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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 18h

"Psirens", episode 1 of series 6, first aired on 7 October 1993 (33 years ago today), featuring the final appearance of Clare Grogan as Kochanski. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"Give & Take", episode 3 of series XI, first aired on 6 October 2016 (10 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

On 5 October 1997 (29 years ago today), UK Gold (later rebranded simply as Gold) showed Red Dwarf for the first time. (Source: www.ganymede.tv/2019/09/gold-digging) #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Red Dwarf returned with a full season for the first time in 13 years with "Trojan", episode 1 of series X, which first aired on 4 October 2012 (14 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Queeg", episode 5 of series 2, first aired on 4 October 1988 (38 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

After taking a hiatus for series 7, the live studio audience returned for series 8. The studio audience recording for "Back in the Red" parts 1 & 2 took place on this day in 1998 at Shepperton Studios. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In 'Timeslides', Kryten states that in Rimmer's "Fascist Dictator Monthly" magazine, Adolf Hitler was Mr October. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Samsara", episode 2 of series XI, first aired on 29 September 2016 (10 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Danny John-Jules had an uncredited bit-part as a lookout in Scum, which was released on 28 September 1979 (47 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"Stasis Leak", episode 4 of series 2, first aired on 27 September 1988 (38 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The first audience record for the first episode of Red Dwarf took place on 27 September 1987, 39 years ago today, to an audience largely coaxed in from a local pub. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The game received critical acclaim, particularly for the humour and visuals. In 2011, Adventure Gamers named Simon the Sorcerer the 44th-best adventure game ever released. #RedDwarf

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Twentica", episode 1 of series XI, first aired on 22 September 2016 (10 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Thanks for the Memory", episode 3 of series 2, first aired on 20 September 1988 (38 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Happy birthday to the coolest Cat in deep space! Danny John-Jules is 66 today! Happy birthday @DannyJohnJules! #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Chris Barrie starred as Gary Prince in the sitcom 'A Prince Among Men' which first aired on 15 September 1997 (29 years ago today) and ran for 2 series. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The crew enter an addictive virtual reality in "Better Than Life", episode 2 of series 2, which first aired on 13 September 1988 (38 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

We were first introduced to Kryten (being played by David Ross) in "Kryten", episode 1 of series 2, on 6 September 1988 (38 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Back to Earth was released on Blu-Ray on 31 August 2009 (17 years ago today) with the episodes presented separately or as a feature length "Director's Cut". This was the first time Red Dwarf received a Blu-Ray release. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

On 30 August 2004 (22 years ago today), an episode of the documentary series "Comedy Connections" aired, focusing on the making of Red Dwarf. This was later included as a bonus feature of the Red Dwarf Series 8 DVD. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

On 17 August 2013 (13 years ago today), Craig Charles and Danny John-Jules teamed up on a sitcom themed episode of Pointless Celebrities. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

16th August 1421 was the date the Dwarfers travelled to in order to test their newly acquired time drive in Out of Time. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

On 6 August 2020 (6 years ago today), episode 1 of 'The First Three Million Years', a retrospective documentary mini-series about Red Dwarf narrated by David Tennant, first aired on Dave. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

On 28 July 2017 (9 years ago today), reddwarf.co.uk released the first image from Red Dwarf XII, which was this picture from Siliconia. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Happy birthday to Chloë Annett who turns 55 today! #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Chris Barrie returned to the 'Tomb Raider' franchise, reprising his role as Hilary the butler for the sequel, 'The Cradle of Life', which premiered on 21 July 2003 (23 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

We are now into the last 2 weeks in July, which is when Rimmer wanted to borrow Listers body. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Happy birthday to Jake Wood, aka Oswald Blenkinsop aka Kill Crazy, who turns 54 today! Happy birthday @MrJakeDWood #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Happy birthday to everyone's favorite space bum. Craig Charles is 62 today! Happy birthday @CCfunkandsoul #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The visuals for the 'Tongue Tied' introduction to 'Parallel Universe' were shot on 9 July 1988 (38 years ago today). (Source: www.dirtyfeed.org/2021/06/seventh-h…) #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

In an alternate timeline created by the Dwarfers, John F. Kennedy was sentenced to 3 years in an open prison in July 1965. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

On 29 June 1998 (28 years ago today), English rock band 'Half Man Half Biscuit' released the album 'Four Lads Who Shook the Wirral'. The track 'On Reaching the Wensum' contains the lyric "Red Dwarf is all my arse". #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Happy Birthday to Emile Charles, brother of Craig Charles, known to Red Dwarf fans as 17-year-old Lister in the episode 'Timeslides'. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Happy Birthday to Ian Boldsworth, a.k.a. Ray Peacock, who has been the warm up act for many of the 'Dave' era episode recordings. He also plays Steve in the episode "M-Corp". #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The instrumental backing track for 'Tongue Tied' was recorded on 27 June 1988 (38 years ago today). (Source: www.dirtyfeed.org/2021/06/seventh-h…) #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Back to Earth was released on DVD on 15 June 2009 (17 years ago today) with the episodes presented separately or as a feature length "Director's Cut". #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" was first released on 15 June 2001 (25 years ago today), starring Chris Barrie as Lara's butler, Hilary. Unfortunately for fans of the games, at no point does she lock him in a freezer. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The Promised Land was released on DVD on 1 June 2020 (6 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

On 1 June 2017 (9 years ago today) BBC 4 aired "The Great Village Green Crusade" as part of their 'Fixing the Future' season. This features Robert Llewellyn's campaign to persuade residents Temple Guiting to generate more of their own power through renewable sources. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

June was the month Lister had a pizza, but he didn't like it until Kryten added curry sauce. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

On 20 May 2005 (21 years ago today), Robert Llewellyn joined Ian Hislop's team on the BBC's long running topical panel show, 'Have I Got News For You'. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

On 5 May 2010 (9 years ago today) Marvel Comics released Deadpool Corps #2, in which Lady Deadpool namechecks Red Dwarf. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

On 3 May 2010 (16 years ago today), BBC 4 aired "Dive, Dive, Dive!", a documentary in which Robert Llewelyn sets out to discover why submarine movies have gripped us for over a century. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The third Red Dwarf novel, 'Last Human' by Doug Naylor, was published on 27 April 1995 (31 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

On 22 April 2016 (10 years ago today), Craig Charles joined Alex Jones to present an episode of The One Show. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Clare Grogan starred as Susan in Scottish coming-of-age film 'Gregory's Girl', which was released on 21 April 1981 (45 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

"Scrapheap Challenge", the Channel 4 show where contestants build contraptions out of materials found in a scrapyard, first aired on 12 April 1998 (28 years ago today). The first 10 series were presented by Robert Llewellyn. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Part three of "Back to Earth", first aired on 12 April 2009 (17 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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