03 Did Red Dwarf start on radio?
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This article is from the Red Dwarf FAQ, by Patrick M. Berry pat@interpath.com with numerous contributions by others.
03 Did Red Dwarf start on radio?
Not exactly. Rob Grant and Doug Naylor wrote the short-lived radio series
Son of Clich=E9 (broadcast in two six-episode runs on BBC Radio 4 in 1984).
In an ongoing series of sketches, a space cadet named Dave Hollins was
trapped alone on a spaceship with a slightly senile computer called HAB.
(The voice of HAB was provided by Chris Barrie, the actor who plays Rimmer
in Red Dwarf.) Many of the ideas and jokes from these sketches were later
incorporated into Red Dwarf, but there is no direct connection.
The script for one of the "Dave Hollins, Space Cadet" sketches is included
in the Red Dwarf Omnibus.
Audio book versions of the Red Dwarf novels exist, and one of them
(Infinity Welcomes Careful Drivers, read by Chris Barrie) has been aired on
BBC radio. Sound effects were added and the recording was divided into
parts for broadcast, but the show was otherwise identical to the audio
book. The result is available for purchase as Infinity Welcomes Careful
Drivers: The Radio Show.
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