We're back for part 2 of our look at the peak years of Red Dwarf. We're making a close inspection of The Inquisitor and having a peruse of the other work that the boys from the Dwarf did in the 90s. Spoiler - they're all crap.

Red Dwarf - The Peak Years (Part 2)

British Sitcom History takes on its most modern show yet as we travel all the way back to 2016 to look at the generation defining Fleabag.

Phoebe Waller-Bridge got the Guardianistas chattering with her frank portrayal of a woman dealing with grief and loneliness but how does it stand up when looked at by two slightly chippy middle aged men from Yorkshire? And is it even a sitcom? (No)

Fleabag (Part 1)

It's part 2 of our discussion on (probably not really a sitcom) Fleabag, in which we continue to dissect in excruciating detail Phoebe Waller-Bridge's iconic series and then the rest of her career as well.

Fleabag (Part 2)

Fleabag, the iconic series that defined a generation, was based on a theatrical one-person show that Phoebe Waller-Bridge wrote and performed a few years before the TV people got involved. In 2019, she did that show again for the benefit of an audience (and cameras) as part of the National Theatre Live project.

We watched it! And then inevitably compared it to the TV show.

Fleabag - Live Show

In 1971, the TV sitcom Please Sir! got itself a big screen spin off. We're joined by Sol Harris of Diminishing Returns Podcast to see if it makes the transition smoothly, despite a change in cast member and a distinct lack of Potter.

Please Sir! (film)

It's christmas! Time for cheer and good will to all men (or women). Unless you're Rigsby, in which case it's time to be a miserable git as always. But will he ruin the day for everyone else?

We look at the Rising Damp christmas special from 1975 and see how it measures up to our own miserable christmas experiences.

Rising Damp - Christmas Special

Diminishing Returns

294 - Review of the Year 2023

In this bonus episode, Gareth is a guest on The Modern British History Podcast. Harry White is the host and he generally looks at the modern (post war) British political scene. In this episode, he invited Gareth on to discuss the eighties sitcom Yes Minister and they discuss how it caricatures the civil service of the time. And have things changed forty years later?

Find more from Harry here:
https://www.modernbritishhistory.co.uk/

Yes Minister (Guesting on Modern British History Podcast)

Significantly upping the ante from last year's pornographic Valentine's Day special (which reviewed 1972's Deep Throat), this year the show is taking on a much more modern porn movie. Including Diminisodes and the intros for classic episode re-releases, Sol has told Allen about this movie in detail several times now. But does Sugar Babies: A Cautionary Tale live up to the hype?

295 - Valentine's Day Special: Sugar Babies: A Cautionary Tale

We recently looked at the peak years of Red Dwarf, a show that was so good that even the Americans had a go at it. There were two attempts (more like one and a half) at pilots for a US series and footage has unofficially leaked out. So let's have a look at them!

Red Dwarf USA

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Rising Damp - Christmas Special

British Sitcom History Podcast

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