Send us a Text Message. 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 find out what NBA stars spend their first paychecks on, who we can expect to see acting wi…

Send us a Text Message. 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-Men finally joining the Disney fold, and original Sci-Fi movies to look forward to. In 2nd …

Send us a Text Message. 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 to save a few quid, whilst Steff is vaguely annoyed that Eric Clapton didn't play his favo…

Send us a Text Message. 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 of episodes of Tales of the Empire. In 2nd Chance Cinema Club, the boys review 1997's Sta…

Send us a Text Message. 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 would do if we had Chris Hemsworth's body for a couple of weeks... In 2nd Chance Cinema C…

Send us a Text Message. 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 this summer. Meanwhile, Hutch fantasizes about Japanese Star Wars merch, and bizarrely cal…

Send us a Text Message. 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 sweep at the BAFTAS; we discuss real vs virtual cleaning, and Steff tells us about his sp…

Send us a Text Message. 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. There’s plenty going on news wise, with a shocking box office revelation, some vi…

Send us a Text Message. 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 hear about how Steff spent his Easter (clue: watching movies and eating chocolate), and how Hutch has an unl…

Send us a Text Message. 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 fiction news and meanwhile, in 2nd Chance Cinema Club, Steff takes us on a forgettable Mission …

Send us a Text Message. Mae the Force be with you! The first trailer for new Star Wars show The Acolyte dropped this week, so the boys dissect it with their usual clinical precision. Elsewhere, there's discussion on the latest movie trailers, way too much Star Trek chat, and why you shouldn't be worried if the boys tell you they've had a touch... I…

Send us a Text Message. It’s First Chance Cinema Club this Week, so climb aboard your nearest Grandmother worm and join us on a spice induced journey through our detailed review of Dune: Part Two. WARNING: These spoilers are more potent than the Water of Life! There’s also topical discussions on subwoofers; sequels nobody asked for, and where to se…

Send us a Text Message. Here at AITSP we like to think we provide much value to our faithful audience: In depth coverage of your favourite movies; the latest news from around the galaxy, and even recommendations on the arts. This week our services are again called into action, as one of our listeners has bought a new TV, and wants us to let him kno…

Send us a Text Message. 12 whole months have passed since an alcohol fueled conversation sparked the launch of the galaxy's greatest podcast. Steff and Hutch replay some of their favorite, and not so favorite, moments from year one of Alone in the South Passage. The Second Chance Cinema Club is a group activity this week with both of the boys watch…

Send us a Text Message. Hutch has finally popped his Disneyland cherry and this week he tells us all about his Parisian adventures at the house of mouse. Meanwhile in Second Chance Cinema Club, Steff reviews Brad Pitt space flick Ad Astra, and Hutch finds it incredibly easy to say lots of really positive things about 80's Sci-Fi erotica Star Slamme…

Send us a Text Message. This week Hutch is knackered due to his all night American Hand Egg party, and Steff is numb from watching a space cat sleeping for two hours. But like the pros they are, the boys battle through their pancake induced food comas to deliver another slice of sci-fi goodness for you all. Star Wars content is a little thin on the…

Send us a Text Message. This week we hear all about how Steff's birthday went, including his original originals viewing marathon. Hutch dazzles with his videogame knowledge, and tells us more about NFL recruitment than we ever wanted to know. This episode sees the kick off of a brand new segment whereby the boys pick terrible movies for each other …

Send us a Text Message. This week we dive into Gareth Edwards' new movie "The Creator". Is it as good as Rogue One? No, clearly not. But we give it a damn good going over, nonetheless. We also discuss the lengths people will go to get Doom running on more and more obscure hardware, and how Hutch is the latest victim to succumb to a viral TV show. Y…

Send us a Text Message. We beat Disney to the punch this week by talking hypotheticals, in our own version of 'Star Wars What If...?' Like bored Gods, Steff and Hutch pick two small changes each to make to the sacred timeline, and then discuss the possible ramifications of their meddling. Sliding doors and lovely little butterfly effects abound, as…

Send us a Text Message. It's the 4000th of January and the boys finally get around to doing their 2023 retrospective. Was it a good year for Star Wars? Yes obviously, it's the year the galaxy's greatest sci-fi podcast started! But apparently one or two other things happened as well. So we talk about them. The term vintage is sometimes bandied about…

Send us a Text Message. HAPPY NEW YEAR! We kick off 2024 in style, with a roundup of the latest and greatest news in the world of science fiction. Steff takes us through the various Star Wars shows due to hit our TVs this year, and Hutch discusses the future projects going into production in 2024, including the hot off the press announcement of a b…

Send us a Text Message. Beat the post holiday blues by tuning in to some end of year AITSP nonsense! This week we discuss our Star Wars themed Christmas presents- the edible, the legible and the one that almost ruined a mum's birthday. We also hear about Steff's visit to the Disney 100 Year Celebration in London and why we should all go immediately…

Send us a Text Message. It's our bumper Christmas episode this week! We are absolutely groaning with quality content for you, the boys have prepared loads of fantastic items, features, news, and reviews. Or... (and bear with us here) it's just a punny take on the 12 Days of Christmas, arbitrarily changing the lyrics to Star Wars things. But at leas…

Send us a Text Message. Steff finally pulls his finger out and does his Star Wars video games episode! But we've drafted in some help... This week we welcome special guest Bas van Dun to the show and grill him on the good, the bad, and the ugly of Star Wars interactive entertainment. From the lows of Masters of Teras Kasi, to the highs of Knights o…

Send us a Text Message. It's finally Sequel chat time on the AITSP podcast this week. We discuss the treatment of force users new and old in Episodes VII, VIII and IX of our beloved franchise, as Luke, Rey and Kylo Ren go under our terrible microscope. We talk about their treatment, their character arcs and their interactions with each other. Most …

Send us a Text Message. Like Jerry Springer in space, this week we force Star Wars to take a DNA test to determine its parentage. The topic this time comes from a listener's questions around how Star Wars is actually a British movie. Is this madness? Or is there merit to this argument? We do a slightly more than half assed attempt to answer this. M…

Send us a Text Message. This week we discuss Steff's excursion to watch the A Disturbance in the Force documentary, and hear about all things Holiday Special. We also mention some upcoming trips to the Disney 100 year celebration, as well as a decidedly dodgy sounding Star Wars burlesque show... We then get the Neuralyzers out and pick some movies …

Send us a Text Message. It's Hutch's birthday this week and Steff has a surprise in store that's sure to raise a smile and a groan! Did someone say Jar Jar...? We also discuss Anthony Daniels bravely rescuing props from a bonfire to sell at auction, and there's a roundup of the season 2 finale of the Loki series. But it's not all joy and light, and…

Send us a Text Message. This week the boys are talking about shhhh....whisper it, The Holiday Special! What is it? Where can I see it? What right does it have to exist? All these questions and no more will be answered in this episode. We also talk about Deadpool 3's homage to Star Wars and how Finality of Dusk is pushing the boundaries for deaf mov…

Send us a Text Message. The boys are back for a spooktacular special! After a short hiatus last week, normal service has now been resumed. By which we mean the usual nonsense and ramblings that constitutes an AITSP episode. Steff and Hutch discuss their holidays and how they tried to shoehorn in as much Star Wars stuff as they could. Quite easy at …

Send us a Text Message. A Special Guest joins us this week, as Mike from Prophecy Maker talks to us about all things Stormtrooper helmets! As a prop maker and OG Star Wars fan, Mike tells us where his passion comes from and the incredible lengths he goes to for authenticity in his creations. We also find out about some of the one offs he's made and…

Send us a Text Message. Ahsoka is all over! :-( So this week we recap the series as a whole, discussing our highlights, lowlights and thoughts on what yet could be, if they ever make a second series that is. Attention Mr. Filoni: Hutch has kindly thrown his hat in the ring for any potential recast opportunities... We also put Ahsoka in its rightful…

Send us a Text Message. As the Ahsoka series draws to an end, we recap the final episode, Part 8: The Jedi, The Witch and the Warlord. Plot points are mostly tied up. Character arcs are mostly complete. The story is mostly resolved in a satisfactory manner. Mostly. Tune in next week when we examine the series as a whole and do our favourite thing, …

Send us a Text Message. We are at the tail end of the Ahsoka series now, with our recap of Part 7 - Dreams and Madness. Like early 00's social media, Friends Reunited is the order of the day here, as well as round 2 of some tasty dust-ups. But the tension really ratchets up when we are left wondering whether Thrawn will ever finish packing his endl…

Send us a Text Message. No prizes for guessing that this week we are talking about more brand new Star Wars, with Part 6 of Ahsoka, "Far, Far Away." We find ourselves in a different galaxy, where the hero wanders a barren landscape, fights nomadic warriors, befriends an indigenous tribe, and finally meets a space wizard. And if all that sounds fami…

Send us a Text Message. In this episode we cover Ahsoka Part 5- "Shadow Warrior" After finally getting a whirlwind of plot last week, things take a more visual turn in part 5. De-aged characters make a welcome return, Hera makes more terrible career choices and we finally get a live action Anakin wearing a skirt. What more could we ask for? You can…

Send us a Text Message. This week we review Episode 4 of Ahsoka: Fallen Jedi. We are halfway through the series now, time to take stock on what we’ve seen so far and what we expect from the next four episodes. You can contact us at: aloneinthesouthpassage@gmail.com We can be found on: Instagram - @aitsp_podcast Twitter - @aitsp_podcast Youtube - ht…

Send us a Text Message. This week we review Episode 3 of the Ahsoka series: "Time to Fly" Has the newest installment improved the lads' opinion of this slow burner? With some scenes plagiarised from A New Hope, and others involving a non Jedi not moving a cup, the jury is still out. At least Hutch has been swatting up on his Star Wars Rebels knowle…

Send us a Text Message. New Star Wars is with us! This week we discuss the first two episodes of the new Ahsoka series, Master and Apprentice and Toil and Trouble. We talk about the live action recreations of Hera Syndulla, Ezra Bridger and Sabine Wren, as well as new characters Baylan Skoll and Shin Hati, along with the return of The Mandalorian's…

Send us a Text Message. Party on Dudes! A most excellent episode comes to you this week. We dedicate this one to a very special person, who has (unbeknownst to them) requested that we cover the most non heinous Bill & Ted movies. This has worked out well as we forgot to plan any Star Wars content for this week... The chat centres mostly on the firs…

Send us a Text Message. As Steff and Hutch have cleverly decided to be on holiday when Ahsoka launches, this episode discusses some background on the heroes and villains of the upcoming series, as well as speculating on what characters and plot points we could be seeing. This means that they've had to watch some Star Wars cartoons and even read a b…

Send us a Text Message. LIVE ACTION STAR WARS SERIES! If those words tickle your fancy, then be sure to catch this week's episode. With the Ahsoka series right around the corner, we discuss the live action offerings so far: The Mandalorian, Andor, The Book of Boba Fett, and Obi Wan Kenobi. We expertly dissect each series, look at the popular opinio…

Send us a Text Message. We move well out of our comfort zone this week (and it shows), as we bumble our way through a discussion on the MUSIC of STAR WARS. John Williams is one of the greatest movie composers of all time and he would be horrified if he heard us hack our way blindly through his back catalogue. Tune in for deep insights and analysis …

Send us a Text Message. The clue is in the title this week folks, as we tackle Mel Brook's 1987 Sci Fi comedy, SPACEBALLS! Steff and Hutch try to leave nostalgia behind and put this Star Wars spoof in its original context, answering the important question: How has the film aged? Like fermented grapes, or a bovine udder drink? With outdated referenc…

Send us a Text Message. Always hot on the pulse of current affairs, this week Steff and Hutch talk about 2016's Rogue One movie. Can Steff rein in Hutch's gushing praise long enough to insert his usual nonsense about dangerous doors and minor plot contrivances? Or will it all spiral into digressions about Anne Frank, and Galen Erso's booby trapped …

Send us a Text Message. This week, Steff and Hutch watched Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, and they have decided to tackle the big questions on everyone's lips: Will James Mangold be able to sleep at night? What would a venn diagram of Indiana Jones/Star Wars/Marvel look like? Do Nazis deliberately hold their torches like lightsabers? Plus, …

Send us a Text Message. Join Steff and Hutch as they debate whether a lack of original content and constant sequels/reboots are killing off cinema as we know it, or whether it's the only thing keeping it alive. In a world where we consume our media very differently, what is the future for the humble multiplex? We also find out why only one of the p…

Send us a Text Message. In a break from their usual ramblings, Steff and Hutch take on a quiz from the Star Wars website. The quiz, based entirely on quotes from Star Wars movies, throws up some interesting conversation starters and the odd embarrassing moment. You can contact us at: aloneinthesouthpassage@gmail.com We can be found on: Instagram - …

Send us a Text Message. This week we look at the impact of the Disney takeover on Star Wars and the broader implications for Lucasfilm. Our discussion centers around the key questions of: Have Disney shown enough respect to the source material? What's been the highlight of the Disney era so far? Has anything really offended us? "It’s Christmas 2012…

Send us a Text Message. In Episode 16 of Alone in the South Passage, we review Star Wars - Revenge of the Sith. 18 years on from their first viewing, Steff and Hutch discuss what they love about the movie, and what they could probably do without. Hutch also tells us about an unexpected trip to the set of Andor. You can contact us at: aloneinthesout…