SMEGHEADS - POST/POP PODCASTS

ts the last episode of the series which means its the last episode of SMEGHEADS for a while. Red Dwarf ends this time around with a little hope. The crew of Starbug have finally found Red Dwarf… or have they? It’s a very optimistic episode but as we all know by now, it leads into the car crash that is Series VIII. No doubt Daniela will love it, but it is going to be a real slog for me. Let us know what you think of RD VII as a whole and also your thoughts on VIII! @jedshepherd @danielaphillips

Jed and Daniela return for another episode of SMEGHEADS: The Red Dwarf Podcast! This time around we look at episode 7, EPIDEME and once again try to pan for gold in a river of... something not quite the clear water we expect.  We are almost at the end of our journey through Series 7 but don't worry, we plan to move on to Series 8 almost straight away so there won't be too long to wait. If you've enjoyed the podcast so far (I dont know how some of you can blitz through the 9 seasons of Smegheads!) let us know on twitter @jedshepherd and @danielaphillips.

Jed & Daniela deep dive into another episode of Series VII of Red Dwarf. One of them loves it, the other doesn't. You can probably guess which. If you agree (or disagree) let us know on twitter @jedshepherd and @danielaphillips.

And along comes an episode of Series VII that doesn't make us want to jam lego in our eyes. It's BLUE and it's not only a return to form but the return of Rimmer... kinda. It's not the greatest episode of Red Dwarf ever, but there is enough to remind us just how entertaining this show can be when they try. A high watermark for Series VII and Jed & Daniela discuss just what went right. @danielaphillips & @jedshepherd on twitter.

Join Jed and Daniela as they discuss possibly one of the most nauseating episodes of Red Dwarf ever. They rewatch Series VII so you don't have to! Also find out if Daniela has 6 toes on her right foot or not, in this week's exciting new episode of SMEGHEADS! hit them up on twitter about your thoughts on this episode https://twitter.com/Jedshepherd and https://twitter.com/DanielaPhillips

We love our listeners ALOT (even the hardcore Daniela fans!) but there are a few out there that don't like it when we criticise episodes of Red Dwarf we feel aren't up to scratch. Totally understand that, it's like someone telling you that you're new puppy is ugly. It might be true but you don't want to hear it. Only you can call it ugly. But like said dog, it doesnt mean we don't love that dog, warts and all. Being critical of something is usually bourne out of the frustration of knowing how much better it could (and should) be. This may or may not be one of those episodes, so heads up! If you agree or diagree, we would love to know what you think. Hit us up on twitter @jedshepherd and @danielaphillips. 

Brining back a much beloved character has its pros and cons, but in the case of Red Dwarf, the latter seems to reign supreme. We put up with Ace Rimmer's appearance (although Emohawk influenced) in Emohawk: Polymorph 2 but having him show up again in the second episode of Series VII might have been a bridge too far. Can Jed & Daniela see past the obvious audience pandering or is Ace's final appearance the straw that breaks the Kipper's back?Fund out in the latest episode of Smegheads and let them know what you think on twitter @jedshepherd and @danielaphillips.

Jed and Daniela (with one L) are BACK with a new series of SMEGHEADS: The Red Dwarf Podcast. I know what you're thinking "Oh God... they're talking about Series VII of Red Dwarf, I remember that being saaaaaddddddddd" but that's why this is going to be the best series of Smegheads ever!  A few things to know about this episode: 1: Dont think about the time travel element too much. It makes zero sense. 2: When your realise Michael Shannon is playing JFK, its all you can think about for the rest of the episode. 3: Netflix chose the non-laugh track version of this, and its more uncomfortable than that bit in Hereditary. You know which bit. Let us know what you think on twitter @jedshepherd and @danielaphillips

It's the last episode of the series and they've genuinely saved the best for last. Daniela & Jed are in agreement for once that the incredibly strong Series XII closed out proceedings with a stellar episode that not only subverts the idea of nostalgia, but also reinvents Red Dwarf for the future. Its a great time to be a Red Dwarf fan and you'll not have to wait too long until the hosts dive into the next series on the list... Red Dwarf Series VII! Excited? Yeah, us too.

We are almost at the end of a truly amazing series of Red Dwarf. 12 has brought us a brief low but almost certainly the highest highs we have seen for a very long time. 'M-Corp' is a prime example of that and Jed & Daniela attempt to explain why Red Dwarf is now moving into a new age of unsmegginess! @jedshepherd & @danielaphillips

After last week's episode, I feared the worst. Would the rest of Red Dwarf XII be as dire? Thankfully MECHOCRACY settled those fears instantly with an absolute stonker of an episode. A return to form isn't doing this justice, as its more like a return to the classic days of Red Dwarf I - VI. Yes this episode (and spoilers: the next couple of episodes) feel like Red Dwarf at its best. Absolutely loved this episode and you can tell how pleased we are from the excitement in our voices. You also get the usual tangents and enlightenment and you never know, you may learn something! (likely not anything useful). let us know what you think on twitter @jedshepherd & @danielaphillips

Jed & Daniela return to Smegheads to discuss the worst episode of Red Dwarf in nigh on 20 years. An episode with almost no redeeming qualities, the hosts try to find any nugget of gold in the steaming pile of manure that marks the midway point of an otherwise successful new series! Its basically a terrible rip-off of the Dr Who episode 'The Happiness Patrol' and its unforgivable. We still love this series though, this is just a blip. Hopefully. you can agree or disagree with the hosts @jedshepherd or @danielaphillips on Twitter.

Jed & Daniela are back again with another episode of SMEGHEADS, the Red Dwarf podcast! We are wrist-deep in Series XII and we've got an episode we both like! Its a good job too as the next one is a right stinker...twitter: @jedshepherd & @danielaphillips 

Jed and Daniela are back once again to tackle the new series of Red Dwarf on DAVE. Its Series XII (Thats 12!) and it starts off with a little bit of light hearted Nazis. Jesus. Daniela waxes lyrical about this episode while Jed isn't quite as sure. Who do YOU agree with? @jedshepherd + @danielaphillips

Jed & Daniela finally finish off Series VI of Red Dwarf and these kind of things are meant to end with a bang right? Well this episode literally does that and more. Find out how the hosts rate each episode of the series in order and see if you agree or disagree? Let them know on twitter @jedshepherd and @theejellyman.

This week, Jed & Daniela tackle the oft-maligned, Rimmerworld! This episode is sometimes considered the black sheep of the Series 6 family. Has it improved with age like a fine unrine-cyc? Does the thought of Rimmer with lippy turn you off? Well join us for another episode of SMEGHEADS! Let us know what you think on twitter @jedshepherd & @danielaphillips

Jed & Daniela once again dips their toes in the beautiful waters of Red Dwarf Series VI. Its an absolute pleasure as its the series that can do no wrong.... right? One of them loves this episode, the other is so-so. Can you guess which? Get in touch on twitter @danielaphillips & @jedshepherd

An episode considered the very top of the heap. Its the Emmy winning masterclass of sci-fi comedy and the one episode I will always point to when trying to convince Red Dwarf is ESSENTIAL. It's Gunmen of the Apocalypse and it's smeggin' incredible. Im preaching to the choir here of course because this isnt only critically considered one of the best... the fans think so too. So what more can we say about an episode thats been written about and dissected for decades? LOTS. If you like what you hear, let us know on twitter @jedshepherd & @danielaphillips (with one L). See you next week Smegeheads!

Jed & Daniela are back for another week of Smegheads! This time around they tackle 'Legion' which some Red Dwarf fans may have originally derided upon first broadcast but has since become a firm favourite. If you like what you hear, let them know on twitter @danielaphillips and @jedshepherd

After a 9 month hiatus while Jed was getting famous and Daniela was getting dental work done... theyre back with Series 6 of Red Dwarf! Not content with batting away twitter questions from people asking where the new series is, Jed & Daniela have forced themselves in a room together for the first time in ages to give you above mediocre Red Dwarf insight in the least patronising way possible! What have the hosts been up to call this time? What do they think of Red Dwarf Series 6? Is it a moot point because its a bloody awesome series and everyone already knows that? You'll possibly get answers to all of these question and more on this NEW series of SMEGHEADS! say hello to Daniela @danielaphillips on twitter and say good bye to Jed @jedshepherd.

Jed & Daniela discuss the oft maligned Red Dwarf Night, specifically the shows 'Universe Challenge' and 'Can't Smeg Won't Smeg'!This episode contains:- Daniela admitting she has kissed Ainsley Harriot- Speculation into whether Ainsley Harriot is a serial killer- Revelations on Daniela meeting Mr Blobby- Our yearly terrible Xmas Karaoke!let us know what you think on twitter @jedshepherd & @danielaphillips. Have a Merry Xmas and a lovely New Year! 

Its the last episode of Red Dwarf XI and therefore the last episode of Smegheads (until we tackle the brilliant Series VI).This episode Jed & Daniela discuss:Cat's virginity status!Lubrication!Hedgehog Sponsoring!and where this Series sits along the other X. Is it a classic? Or is it just okay like BTE and X?Find out the answers to all those questions and more in this last episode of SMEGHEADS! contact us @jedshepherd & @danielaphillips on twitter between series and don't forget to rate and review on itunes! Thanks and see you next season! jed & daniela

Finally, we are at the episode that Jed & Daniela went to see live last year, so now you can find out all of the things that happened they could only allude to! In this episode find out: If this really is the worst episode of Series XI like all the fans seem to think it is. If Kryten is really as cringey as you think he is. What happened in between scenes while this episode was being filmed Which one of Jed and Daniela HATE the new mechanoid Butler! Exciting stuff on this week's SMEGHEADS!

Jed & Daniela discuss the first truly classic episode of Red Dwarf for years.Will this episode have an ending?Why has this episode divided Red Dwarf fans?Which 80s action star is Daniela's favourite Dr Who?Find out the answers to these important questions on this episode of SMEGHEADS! 

Its the third episode of the new series of Red Dwarf and we are pleasantly surprised by this new classic in the Red Dwarf canon. Jed & Daniela spend at leat half the episode arguing about time travel and if Asclepius is the good guy or not (he definitely is). Will this episode have an ending or will it be abruptly cut off in a confusing way? Find that out and more on this episode of SMEGHEADS!

Jed & Daniela take on 'Samsara', episode 2 of the brand new series of Red Dwarf XI!Join us as we try to untangle the ultra-confusing logic of the karma drive, the theories on why the crew actually died, how Barker and Green survived 3 million years in the escape pod, and why this episode feels rushed!We promise this podcast will have a better ending than this episode, specifically because we will actually have one! 

Jed & Daniela are back and they've skipped Series VI and gone straight to the new series XI! Yes thats right, they are bang up to date but STILL arguing. One of them LOVES this episode and one really doesn't. Follow them on twitter @jedshepherd and @danielaphillips.

Jed & Daniela get Back To Reality with the final episode of Series V.

Jed & Daniela discuss what is oft considered the worst episode of Series V. Will they find any redeeming features in it? Will Rimmer is a basque haunt your dreams forever? Will Jed offend Daniela more than 3 times in one episode? All the answers can be found within!   

Jed & Daniela discuss 'Quarantine' and Daniela tries her best to get it to the top of the Smegheads Charts. Should Mr Flibble do a Dibbley and appear in more than one episode, just because he is a fan favourite? would would you do with a Luck Virus? Do you want a 10 minute conversation about Daniela singing? Join us for episode 4 of Series V on SMEGHEADS!

Jed & Daniela discuss the worst episode of Series V. It's certainly not the worst episode in the Red Dwarf canon, but for a series that is considered the finest example of a sci-fi comedy sitcom, it's as weak as the orange squash you used to get jumble sales (just me then?).We also check back in (briefly) with Tom Stabb who is still lost in his black hole. Will he ever escape?

Jed & Daniela discuss one of the most beloved episodes of Red Dwarf, 'The Inquisitor'

Jed & Daniela discuss the much maligned episode of Series V

Jed & Daniela join Daniela's parents in discussing season finale Meltdown!

Jed & Daniela are joined by Jo Sharples from the Red Dwarf Fan Club and Fan Convention Dimension Jump!

Jed & Daniela discuss 'White Hole'. Jed loves it but Daniela doesn't. One of these people is right and the other person is Daniela.

Jed & Daniela are joined by Rob Jelly from the BBC! We discuss Justice and why the BBC dropped Red Dwarf in the first place... and it biscuits. And sing! Again! Yes!

Jed & Daniela discuss "DNA", double-polaroids and a little about our new X-Files podcast!

Jed & Daniela (And Tom Stabb & Nick Alder) discuss Camille, Sales of Tongue Tied and do a quiz!

I'm keeping this brief as its XMAS and you should be so lucky getting a new podcast episode today! As it is Xmas, we decided to go off-book (again) and do the ill-fated Red Dwarf USA Pilot. You most likely know its the visual equivalent of eating a bag of sick, so I won't go into too much details now, just listen to it! You also get a BRAND NEW SMEGHEADS THEME SONG! Its A Capella (because thats what the kids like right now I'm told) and you get to hear the dulcet tones of myself and Daniela as well as a POST/POP cavalcade of stars from various bands. Its kinda special so that's why we debuted it here. Oh if you listen all the way to the end you also get Daniela and I singing an inappropriate Xmas song. Enjoy, and see you in the New Year for Red Dwarf IV! Thanks as always for supporting SMEGHEADS and don't forget to tell your friends!

If you listened to our Red Dwarf XI preview/adventure episode last week, you will know it's a Kryten-centric episode which funnily enough is the spiritual successor to 'The Last Day'. The parallels are uncanny, from the opening scene to the... [SPOILERS]. Its weird how an episode you used to skip when you were a kid, is the same episode you look forward to now you are an adult. Some people told me before re-watching this, that this was their fave episode of Series III. In the cold light of 2015, its definitely up there. Here we get an episode where Kryten finally breaks his programming (which is properly explored in Series IV) and realises that human characteristics are worth fighting everything he believes in to achieve.

Jed and Daniela go to Pinewood studios to see the third episode of Red Dwarf XI being filmed. Join them on their adventure! Will they get the right train? (no) will they get the right studio? (no) Will they manage to meet the stranger that promised them tickets and actually get them?

'Timeslides' is an episode that filled me with so much joy as a child. Here was a method to go inside any photo or film and change world history, More importantly it was a way to change your own personal history. The wish fulfilment quota in this episode is high and in the podcast, Daniela and I ask ourselves the question "Where would you go if you could travel back anywhere through time?" I of course wouldn't bother too much about important historical events; instead I would travel back to all the concerts of all my favourite now defunct/dead bands. Watching the Beatles and Hendrix and Elvis and ABBA at the height of their powers would be incredible. Seeing them play their first ever gigs, even more so. Daniela would probably go back and visit the set of Murder She Wrote and try to sneak into classic scenes (the episodes with Tom Bosley were my fave). Series III is forever considered the best Red Dwarf can be, what with its exploration of life outside the confines of the small rough one, the best comedy moments, the best sci-fi concepts and the best action! This is likely all true, but for me, the thing it lacks the most is the subtlety that made Series 1 & 2 so memorable, particularly 2. 'Marooned' is the only episode where the relationship between Lister and Rimmer (the best part of Red Dwarf) is examined and expanded upon, so thats why I prefer Series 5 or 2. This is a GREAT episode though, but you already know that as you're a Red Dwarf fan! The next episode is 'The Last Day' and the season finale BUT before that we may drop our exciting "Jed & Daniela goes to Red Dwarf XI" episode! As Im writing this, the filming is tomorrow and I will record us on the way to Pinewood and back again. The sound is gonna be terrible, but hey its an adventure and I want you guys to experience it with us! So thanks again for listening, subscribing, being awesome and we will see you again next week Smegheads!

Now I know what you're thinking. You're thinking "Oh Man, do you guys have to do Bodyswap? That's my least fave of Series III..." and I had the same level of trepidation as you, trust me, but I watched it again and remembered how satisfying it is to see a grown man shove his face into a plate of food. VERY. This podcast episode, Lady D and I literally swapped bodies in keeping with the theme of the show. The only problem is, we couldn't reverse the process... I've got to admit, this episode is alot better than I remembered with some truly funny set pieces. The self-destruct sequence/food machine stuff is up there with anything in Series III. The bit where Lister's mind-tape is dropped in Cat's conveniently placed tea that he was drinking an inch away from Lister's medical procedure, is MAGIC. The main problem with this episode is the problems with the audio/dubbing/lip sync. It's bad to the point of distraction, but that's us being very picky. Here is what it would have sounded if they just relied on Chris Barrie & Craig Charles actual impressions of each other...

Red Dwarf Series III is all KILLER no FILLER, so once again, this is an episode that is considered one of the best. Not just for Red Dwarf, but for British TV Comedy in general. Its hard to disagree but just so we have a second opinion, we have recruited the wonderful BILLY LUNN from the awesome band THE SUBWAYS, and look he even turned up in a SMEG HEAD tshirt! Did I mention that the episode in question is... POLYMORPH? No? It's POLYMORPH!

'Marooned' is one of my favourite ever Red Dwarf episodes. You can keep your all-action sci-fi monster episodes, I'm the kinda guy that loves the bottle episodes where its just REAL TALK and REAL EMOTIONS whereas my co-host Daniela is the type of girl who wants to shoot and ask questions later. So you see, she was never going to like this episode as much as me, with its subtlety and nuances and guys telling other guys how they feel...

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.

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 many good episodes in Series 2, and this is one of the best of a good bunch. Queeg sees Red Dwarf's amiable computer, Holly, being succeeded by the backup computer named QUEEG 500. Holly has to prove himself to be the better computer and win back the trust if the crew. Is he as incompetent as everyone believes him to be? Yeah probably.

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).

Jed & Daniela discuss the Red Dwarf episode from Season 2, 'Thanks for The Memory'. They speak to the object of Rimmer and Lister's affection, LISE YATES, played by Sabra Williams.