About this episode

The episode discusses the animated film Christmas Carol – The Movie and its connection to Red Dwarf.

Welcome to SHIPWRECKED & COMATOSE, an in-depth podcast dedicated to the classic BBC science-fiction sitcom, Red Dwarf. In this special festive episode, Mark is joined by Matt and returning guest Rob Turnbull to discuss Christmas Carol – The Movie: the critically panned animated film from 2001 that adapts the classic Dickins novella and is (in?)famous for giving the world the no. 6 Christmas hit What If? by Kate Winslett! What’s the link to Red Dwarf? It was written by and stars Robert Llewellyn! If you want to watch the film, it’s on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptEiotEFUdk Host: Mark Adams Co-Host: Matt Latham Guest: Rob Turnbull Editor: Mark Adams BlueSky/Insta: @RedDwarfPod Our network on BlueSky: @filmstories Our network on Insta: @filmstoriesmagazineuk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Mark Adams

Guest: Rob Turnbull

Topics covered

• Red Dwarf
• Christmas movies
• animated films
• film criticism
• sci-fi sitcoms

Keywords

• Red Dwarf
• Christmas Carol
• animated film
• Robert Llewellyn
• Kate Winslett

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC, Red Dwarf

Books & works: Christmas Carol – The Movie, What If?, Dickins novella

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