Universe Challenge (TV 1998)

The cast of Red Dwarf compete with the fans in a quiz about the show, based on the format of University Challenge.

Director:

Ed Bye

Writers:

Paul Alexander (questions), Doug Naylor (questions)

Stars:

Bamber Gascoigne, Robert Llewellyn, Danny John-Jules

Cast

Cast overview:
Bamber Gascoigne	...	Himself - Quiz Master (as Bamber Gascgoine)
Robert Llewellyn	...	Himself
Danny John-Jules	...	Himself
Chris Barrie	...	Himself / Jeremy Paxman
Chloë Annett	...	Herself
Craig Charles	...	Himself
Darryl Ball	...	Himself
Kaley Nicholas	...	Herself
Steve Rogers	...	Himself
Pip Swallow	...	Herself
Sharon Burnett	...	Herself

Storyline

The cast of Red Dwarf compete with the fans in a quiz about the show, based on the format of University Challenge.

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Genres:

Comedy | Game-Show

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 February 1998 (UK)

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Grant Naylor Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Unlike the other two main features of "Red Dwarf Night" (Can't Smeg Won't Smeg and 'Red Dwarf' A-Z), this has not been released on DVD. This is because the production and distribution company College Bowl own the format to University Challenge, and the BBC is only licensed to use it for television broadcasts; they are therefore not allowed to release it on DVD.

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Goofs

Bamber Gascoigne says Craig Charles is one of boys in the photographs, Craig Charles points out that none of them are him.

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Connections

Features Red Dwarf: Emohawk: Polymorph II (1993)

User Reviews

A Red Dwarf rarity

Jeremy Paxman was never part of Universe Challenge but was actually Chris Barrie doing an impression of him! It was great to see original presenter Bamber Gasgoine back asking the questions. He was always a more likable host than Paxman anyway. It's a shame that this segment of the 10th Anniversary night has never made it onto any of the DVD releases due to copyright issues. The TV broadcast version was heavily edited to fit the 30 min slot(which you'll notice if you watch the scores) whereas the actual recording was quite a bit longer. I actually preferred this part of the evening to Can't Smeg Won't Smeg which is now available as bonus material on an official DVD release. Universe Challenge was a fun show with the cast and fans obviously enjoying themselves and a nice little piece of Red Dwarf history.