5th August 2026

Hello Everyone,

As the state of Broken Britain goes from bad to worse, what does the current PM do? Go on holiday. Great, there are National Emergencies erupting in almost every area of life and, after only two weeks in the job, off goes the Mannequin Mayor to No.10 Abroad! In his absence the country is now in the hands of his Deputy, a convicted fraudster of no fixed hair colour. No, this is not a pitch for a political satire, and no, this is not a nightmare. The insanity is actually happening. Wakey wakey folks, it is five to midnight….

Fortunately, meeting wonderful fans at Comic Cons goes a long way to relieving the angst and my itinerary is set out below.

July saw the release of Red Dwarf Titan, both book and audiobook. I very much enjoyed recording the work back in June and found myself laughing out loud at many lines and situations. The book is brilliant from start to finish and apart from the ups and downs of Listy and Rimmsie, the Petersen/Pear plot is hilarious and I loved the Hollister sections which I could see Mac McDonald playing out superbly. The late Rob Grant and Andrew Marshall have done a great job with Titan and i am very proud to have been a part of Rob’s final work.

TUNBRIDGE WELLS August 9th Tunbridge Wells Sports Centre

DERBY
NOTTINGHAM August 29,30,31 Critical Hit Store Signings (One shop per day. Order TBC)
CHESTERFIELD

BATH COMIC-CON 19th September Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet

EPIC COMIC-CON GLASGOW 26th and 27th September SEC, Glasgow

XCON DUDLEY 17th October Himley Hall, Dudley

MILTON KEYNES COMIC-CON 18th October

SOUTHEND COMIC-CON 1st November Southend Tennis and Leisure Centre

ASHFORD COMIC-CON 22nd November

During 2022 I became an Ambassador for Nature’s Haven whose mission is to enable the community to access and learn about the therapeutic and health benefits of gardening and nature and I would like to extend my thanks to all of you who have donated to this forward thinking, Not-For-Profit organisation. For more information please go to www.natureshaven.net or Instagram natures.haven.garden

I will continue to support small local charities directly, including those which support veterans and ex-servicemen and women. I believe that the treatment by the State of those who have been prepared to pay the ultimate price has been nothing short of shocking.

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Best Wishes

Chris Barrie