Alone in the South Passage - A Star Wars Podcast
A weekly podcast with Star Wars and Science Fiction news, reviews and loads of other nonsense. All delivered with passion, good humour and a dash of strong language.
Episodes
78 episodes
Extra and Ordinary: Lego Star Wars Rebuild the Galaxy, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Ewan McGregor, Tom Jones
Ever wanted the skinny on how the Hollywood Walk of Fame works? No? Well tough, because you're getting it this week. Also, is Ewan McGregor cool?We discuss the latest Star Wars content to hit Disney+, with the new animated series Lego S...
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Episode 78
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1:09:55
The Circle is Now Complete: A Tribute to James Earl Jones
A very sad week for cinema and Star Wars fans in particular, as we mark the passing of acting titan James Earl Jones.We are hurting, but we find some joy in celebrating a wonderful body of work and a voice which has evoked terror in Reb...
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Episode 77
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1:13:31
Outlaws and Outlanders: New Star Wars Video Game Review
This week we welcome back special guest Bas van Dun to the show, to give us his thoughts on the newly released and long anticipated video game: Star Wars Outlaws.Has it been worth the wait? Tune in to find out.In 2nd Chance Cine...
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Episode 76
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1:19:22
Don't Look Bantha Anger: Deadpool and Wolverine, Alien Romulus, Oasis, Johnny Mnemonic
Alright our kid? We finally review Deadpool and Wolverine in detail this week, as Hutch has managed to get himself to the cinema and watch it at last.Meanwhile, Steff has already moved on and been to see Alien Romulus, ...
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Episode 75
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1:10:16
I've Been Waiting For You - Holidays, Borderlands and Star Wars updates
After a long summer break, the boys are back, recharged and raring to go.There’s lots to catch up on, much of it Christopher Nolan related of course, as Hutch seems to theme his holidays around the man.With all that travel, ther...
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Episode 74
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1:13:05
The Acolyte Roundup: Which is the Best Star Wars Series?
So The Acolyte is now complete and we can finally review the series as a whole, without any further speculation or assumption.Much like a spaghetti western, it's a case of The Yord, The Bazil and The Jecki. We talk about what worked for...
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Episode 73
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1:11:42
Osha, it Mae well be The Acolyte Finale!
Only now at the end do you understand.And so The Acolyte comes to an end and concludes with it's eighth and final episode, called...err, The Acolyte.There's a couple of surprises to be had as the latest live action Star Wars...
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Episode 72
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59:55
Back to the Brendok, The Acolyte Episode 7: Choice
There’s not long now until we hopefully get the answers to the biggest mysteries of the summer: Who is Zippy Face? Will Osha turn to evil? Can England's men win a major football competition?But for thi...
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Episode 71
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1:03:52
Sol Survivor, The Acolyte Episode 6: Teach/Corrupt
It's episode 70 of the galaxy's greatest podcast and we review episode 6 of the galaxy's latest Star Wars series.We are at the business end of The Acolyte now and things are building up to a cracking finale, so we look at this week's of...
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Episode 70
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1:06:14
The 'S' Word and The Acolyte, Episode 5: Night
Some social media backtracking required this week, as serious bombshells are dropped in the newest offering.It's an action packed episode that needs lots of digging into. So we can't afford distractions like how much text messages used ...
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Episode 69
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1:00:29
Reviewing The Acolyte Episode 4 - Day
We are already halfway through the latest Disney+ offering and things are moving quickly in this newest of Star Wars series.We dissect Episode 4 in detail with our usual panache and flair. It's gone down well, but it's not without its p...
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Episode 68
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39:55
In Depth with The Acolyte Episode 3 - Destiny
We are now three eighths deep into the new Star Wars show and this week we review the most recent episode, as well as giving our thoughts on the series to date.The rest of the internet seems to be split between either screaming in outra...
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Episode 67
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58:24
New Star Wars - The Acolyte Episodes 1 & 2
Execute Episode 66...Live action Star Wars is back as The Acolyte is finally here! We deep dive into the first two episodes of the latest series to hit Disney+. Namely Episode 1: Lost/Found and Episode 2: Revenge/Justice.The boy...
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Episode 66
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59:15
Murder, Death, Killbots: The Acolyte, Kill Command, Fall Guy, The Bikeriders, Victor Wembanyama, Jurassic Park
The boys have been busy this week. Hutch had a soggy old time in a field and watched old Steven Seagal movies, whilst Steff killed zombies with his son and watched something questionable in a dark room full of strangers.In the news we fi...
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Episode 65
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1:01:21
From He-Man to Eternia: Masters of the Universe, Star Trek, X-Men, Vision, Bodger and Badger, Superman
It's been a quiet week for the boys, Steff endured rugby disappointment and Hutch watched an Adam Driver movie (£100 says you don't guess which one...) and that's about it!Thankfully, in news there's lots to get excited about, with X-Me...
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Episode 64
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1:13:34
Thank the Maker! George Lucas Birthday, Tales of the Empire, Sigourney Weaver, The Mandalorian, Megalopolis, Empire Magazine, Christopher Nolan, Prince of Persia, Jake Gyllenhaal, Eurovision
The man best known as Baron Papanoida became an octogenarian this week and we lament how much more he accomplished in the first half of his life than we have in all of ours (YET).In other news, Hutch tears up trees with his bare hands t...
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Episode 63
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1:14:49
Starship Losers
Steff has been intimidating school children this week. Hutch, thankfully has not.The boys have suffered through The Phantom Menace though, in honour of its 25th anniversary and they also discuss The Acolyte preview and the first couple ...
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Episode 62
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1:13:55
Fourth of May Be With You
It's Star Wars Day this week and the boys are celebrating by maybe, possibly going to see The Phantom Menace in the cinema (if they can be bothered).In the news, we hear about some upcoming TV and movies, but we mainly focus on what we ...
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Episode 61
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1:13:07
Aliens to the Power of Three
It's episode 60 and Steff has finally watched an important piece of cinema this week, but sadly not the film he was supposed to see (sorry).We have lots of news items to discuss, with several classic movies coming back into the cinema th...
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Episode 60
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1:01:27
Much Ado About Fallout
We revel in the 1950s this week, as Steff brings us up to date with his adventures in a gory wasteland and (somehow) a Shakespeare play. Otherwise, Hutch has done sod all!In news, there's lots of video game chat. It's a Star Wars clean ...
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Episode 59
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1:14:57
Beware the Monkey Hangers
The boys have been busy this week doing all sorts. Hutch has been swanning about the West End watching grim plays about up north, whilst Steff has been living his best life at Reading Comic Con, The Bootleg Beatles and, errr… Maidenhead United....
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Episode 58
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1:15:43
Tales of the Empire
New Star Wars alert!Exciting news as a trailer dropped today for original animated series Tales of the Empire. So we talk all about that, along with a roundup of all the other sci-fi news that's fit to print.We also...
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Episode 57
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1:15:45
Mission to Black Hole
The boys do their damndest to not talk about Star Wars this week, instead discussing topics as diverse as Rugby, Captain Kirk, and the pronunciations of Chinese authors/Canadian directors.There's also the usual roundup of science fictio...
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Episode 56
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1:08:00