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===''Red Dwarf Night''=== On 14 February 1998, the night before the tenth anniversary of the show's first episode broadcast, [[BBC Two]] devoted an evening of programmes to the series, under the banner of ''Red Dwarf Night''. The evening consisted of a mixture of new and existing material, and it was introduced and linked by actor and fan [[Patrick Stewart]]. In addition, a series of special take-offs on BBC Two's [[Station identification|idents]], featuring the "2" logo falling in love with a [[skutter]], were used.<ref name="Red Dwarf Series VII Aftermath">{{cite web |url=http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?seriesID=7§ionID=behind-the-scenes&subsectionID=aftermath |title=Red Dwarf Series VII Aftermath |website=RedDwarf.co.uk |access-date=4 February 2008 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081125120433/http://www.reddwarf.co.uk/guide/index.cfm?sectionID=behind-the-scenes&seriesID=7&subsectionID=aftermath |archive-date=25 November 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> The night began with ''Can't Smeg, Won't Smeg'', a spoof of the cookery programme ''[[Can't Cook, Won't Cook]]'', presented by that show's host [[Ainsley Harriott]], who had himself appeared as a GELF in the Series VI episode "[[Emohawk: Polymorph II]]". Taking place outside the continuity of the show, two teams (Kryten and Lister versus Rimmer and Cat, although Cat quickly departs to be replaced by alter ego [[Duane Dibbley]]) were challenged to make the best chicken [[vindaloo]].<ref name="Red Dwarf Series VII Aftermath"/> After a compilation [[bloopers]] show, featuring out-takes, the next programme was ''Universe Challenge'', a spoof of ''[[University Challenge]]''. Hosted by original ''University Challenge'' presenter [[Bamber Gascoigne]], the show had a team of knowledgeable ''Dwarf'' fans compete against a team consisting of Chris Barrie, Craig Charles, Robert Llewellyn, Chloë Annett and Danny John-Jules.<ref name="Red Dwarf Series VII Aftermath"/> This was followed by ''The Red Dwarf A–Z'', a half-hour documentary that chose a different aspect of the show to focus on for each letter of the alphabet. Talking heads on the episode included [[Stephen Hawking]], [[Terry Pratchett]], original producer [[Paul Jackson (producer)|Paul Jackson]], [[Mr Blobby]], Patrick Stewart and a [[Dalek]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWA7rgCMGrA |title=Daleks opinion about Red Dwarf |date=22 February 2011 |website=YouTube |access-date=23 August 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151127185717/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWA7rgCMGrA |archive-date=27 November 2015|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Finally, the night ended with a showing of the episode "Gunmen of the Apocalypse".<ref name="Red Dwarf Series VII Aftermath"/>
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