On This Day in Red Dwarf

On 23 March 2009 (17 years ago today) Robert Llewellyn posted a video to his YouTube account in character as Kryten announcing the broadcast date for Back to Earth. youtube.com/watch?v=n46ROh… #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

"Blade II", which starred Danny John-Jules, as Asad, was first released on 22 March 2002 (24 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

"Meltdown", episode 6 of series 4, first aired on 21 March 1991 (35 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

Rimmer moves in with a duplicate of himself in "Me2", episode 6 of series 1, which first aired on 21 March 1988 (38 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

On 20 March 2015 (11 years ago today), @voicepacks released the 'Leo' voicepack for the video game 'Elite Dangerous'. Leo is voiced by Holly actor, Norman Lovett. youtube.com/watch?v=jCXXxz… #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

The studio audience recording for "Emohawk - Polymorph II" took place on this day in 1993. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

"Demons & Angels", episode 5 of series 5, first aired on 19 March 1992 (34 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

"Krytie TV", episode 5 of series 8, first aired on 18 March 1999 (27 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

Happy birthday to Clare Grogan (@claregrogan2). The Altered Images lead singer played Kochanski for the first 6 series of Red Dwarf. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

After first appearing on Tomorrow's World two weeks earlier, Norman Lovett returned for their annual Megalab event on 17 March 1999 (27 years ago today). youtu.be/sDQkN8kr0lE?t=… #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

The first episode of Cliché, the Grant Naylor Radio 4 sketch show, aired on 16 March 1981 (45 years ago today). archive.org/details/SonOfC… #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

March 16. Rimmer's twelve minute liaison with Yvonne McGruder took place from 7.31pm to 7.43pm (and that includes the time it took to eat the pizza). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

Comic Relief 1991 took place on 15 March and features a short clip of the Dwarfers saying “give us your smegging money, you smegging smegheads”. Footage of the recording was included as an Easter Egg on the series IV DVD. youtube.com/watch?v=WzuGmA… #RedDwarf

We first met Ace Rimmer on 14 March 1991 (35 years ago today) in "Dimension Jump", episode 5 of series 4. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

Lister’s hallucinations manifest on the ship in "Confidence and Paranoia", episode 5 of series 1, which first aired on 14 March 1988 (38 years ago today). #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

On 13 March 1998 (28 years ago today), Norman Lovett appeared in an episode of "Is It Bill Bailey?" as one of the inventors of Hide & Seek. youtube.com/watch?v=4Ovx1K… #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

The studio audience recording for "Gunmen of the Apocalypse" took place on this day in 1993. #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

The 1993 edition of Comic Relief was broadcast on 12 March and featured various TV personalities singing along to Bohemian Rhapsody, including the boys from the Dwarf. youtube.com/watch?v=VzLzuB… #RedDwarf #OnThisDay

"Noel's House Party" was visited on two occasions by Chris Barrie, in character as Gordon Brittas. The second time was on 12 March 1994 (32 years ago today). youtube.com/watch?v=e_-9EJ… #RedDwarf #OnThisDay