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HISTORICAL FACTS: Rob grant - The Untold Story

Boys from the Dwarf: Looking back at 'Red Dwarf', the sci-fi show that had a huge impact on my childhood

Red Dwarf's scouse technician Dave Lister was the last human alive, a down-on-his-luck slobbish space-hero long before Peter Quill guarded the galaxy.

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Rob Grant obituary

Radio and TV comedy writer who co-created the award-winning BBC space sitcom Red Dwarf

The Guardian - UK

Creator of cult favorite sci-fi sitcom dies days after announcing new project

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Red Dwarf co-creator Rob Grant dies aged 70

The writer behind the hit sci-fi sitcom has passed away, prompting tributes from cast members and former colleagues

Evening Standard

Red Dwarf’s ‘visionary’ co-creator Rob Grant dies aged 70

Grant and Doug Naylor created the much-loved sci-fi sitcom in 1988

The Independent UK

Aboriginal owners and energy investors team up in plan for $3bn green hydrogen plant in WA

‘Radically different’ partnership aims to construct more than a million solar panels to power electrolysers

The Guardian - AU

Red Dwarf: 10 ways the Brit sci-fi sitcom proved it was as smart as Star Trek

It may be engineered for gags, but the 35-year-old show has never shied away from sophisticated sci-fi ideas.

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“I’ve got a dad who plays like Billy Joel,” sings Lana Del Ray, as her ‘Nepo Daddy’ Rob Grant releases a piano album inspired by his love of the ocean

“I'll hear chords, I'll hear notes, and I'll begin to put the song together organically,” he says

MusicRadar

Lana Del Rey asks fans to help locate her lost vape during first concert in three years

‘If you see my vape on stage, can you find my vape on stage?’ singer asked cheering crowds at Brazil festival

The Independent UK

‘I didn’t think it was annoying enough’: how Spitting Image made The Chicken Song

‘It’s a piss-take of Agadoo by Black Lace, one of those mindless summer hits. Someone said “Hold a chicken in the air” and I went “Stick a deckchair up your nose”. We finished it in four minutes’

The Guardian - UK

Lana Del Rey’s dad wades into ‘nepo baby’ discourse as he prepares to release debut album

‘It’s so cool to create music with my daughter,’ Rob Grant said

The Independent UK

Research into moth-eating bats could drive natural pest control on Australian vineyards

Researchers say moth-eating bats may be the key to dramatically reducing the use of pesticides in wineries, potentially saving the industry $50 million a year.

ABC News

Red Dwarf could return to TV after legal dispute comes to an end

New episodes of cult sci-fi comedy were put on hold due to rights issues between the show's two creators

Wales Online

Newcastle Diamonds Speedway liquidated due to dwindling audiences at Brough Park

The Newcastle team are not taking part in any further events as its affairs are being wound up

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