The Twitterati
Who to follow in Red Dwarf land.
18 December, 2015
These days, pretty much everyone has an opinion on Twitter: whether it's a vital part of your day-to-day life, or if it's a frivolous fad to be avoided at all costs. But in tech-savvy Red Dwarf world, we're generally pretty in favour of a bit of social networking, both as a way to quickly bring the latest goings-on around the show the fans, and to hear back from you all on what you think about the show (so long as it's nice).
In the ever-changing social media landscape, however, it can be tricky to keep tabs on exactly who's tweeting what, where and when. So we've put together a handy guide to the most significant tweeters from the Red Dwarf cast and crew - and what's more, you can even follow them en masse as a Twitter "List" if you click this very link here. But here's the lowdown on who they are and what sort of thing you can expect to see if you follow them:
Name: Robert Llewellyn
Handle: @bobbyllew
Job: Actor, Kryten
Sample Tweet: Sitting in the middle of the studio during a set change, reminds me of Mumbai central railway station. #organisedchaos
The longest-serving and most prolific Tweeter among the cast, Robert is pretty much Twitter royalty these days. Follow him for lots of discussion of science and environmental issues, as well as news on his writing work... and the occasional Red Dwarf spoiler.
Name: Danny John-Jules
Handle: @DannyJohnJules
Job: Actor, Cat
Sample Tweet: Watching Patrick Troughton play the blind man in 'Jason And The Argonouts' (63) Though huge CV in 3 years he would only be known for Dr Who.
Danny engages heavily with his Twitter followers, often getting into conversations by way of retweeting and replying. It's also fair to say that he doesn't hold back on saying what he thinks!
Name: Craig Charles
Handle: @CCfunkandsoul
Job: Actor, Lister
Sample Tweet: Today on @BBC6Music hear tracks from my album of the year.. 'Black Feeling' by @LanceFerguson__. enjoy ;-)
Craig's account used to be run by the team from his BBC 6music show - hence the name - but more recently, the man himself has also started using the account to post updates. It's still very heavily focused on his work activities, however.
Name: Doug Naylor
Handle: @DougRDNaylor
Job: Co-Creator, Writer, Director
Sample Tweet: Watching them put up the guest sets for Red Dwarf XI Show 6!! Holy smeg, we've never had anything quite like this before. #RedDwarfXI
Doug doesn't tweet as often as we'd like, but when he does, it's likely that he'll suddenly drop an unexpected piece of new Dwarf-related information... so you can't afford not to follow him!
Name: Andrew Ellard
Handle: @ellardent
Job: Script Editor
Sample Tweet: Rewatch of Star Wars prequels has ended. I used to think they improved as you went from I to III. Now I think they get increasingly worse.
You'll know this guy if you've been around this site for any length of time, of course. Andrew's tweets about film and TV have earned him a healthy following, particularly for his "Tweetnote" reviews of various movies and shows.
Name: Ed Moore
Handle: @EdMoore
Job: Director of Photography
Sample Tweet: Today we derigged and returned a bunch more standard tungsten fresnels from the studio. Once you go (decent) LED it's hard to go back.
Follow Ed for all manner of cool technical stuff that, if we're brutally honest, we're not entirely sure we always understand. For all we know he could be making it up. It sounds good, though.
Name: Richard Naylor
Handle: @RichardDGNaylor
Job: Producer
Sample Tweet: Show 5 of #RedDwarfXI tonight! If you're going to the show, any song requests for the audience entry music?!
Like Doug, Richard often goes quiet when he's busy (which is a lot of the time) - but also like Doug, you can't afford to miss the RD production tidbits that sometimes emerge from his account!
Aside from the main gang, here are some of the other names on our list that we think are worth a follow:
- @realrobgrant - Rob Grant (co-creator)
- @Howard_Goodall - Howard Goodall (composer)
- @LindaJGlover - Linda Glover (casting director)
- @NathanCubitt - Nathan Cubitt (documentary editor)
- @normanlovett1 - Norman Lovett (actor, Holly)
- @RealMarkDexter - Mark Dexter (actor, Howard Rimmer)
- @thefridgeman - Tony Hawks (actor, various roles)
- @RayPeacock - Ray Peacock (warm-up)
- @sebpatrick - Seb Patrick (web editor)
- @babycowLtd - Baby Cow Productions (co-producers)
- @Join_Dave - Dave (broadcaster)
- @tvaudience - Lost in TV (audience ticket partner)
- @TORDFC - The Official Red Dwarf Fan Club (official Red Dwarf fan club)
As well as following our list, don't forget that the official Red Dwarf Twitter account is over at @RedDwarfHQ - where, as ever, we'll bring you breaking news and important retweets whenever they're relevant!
Do you tweet too? Find more Red Dwarf-loving followers on our Forum!
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