Or the finale of series 10, “The Beginning”, as that felt more like they didn’t know if they were going to continue or not, so they just connected it back to series one’s pilot episode, “The End”. They even say the same sentence Lister did to close out that episode.

Yeah, it’s always better to leave on a high note.

I’m guessing that the scientists wish they weren’t close enough, otherwise they might have some gold they didn’t destroy.

And it’s funny that you mention Rob Grant leaving after series 6, because in 2023, he and Doug Naylor actually patched it out, and as of yesterday, it’s been announced that Rob Grant is working on a Red Dwarf prequel book.
www.ganymede.tv/2026/02/rob-...

As for the “turning lead into gold” bit, you’re not exactly wrong, but it looks like it was more of a brief transition, and not a permanent change, as the gold was destroyed in the process.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I'm surprised that you guys didn't bring up the show Quark, as that was a very early sci-fi comedy from 1977 (first aired a few weeks before the first Star Wars, too). Got cancelled after a little over half a dozen episodes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quark_(...

The reason why Back To Earth rips off Blade Runner for the final bit of part three is because Blade Runner was one of the movies that inspired the creation of Red Dwarf, the other being John Carpenter's Dark Star.

The company is also based in the UK, so if you ever decide to get any of their figures, it’ll hopefully be a lot cheaper than having to get it through customs in the US.

They actually sent me another Duane Dibbley after the one I got in the original order had a crack down the side of the torso. The figures all came in these little matchboxes with prints on it of their logo, and a flyer advertising their business.

Forgot to show what the original figures looked like. Here’s a picture of them. The best part is that their accessories actually have something to do with the character, like this tile piece that has a Space Corps directive that’s directly related to Rimmer.

Short version, the song “Apache” on the album was played at a back to school party in New York, 1973. A lot of the people there would become influential people in the early history of hip hop, and this party is believed to be where it originated.

Definitely. It certainly has an interesting history behind it.

The album “Bongo Rock” by The Incredible Bongo Band is also an interesting one to look into, because it’s probably one of the few albums that can say it helped create an entire genre of music.

I’ve actually come across a copy of the Cannibal Holocaust soundtrack at a local resale shop. Never even seen the movie, just thought it would be interesting to buy just because it’s a soundtrack for one of the most infamous movies ever made.

The people who made the figures for the Lego Ideas set actually still make Red Dwarf Lego figures, and they recently did a new edition of the figures with all new designs. Here's a link to the new set.
minifigs.me/products/cul...

What’s funny is that the Lego Dimensions teaser came out around the same time that the Lego Ideas set was in the running. It got the necessary votes, but it lost to the Voltron set.