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- ↑ 10 Things We Learnt About Red Dwarf X From “We’re Smegged”, www.sfx.co.uk, retrieved 19 February 2013
- ↑ Red Dwarf 10.2 “Fathers And Suns” REVIEW, www.sfx.co.uk. Retrieved 23 October 2012
- ↑ Red Dwarf Series 10 - 2. Fathers and Suns, www.radiotimes.com. Retrieved 24 October 2012
