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Star Wars 101
Episode 1
Monday, 9 February, 2026

We’re back and it is our 101st episode! And we’re marking the milestone with an area of special interest for James, and mostly special disinterest for Lily: Star Wars (or at least until she watched the burlesque show “The Empire Strips Back.” We take a whistlestop tour through the three sagas to consider how one of the great trilogies became such a mess. But could this year’s 50th anniversary of A New Hope offer a new hope?References The Empire Strips Back burlesque showThe Phantom Menace BTS documentary -----------If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review!Edited by Lily Austin Original music by James BrailsfordLogo design by Alfie Garland Instagram TikTokLetterboxdEmail us