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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 2h

"Officer Rimmer", episode 4 of series XI, first aired on 13 October 2016 (9 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 1d

"Cured", episode 1 of series XII, first aired on 12 October 2017 (8 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 1d

"Fathers & Suns", episode 2 of series X, first aired on 11 October 2012 (13 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 2d

The studio audience recording for "The Last Day" took place on this day in 1989. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 2d

"Parallel Universe", episode 6 of series 2, first aired on 11 October 1988 (37 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 2d

The studio audience recording for "Waiting for God" took place on this day in 1987. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 4d

The studio audience recording for "Cassandra" took place at Shepperton Studios on this day in 1998. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 6d

"Psirens", episode 1 of series 6, first aired on 7 October 1993 (32 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 · 7d

"Give & Take", episode 3 of series XI, first aired on 6 October 2016 (9 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 8d

Gold's sister channel, Dave, would eventually go on to revive Red Dwarf, starting with Back to Earth in 2009. #RedDwarf

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 8d

On 5 October 1997 (28 years ago today), UK Gold (later rebranded simply as Gold) showed Red Dwarf for the first time. (Source: https://www.ganymede.tv/2019/09/gold-digging/) #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 9d

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 (13 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 9d

The studio audience recording for "Polymorph" took place on this day in 1989. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 9d

"Queeg", episode 5 of series 2, first aired on 4 October 1988 (37 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 9d

The studio audience recording for "Balance of Power" took place on this day in 1987. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 11d

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 · 12d

On 1 October 1987 (38 years ago today), an episode of 'Blackadder the Third' aired, titled 'Nob and Nobility', which featured an appearance from Chris Barrie as 'Ambassador, a fearsome revolutionary'. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 12d

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 · 14d

Steve was later interviewed by the official Red Dwarf website which can be read here: https://www.reddwarf.co.uk/features/interviews/steve-clark/ #RedDwarf

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 14d

On 29 September 2003 (22 years ago today), Steve Clark was a contestant on the long running quiz show "Mastermind" and chose Red Dwarf as his specialist subject. Although I can't find a video, the questions were documented by fan site @ganymedetitan https://www.ganymede.tv/2003/09/clark-wins/

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 14d

"Samsara", episode 2 of series XI, first aired on 29 September 2016 (9 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 15d

Danny John-Jules was a guest on 'The Big Breakfast' on 25 August 1995 (30 years ago today). I can't find any footage of this so I don't know what he was there to promote as there wasn't a series of Red Dwarf in '95. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 15d

Danny John-Jules had an uncredited bit-part as a lookout in Scum, which was released on 28 September 1979 (46 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 15d

"Stasis Leak", episode 4 of series 2, first aired on 27 September 1988 (37 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

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On This Day in Red Dwarf @reddwarfotd.bsky.social · 16d

Much of the episode was later re-recorded but a cut using only footage from this recording is available on The Bodysnatcher Collection. #RedDwarf