed - on the official site - the merits of this episode and how it encapsulates everything that makes this show work. It has the comedy, the high sci-fi concepts, slapstick, drama and most of all, something really really disgusting (see photo below).

This episode, myself and Daniela are joined by the BBC's Rob Jelly whose breakfast show is on at 5am, so get up early and give it a listen! Or check it out on iPlayer because he has promised to play the Red Dwarf theme song, every day for the next year. If not, then we should demand our license fees back! He brought us so many biscuits so he can come back whenever he wants. 

As usual, we don't only speak about the tiny rojo one, we cram in every pop-culture reference that slips out of our brains, and we sorta do a mash-up with Rob Jelly's podcast where we steal their show ending. Essentially we sing again. I know you guys love that. By the way, if you like the a capella theme song we've done, then let us know on twitter @jedshepherd @danielaphillips and perhaps I'll make it available as a HQ download!

Thanks so much for continuing to listen, and hope you are as excited for Series XI & XII of Red Dwarf as us. When we are done with Series IV, we are going to try something new with Series V. We will explain during an upcoming podcast. If you like the show, let us know on twitter or itunes and I'll leave you now with a video I first posted months ago, but still makes me laugh. I know I shouldn't but I'm only human.

See you later Smegeheads!

<3

Jed & Daniela

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SMEGHEADS: THE RED DWARF PODCAST // SERIES 4 EPISODE 1 'CAMILLE'

Isn't time weird? It feels like just yesterday when myself and podcast co-presenter Daniela "One L" Phillips decided to do a Red Dwarf podcast, and here we are, starting Series 4 like god damned pros. 'Camille' isn't an episode I particularly cared for while growing up, and I'd find myself inevitably skipping it on my treasured VHS, but this time around I was excited. As an adult I have a new perspective when viewing Red Dwarf. Episodes that felt flat as a kid now have more meaning. The "talky" episodes have now become a favourite. Have I matured? I doubt it, but I guess I've experienced more of the life moments that the "talky" episodes refer to.

In this podcast we have special guest Nick Alder and returning guest Tom Stabb! Yes that Tom Stabb of "Tongue Tied stats" fame. So not only do we get the points of view from these two, we also get an update on how Tongue Tied has done since we asked people to listen to it more. Has it gone up or down? Has the Smegheads effect worked?

I found this bit disturbing. Lister is just full on sex pest!

We also discuss who we would see if we got to meet a Pleasure GELF. The answers may be surprising to some. (I LOVE YOU 80S ERA PHOEBE CATES)

There is also a quiz involving the smoke machine again, so you also have that to look forward to. Thanks for downloading, listening and subscribing and we appreciate your support! Tell your mates and spread the word and we will keep making the podcast as awesome as possible!

We will leave you with this video I found on Youtube where someone has used to music from the end of 'Camille' to soundtrack a meeting of their teddybears. Makes perfect sense.

Next episode is 'DNA' and I think we have the BBC's Rob Jelly on. Should be tickety boo!

See you next week Smegheads!

<3

jed & daniela

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I am both scared and amazed by this. What is going on?

SMEGHEADS: THE RED DWARF PODCAST // SEASON 3 EPISODE 1 'BACKWARDS' ft. Nick De Semlyen

Where will this reach on the SMEGHEADS chart? Chances are pretty pretty high.

I'm sitting here writing this with the new knowledge that this little podcast, which we never really thought anyone would ever listen to besides our mates, is now the 5th most popular Film/TV podcast on iTunes. So just wanted to start this off by saying thank you so much for subscribing and listening and spreading the word. Word of Mouth is a powerful thing and you guys must have said some nice ones, because this is crazy. Daniela and I are very humbled, and will try our best to make every episode better than the last. This podcast doesn't belong to Daniela and I, it belongs to all the SMEGHEADS out there. Sweetabix.

Nick & Daniela dressed like Ghostbusters for this Halloween episode. I dressed like Janine Melnitz as she's the one that does all the admin!

This episode we speak about Series 3 opener 'Backwards' and our special guest is Nick De Semlyen from EMPIRE magazine; the greatest film magazine in the world. Hot off his cover feature on Suicide Squad (where he got the world exclusive interviews with all the cast) he brings his experience with Red Dwarf and also the scariest story you have heard in your life... about a pie. #GHOSTPIE.

YES this is also a HALLOWEEN special, so at any opportune moment we try to segue into something remotely supernatural (listeners to my radio show - RIP - will know this skill well) so its a real bumper show! At 2 hours and 7 minutes long, you are really getting your iPhone battery's worth here! Nick tests us with a "BACKWARDS QUIZ" and then I test them both back with a SMEGHEADS vs EMPIRE Quiz on the episode which is a real treat (or trick?!). We will continue this quiz when more Empire Magazine people are on the show in a few weeks. Who will win? Whose knowledge of Red Dwarf is stronger?

From the 4th Red Dwarf DVD set. Howard plays the theme song backwards, but on the DVD, they didn't play it backwards to show that he did it! So here's what that sounds like.

Above is Howard Goodall (a living genius) playing the Red Dwarf theme backwards and below is a video of all the backwards stuff, forwards! You can see that alot of it doesn't make any sense whatsoever, but thats not the point. Its FUN!

Once you have listened to the podcast you might want to see some of the things we discussed such as Robert the Posessed Doll (who I believe is the subject of the next Annabelle film):

The haunted polar bear painting at Daniela's University that made one student poke his own eyes out with 2 pencils (if easily disturbed please scroll past this quickly as I don't want to be partially blamed for an unsightly accident):

and this is an unconfirmed (and rare) sighting of a Ghost Pie:

So thanks very very much for listening once again, and if you liked it enough to say something nice on iTunes, we would love you forever! Thanks again to Nick De Semlyen for coming into SMEGHEADS and you should really buy a copy of the new Empire Magazine because as you can see from this photo, it's great! See you next week SMEGHEADS!

love,

Jed & Daniela

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SMEGHEADS: THE RED DWARF PODCAST // SEASON 2 EPISODE 6 'PARALLEL UNIVERSE'

It's the last episode of Season 2, and what an episode! 'Parallel Universe' starts off with the massive fan favourite 'Tongue Tied' and it's basically the best thing our eyes have ever seen. Myself and Daniela are once again joined by Tom Dark and Tom Stabb, back by popular demand and they come bearing gifts! They have used their Record Label logins, and brought some very cool stuff to the podcast. They have brought in the detailed sales figures for 'Tongue Tied'! We hear how many records it sold in 1993, and how many since (1994-2015)!

SO, if you are reading this now, presumably you have listened to the podcast and you know what we want you to do. Go listen to 'Tongue Tied' on the streaming service of your choice. Perhaps Spotify? Listen to it repeatedly! Lets get those numbers up! If you so choose, buy it on iTunes! I just have! Its impossible to get it to Xmas number 1, but lets get it somewhere near the top 100! It would only take a bunch of us buying the track or streaming it for a while to achieve good results!

Lister has to face some serious role-reversal consequences when he slips into a parallel universe. Subscribe to Comedy Greats for more hilarious videos: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=BBCComedyGreats

We discuss ALOT of stuff on this podcast, besides Red Dwarf, as I think its important you get to know us as presenters so we aren't just faceless robots! You can also interact with us on RedDwarf.Co.Uk forums and I really really recommend you join if you are even a casual Red Dwarf fan. Its the number one place to talk about this subject and nobody will judge you if you say how much you fancy Kryten. Its full of great people and Red Dwarf fans should get to know each other, its only the right thing to do with a new series coming up! 

As we have got to the end of Series 2, here are the Smeg Ups. Some of them are even funny!

All the Smeg-Ups from the Red Dwarf crew!

At one point, the Smegheads crew somehow get onto the subject of 'taTu', who myself and Tom Stabb call "one of the best pop bands ever", and I really do believe this! I know this isn't Red Dwarf related, but they should get alot more love than they currently do! 

"Not Gonna Get Us" - the second music video from t.A.T.u.'s debute album "200 Km/H In The Wrong Lane (2003). English language pair to the song "Nas Ne Dogonyat" ("200 Po Vstrechnoi", 2001). ______ Waste Management studio album is out and available at iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=341805687

Like last week, due to the Two Toms working in music, here is Tom Stabb's mixtape for you Smegheads. Made up of the best current and new bands from Sony/Columbia! Its really really cool.

https://play.spotify.com/user/stabby/playlist/6zSK6DStN1OyZby3f7d7Qt

And as always, I am going to leave you with a series of the weirdest and wonderful-est Red Dwarf related videos I can find. As its the end of the series, I've found quite a few and they are mostly Tongue Tied covers. The first one is incredible! We will see you next week SMEGHEADS with the start of Season 3! Joining us is Nick De Semelyn from Empire Magazine who will be putting up with myself and Daniela for one of the best episodes of Red Dwarf ever... 'BACKWARDS!' Im so excited!

jed & daniela

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SMEGHEADS: THE RED DWARF PODCAST // SEASON 2 EPISODE 4 "STASIS LEAK"

Well guys, we are really flying through these episodes and you seem to like them as they are getting more and more popular! This episode we cast our eyes on 'Stasis Leak' which is one of the few times we see the crew of red dwarf pre-accident! The crew find a "stasis leak" which is what Daniela calls "a magic hole" in time, that allows them to go back to before the accident. The boys aim to use this opportunity to save Rimmer (Rimmer) and Kochanski (Lister).

You know the voices, now know the faces! (see I did let her wear the Pokemon hat!)

Here Lister falls into a self-pity hole and laments the fact he can never catch a break, especially with Kochanski.

But lo, whats this? He does get with Kochanski, albeit 5 years in the future! Damiela and I discuss how unfair it is that he didnt get to have a cheeky snog with his future wife. 

And as always, I will leave you with the weirdest Red Dwarf related video I can find. This time its an unusual cover of the RD theme that the more I watch, the more I love. (There are so many Red Dwarf cover songs on youtube!)

If you havent already subscribed, please do, and tell as many Red Dwarf fans as you can! Also if you want us to sort out a 'SMEGHEADS LIVE!' where we can all get together and record a podcast with a live audience, then let us know!

See you next week Smegheads!

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