Series 6 - New Year "Special" Part 3

Series 6 - New Year "Special" Part 3

From Better Than Life: A Red Dwarf Podcast by BTL POD

January 15, 2026 · 36 min · Season 6 · Episode 14

About this episode

The episode discusses listener emails about acting performances in Red Dwarf and various related discoveries.

Back to our bulging email inbox for more brilliant listener emails. Starting with a big challenge: what are the best bits of acting by each of the Boys From The Dwarf, across the whole series?  This week, our listeners have been doing some impressive detective work – from tracking down the pilot of an American sci fi sitcom set on a familiar “rock collecting spaceship”, through to finding pictorial evidence of a Red Dwarf character in the world of The Simpsons. Plus, the mystery of Ace Rimmer’s disappearing wig may have been solved by a former guest of the pod! SO WHAT IS IT? Better Than Life is the pod where comedians talk Red Dwarf, the greatest sci-fi sitcom, one episode at a time. With a fresh guest every ep, we’re your perfect podcast companion for a first watch or a rewatch. Be warned: spoilers!  Hosted and produced by Fergus (huge fan) and John (lapsed fan).  Huge thanks to Alex Watson for invaluable help in making this podcast a thing.  WHAT DO YOU THINK? Have a word on our socials:  Instagram/Facebook - @itsBTLpod EMAIL US We’d love to ask your questions on the pod – and to hear your feedback. Drop us a line: betterthanlifepod@gmail.com&nbsp…

People in this episode

Hosts: Fergus, John

Topics covered

  • listener emails
  • Red Dwarf
  • acting performances
  • detective work
  • sci-fi sitcom
  • Ace Rimmer

Keywords

  • Red Dwarf
  • listener emails
  • acting
  • Ace Rimmer
  • The Simpsons
  • sci-fi sitcom
  • New Year Special

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Red Dwarf, The Simpsons

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