Star Wars Sessions

Probably Britain's Greatest Star Wars Podcast.... Join Matt Hudson and Luke Bligh each week for in-depth Star Wars discussion, interviews, opinion, and banter as well as spicy listener contributions and galactic-themed games.

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Apr 28, 2021 · 1 hr 23 min
Dee Tails Joins The Sessions (Cratinus / Quay Tolsite) // #112
R&B KING Dee Tails (of MN8 fame) joined us at Sessions HQ this week to discuss his appearances in the Sequel Trilogy era as Cratinus, Quay Tolsite and more plus his love for the franchise overall. We also find out YOUR favourite species from the galaxy far, far away and end on a music-themed game... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions, and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 27, 2021 · 10 min
SWS Extra - Thrawn: Ascendancy - Greater Good Non-Spoiler Review
Matt got stuck into Thrawn: Ascendancy - Greater Good, the second part of Timothy Zahn's latest Thrawn trilogy, and delivers his non-spoiler thoughts and opinion on the book. Shout out and thanks to the legends at Del Rey UK for the advance copy! For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions, and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 21, 2021 · 1 hr 19 min
Andor Shooting In Essex // #111
We're on location at Coryton Refinery to discuss the shooting of Star Wars: Andor right here in Essex. We also answer some great Patreon questions and end on a game with a twist... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions, and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 17, 2021 · 8 min
SWS Extra - Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest 2021 Q&A
We were invited to participate in the Hasbro Pulse Fan Fest Q&A alongside five other awesome Star Wars content creators from across the world. This episode is just the Sessions questions including some great moments of...execution. The full version can be found on our YouTube channel. For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions, and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 14, 2021 · 1 hr 32 min
Rogue Squadron & An Andor Scoop? // #110
Double discussion! We're chatting Patty Jenkin's Rogue Squadron this week including thoughts, theories and timeline speculation plus we also have some exciting Andor details following a trip to the set at Canary Wharf, London. We also take YOUR thoughts and end on a Solo based game... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions, and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 7, 2021 · 1 hr 22 min
Bad Batch Chit Chat // #109
The Bad Batch is under a month away and with a new trailer dropping, we're diving into the footage, the series, and what we think is going to go down - plus we take YOUR thoughts and end by finding out what species Luke really is... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions, and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 1, 2021 · 8 min
SWS Extra - A Spicy Special Announcement
Luke is coming at you with a special announcement so tune in and check it out...! For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 31, 2021 · 1 hr 26 min
Mark Newbold, George And The Prequels // #108
We're joined by Mark Newbold from Fantha Tracks to chat about George Lucas' personal vision for the Prequel Trilogy (based on an article Mark wrote) and whether he was correct in pursuing his vision ahead of other directions. We also hear YOUR thoughts and end on a game of "NEWBOLD or OLDCOLD" For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 24, 2021 · 1 hr 24 min
Japanese Influences On The Last Jedi // #107
Star Wars and George Lucas owe a huge debt of gratitude to Akira Kurosawa and Japanese cinema and 2017's The Last Jedi followed suit in a big way. We're discussing the Japanese influences on Rian Johnson's movie (and the franchise also), we also hear YOUR thoughts and end on a game of 'Who Would You Rather...and Why?!"... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 17, 2021 · 1 hr 31 min
The Art of The Mandalorian Season One // #106
The legends at Abrams & Chronicle were kind enough to send us a copy of the incredible The Art of the Mandalorian Season One and in this episode we're going through it, our favourite art and information from it and discussing the evolution from paper to screen - all this created LIVE in a Basildon park on a Star Wars Sessions field trip...spend an afternoon with Sessions. We also hear YOUR thoughts and end on a game of 20 Questions... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 10, 2021 · 1 hr 23 min
Kenobi Popping Into The Andor Series? // #105
Is Obi-Wan about to say "Hello There" to Cassian Andor? Rumours claim Ewan McGregor is poised to appear in the upcoming Andor - so we have a chat about exactly that. We take YOUR thoughts also, end on a game of "Kenobi Jokes" plus we have a spicy interview with Ewan himself... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 3, 2021 · 1 hr 24 min
The Ahsoka (And Ezra) Show // #104
We're discussing the rumour that Mena Massoud is to become Ezra Bridger for Ahsoka on Disney+, plus we also chat about other casting rumours and what we think will go down in the show. We take YOUR opinions too and end on a Twitter-related game... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2021 · 14 min
SWS Extra - Victory's Price Non-Spoiler Review
Matt reviews Victory's Price, the final installment of Alexander Freed's Alphabet Squadron. Does it stick the landing? Find out in this non-spoiler review... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 24, 2021 · 1 hr 34 min
Dominic Pace Joins The Sessions (Gekko the Bounty Hunter) // #103
Dominic Pace, AKA Gekko the Bounty Hunter from The Mandalorian season one, joins us this week to chat about the role, the future within the franchise, and the upcoming Gekko comic that is releasing imminently. We also discuss why bounty hunters are so revered, give our favourite hunters and take YOUR opinions too. We end by finding out which bounty hunter Luke would be... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe, and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials, and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 20, 2021 · 18 min
SWS Extra - The High Republic: A Test of Courage & Into the Dark Non-Spoiler Reviews
Matt reviews A Test of Courage (Justina Ireland) and Into the Dark (Claudia Gray), the second and third novels from The High Republic respectively. Both are non-spoiler so dive in without fear! For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 17, 2021 · 1 hr 21 min
The Rogue One Paradox // #102
Does the storytelling of Rogue One inadvertently create a superweapon credibility issue? Given what came prior in The Force Awakens, was the success of Rogue One actually a plot destroyer? We discuss this and take YOUR opinions also and end by finding out what Rogue One character Matt would be... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 10, 2021 · 1 hr 24 min
Will Mando Lead Into The Sequels? // #101
Jon Favreau has all but confirmed that The Mandalorian will connect into the story of the Sequel Trilogy - so we're here to discuss how that might happen, who could appear from the ST in Mando and the possibilities for the other upcoming Disney+ series. We take YOUR opinions too and announce the winner of our Mandalorian Monopoly giveaway! For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 3, 2021 · 1 hr 48 min
The Big One Hundred // #100
Sessions has hit ONE HUNDRED! It's finally happened! To celebrate, we're looking back over the life and times of SWS from the very beginning to now including a very special 'audio drama', our favourite moments, episodes, guests, and more plus we have a little help from the greatest listeners in the galaxy... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 27, 2021 · 1 hr 21 min
Luke. Mando. Fan Service. // #99
Luke Skywalker appeared in the season finale of The Mandalorian and everyone lost their minds...almost everyone anyway. But was it “too much fan service?” We discuss this, what fan service is to us and give our opinions on the moment - plus we hear YOUR thoughts too... For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 20, 2021 · 1 hr 23 min
The Wisdom of Qui-Gon // #98
Called the "rogue Jedi" and a maverick amongst many other things, we look into the wisdom of Qui-Gon Jinn, his place amongst the Jedi Order and whether we was really that different to the Council - plus we take YOUR thoughts and end on a game of "20 Questions" For all your Sessions needs, head to starwarssessions.co.uk // Find and support us on PATREON at patreon.com/starwarssessions // Don’t forget to rate, review, subscribe and share! You can find us on Twitter (@starwarssession) and Instagram (@starwarssessions) so come talk the Wars with us! We post polls, questions and thoughts on both socials and the results/comments are featured on the episodes as well. Send your voice messages to hellothere@starwarssessions.co.uk and we'll get them on the show. Catch the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and all good podcast platforms. Thanks again for listening – your continued support is so appreciated by us. MTFBWY. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.