Fantha Tracks Radio: A Star Wars Podcast Network

Join the Marks for Making Tracks Reaction Crew where they give their initial gut reactions to the latest in Star Wars programming. This episode they look at episode 7 of the debut season of Skeleton Crew - 'We’re Gonna Be In So Much Trouble' - and discuss their first impressions of the new hit Disney Plus show. Be warned – there are SPOILERS AHEAD. Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIV...

Join Richard Hutchinson and Andy Preston for the latest edition of Fantha Tracks Radio's Collecting Tracks. On this episode, Andy and Richard take a look at going back to school as a UK Star Wars fan. The rulers, rubbers, sharpeners and pencil cases of the 70's and 80's - there's plenty to discuss on the 13th Wave of Collecting Tracks. Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIVE Sunday and...

It's 2025 and the single file across the Star Wars galaxy continues like a rapidly receding scroll-up as Making Tracks returns for its first episode of the new year. The Marks dive into what's ahead in '25, looking at the potential panels for Star Wars Celebration Japan as well as remembering the late Angus MacInnes and celebrating encouraging progress for Jake Lloyd on episode 213 of Making Track...

Join the Marks for Making Tracks Reaction Crew where they give their initial gut reactions to the latest in Star Wars programming. This episode they look at episode 6 of the debut season of Skeleton Crew - 'Zero Friends Again' - and discuss their first impressions of the new hit Disney Plus show. Be warned – there are SPOILERS AHEAD. Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIVE Sunday evenin...

Join the Marks for Making Tracks Reaction Crew where they give their initial gut reactions to the latest in Star Wars programming. This episode they look at episode 5 of the debut season of Skeleton Crew - 'You Have A Lot To Learn About Pirates' - and discuss their first impressions of the new hit Disney Plus show. Be warned – there are SPOILERS AHEAD. Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine,...

As the 47th year of Star Wars comes to a close, join us as we take a look back at a jam-packed year for the saga. From The Acolyte to Skeleton Crew and all the announcements, passings, news and rumours in-between Fantha Tracks were there for all of it and we delve into it all on this very special episode of Making Tracks. Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIVE Sunday evenings at 9.00pm...

Join Johanna Lindén Nybelius and Clair Henry as they return for the final Planet Leia of 2024 to discuss their thoughts on the debut season of Skeleton Crew so far as well as some of the children of Star Wars in the first part of this two-part conversation on episode 23 of Planet Leia. We love you - you know! Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIVE Sunday evenings at 9.00pm UK, 4.00pm E...

Join the Marks for Making Tracks Reaction Crew where they give their initial gut reactions to the latest in Star Wars programming. This episode they look at episode 4 of the debut season of Skeleton Crew - 'Can't Say I remember No At Attin' - and discuss their first impressions of the new hit Disney Plus show. Be warned – there are SPOILERS AHEAD. Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIVE...

It's the penultimate episode of Making Tracks for 2024 and the Marks are diving into the news with all the wild abandon of a quartet of plucky pre-teen At Attin runaways. We look at some interesting Episode IX call sheets, dig into the Star Wars related Golden Globe nominations, discuss Jeremy Allen White joining the cast of The Mandalorian & Grogu, chew over Chris Ford and Jon Watts words on a se...

Farthest From arrived in Fordingbridge for the 26th time on the weekend of 6th - 8th December 2024, and as always Fantha Tracks were there to cover the event. This episode, Mark Newbold and Jonathan Hipkiss sit down to discuss Farthest From, the shows guests Steve Evans from Hasbro and designer and author Brian Hickey and much more on this special episode of Making Tracks. Remember to tune in to G...

Top up your coaxium, pay off the portmaster, check the nava computer and try not to bounce too close to a supernova as we invite you to Start Your Engines. This episode Paul Naylor and Mark Newbold discuss a multi-purpose starship that spans three trilogies from A New Hope right through to The Rise of Skywalker - the BTL Y-wing starfighter. We celebrate its onscreen appearances, the toys and its l...

Join the Marks for Making Tracks Reaction Crew where they give their initial gut reactions to the latest in Star Wars programming. This episode they look at episode 3 of the debut season of Skeleton Crew - 'Very Interesting, as an Astrogation Problem' - and joined by Sander de Lange they discuss their first impressions of the new hit Disney Plus show. Be warned – there are SPOILERS AHEAD. Remember...

4.00pm on Saturday 30th November on the Cosplay Central stage saw Mark Newbold host the Costuming Across The Galaxy panel which welcomed Michael Cullen (UKG), Mark Mulcaster (you might have heard of him, Rebel Legion Elstree Base) and Wayne Marper (Mando Mercs Vok’Chi Clan) to the stage to discuss costuming, their individual groups, their fundraising efforts and plenty more besides on this very sp...

It's time for the crew to assemble, and this week the Marks walk the halls of the NEC at MCM Birmingham Comic Con, sit down with producers Jon Watts and Chris Ford to discuss Skeleton Crew, talk Farthest From 26 with Dave Tree, SM-33 with actor Nick Frost and Star Wars fandom with Rebel Legion members Mark Tidridge and Skyhawker (yes, THE Skyhawker). We're racing towards 2025 like a herd of consti...

Join the Marks for Making Tracks Reaction Crew where they give their initial gut reactions to the latest in Star Wars programming. This episode they look at episodes 1 and 2 of the debut season of Skeleton Crew - 'This Could Be a Real Adventure' and 'Way, Way Out Past the Barrier' - and discuss their first impressions of the new hit Disney Plus show. Be warned – there are SPOILERS AHEAD. Remember...

Top up your coaxium, pay off the portmaster, check the nava computer and try not to bounce too close to a supernova as we invite you to Start Your Engines. This episode Paul Naylor and Mark Newbold discuss the very first starship seen onscreen in Star Wars way back in 1977, the Tantive IV, a CR90 corvette also known colloquially as a Blockade Runner. We look at it's long history, its attributes, t...

We're back like a herd of foraging Runyips as we delve into this week's news. We head to a very chilly Trafalgar Square to meet the young cast of Skeleton Crew, series star Jude Law and producers Jon Watts and Chris Ford, consider Jude Laws thoughts on fan expectations and look at Tony Gilroy's comments on Andor Season 2. Grab your coat because you just pulled the 210th episode of Making Tracks. R...

Fantha Tracks loaded up the stock heavy freighter and hit the hyperspace lanes to Olympia for another packed weekend in the Star Wars Zone at London Film and Comic Con, with Fantha Tracks hosting the Lucasfilm related panels on the Second Stage. Host Mark Newbold, along with Paul Naylor, Brian Cameron and Mark Mulcaster spoke to a cargo hold full of guests, and we conclude our extensive coverage w...

We're on the road again, returning to Olympia for a weekend of Autumnal fun as we hit London Comic Con Winter and walk the floor to delve into whether Rey Skywalker is essential to the future of Star Wars, discuss the latest news, look back at the weekends events and return to FanX LIVE in Farnborough for our chat with Jake Lunt Davies on a very special mostly walking, always talking episode of Ma...

FanX LIVE brought a slew of stars to Farnborough for the first running of the show, and the Saturday afternoon brought us The Phantom Menace panel with guests Hugh Quarshie, Steve Speirs, Marc Silk and Andy Secombe (That's Captain Panaka, Captain Tarpals, Senator Aks Moe and Watto). Look back over a quarter of a century to the making of Episode One, as well as our chat with TC-14 performer John Fe...

Remember when we said Star Wars never sleeps? You probably don't because we just made that up, but nevertheless that's never been truer than this week as we sit down to digest the news that Simon Kinberg is writing and producing a new Star Wars trilogy, Daisy Ridley and the imminent announcement, the freshy titled second season of Andor: A Star Wars Story landing on Disney Plus on 22nd April 2025,...

It's time to sit back, relax and allow episode 208 of Making Tracks to fly into your earholes like a stock light freighter swoops into an exogorths mouth. This week we celebrate Fantha Tracks turning seven, remember the late, great Greg Hildebrandt, discuss Iain McCaigs revelation that Obi-Wan Kenobi was almost played by Liam Neeson in The Phantom Menace, return to FanX Live in Farnborough for our...

Join Johanna Lindén Nybelius and Clair Henry as they return for the latest episode of Planet Leia to discuss this years anniversary film, The Phantom Menace 25 years after its release. In the second part of a two-part retrospective they give their thoughts, opinions, loves and dislikes about this classic first entry in the Skywalker Saga and much more besides on episode 22 of Planet Leia. We love...

Sit down, get comfy and wrap your lugs around episode 207 of Making Tracks (the 350th episode in total of the show) as we look at the latest Star Wars film news including Daisy Ridley talking New Jedi Order and Steven Knight leaving the project. We get excited by the completion of principal photography on The Mandalorian & Grogu, catch up with Brian Herring and Lee Towersey at FanX Live and take i...

Top up your coaxium, pay off the portmaster, check the nava computer and try not to bounce too close to a supernova as we invite you to Start Your Engines. This episode Paul Naylor and Mark Newbold discuss two classic vehicles from Return of the Jedi, the Ubrikkian Industries modified LO-KD57 sail barge better known as the Khetanna and the Ubrikkian Industries Bantha-II cargo skiff. Both vehicles...