Death and Other Occupational Hazards
by Veronika Dapunt (Bantam, 2025)
audiobook read by Chiara Goldsmith (Transworld Digital, 2025)
Dapunt delves beyond the trite-and-true comedic potential of corporate divinity and Death on Earth, instead crafting a heartfelt sibling story wrapped in low-key mystery. What humour there is, is gentle. Goldsmith’s audiobook narration adds charm to the characterisations (including an Australian Jesus!).
Red Dwarf: Lemons
(Dave, 2012)
The one bona fide classic from Red Dwarf’s Dave years. The regulars bring effortless timing and character dynamics. Naylor revels in the trivially absurd, seeding jokes for harvesting on the fly and then offering a delightful, Dwarfishly droll commentary on religious idolatry.
Red Dwarf X
by Doug Naylor (Dave, 2012)
Although still somewhat an aging caricature of its earlier series, Red Dwarf X brings back the laughs through six cleverly constructed (if frivolous) episodes. ‘Lemons’, in which the Dwarfers misassemble a flat-pack anti-aging machine, consequently time-travelling and meeting Jesus, is a highlight.