Star Wars

Breathe is the story of British advocate for the disabled Robin Cavendish, who contracted polio in 1958, which left him paralysed from the neck down at 28, facing his final few months in hospital… Audio

Simon Morris looks back on 2017 - a year of two Star Wars films, two Lego films and two films mostly about Dunkirk. It was also a year that finally did a little more than pay lip-service to the idea… Audio

Colorado company Sphero is leading the way in next-generation toys. They've produced a scaled-down version of the Star Wars characters BB-8 and R2-D2 and an educational robot called SPRK. Video, Audio

Comedian Ben Hurley reminisces about Star Wars, Lego, a rundown flat and why being funny isn't about being the class clown. Audio

Auckland Youth Orchestra Principal Trombone player Mark Bingham talks to Eva Radich about finding his love of a variety of music through the Star Wars theme, which last year led to performing music… Video, Audio

Dan Slevin checked out a midnight screening of the new Star Wars movie and says it relies too much on the original series to totally work as a stand-alone film.

The best* online video we’ve been watching over the last seven days including putting the needle on the record, who earns what on a blockbuster and a superb Star Wars/North by Northwest mash-up. Video

The best* online video we’ve been watching over the last seven days, including Star Wars reimagined as James Bond, Cannes favourites since 2010 and how an editor thinks and feels. Video

Kailey and Dan are joined via Skype from the Cayman Islands by our comic book cinematic universe expert Andy James, The three of us pick apart the new Batman v Superman film (spoilers!) and try to… Audio

The best* online video we’ve been watching over the holiday period including Star Wars getting the Ken Burns treatment, Pixar goes to the movies and actors playing actors acting. Video