EXPERT SERIES

What's better than an audio guide to Star Wars beer? 

How  about a guide where you can watch along and see all the cool can and  bottle designs as we discuss them? Give this a whirl on YouTube and  discover some great tasting (and great looking) beers.

Beer and Star Wars – they are more connected than you might think. Welcome to the first ever Generation Skywalker Beer Show.

Stuart, Craig, Jez, Dan and Mark are joined by beer expert Kimberley Owen, who takes us through a tasting of five Star Wars themed beers from Moor Beer, Tiny Rebel, Brew York and Original Stormtrooper breweries. She really knows her stuff and takes the boys out of their  comfort zones, as she teaches them how to appreciate what they are  drinking. We learned a lot, you might too.

Between drinks, Craig takes us through his latest blog post,  which looks at drinking culture as portayed in the movies, TV shows and  expanded universe, as well as a tour of Star Wars-themed beers from  around the world, while the team suggests suitable ways of storing,  serving and enjoying your beers.

A  fun zip through some of some highlights from 35 year's worth of Star  Wars Expanded Universe novels, with one of the fandom's most well  respected figures.

All brought to life in this enhanced version with tonnes of cover images, character illustrations and much more.

Joining  Craig and Stuart as part of Generation Skywalker's book month, is Star  Wars fanatic, blogger and podcaster Richard Hutchinson.

Rich  is a huge Expanded Universe fan and chooses his five favourite EU books  and why they mean the most to him, as well as explaining why he is so  invested in the literature of Star Wars.

The  chat covers a wide cross section of novels and is ideal for anyone  looking to dip their toe in Star Wars Legends, as well as those wanting  to revisit these stories.

See exactly what we are discussing on this lively, one-off roundtable about the original Thrawn novels. 

Packed  with covers and character art, this enhanced podcast is ideal if you  are unfamiliar with the books and are keen to learn more.

It's  five years after Return of the Jedi: the Rebel Alliance has destroyed  the Death Star, defeated Darth Vader and the Emperor, and driven the   remnants of the old Imperial Starfleet to a distant corner of the  galaxy. Princess Leia and Han Solo are married and expecting Jedi twins.   And Luke Skywalker has become the first in a long-awaited line of Jedi   Knights.
 

In 1991, Star Wars burst back into  fans' lives with the release of the Timothy Zahn novel, Heir To The  Empire, which began the start of a trilogy of books, affectionately  known as 'The Thrawn Trilogy'.  

Stuart  and Craig are joined by Mark Mulcaster and Mark Newbold to discuss this  books and the impact they had on the Star Wars Universe.  Join us as we  reminisce about characters old  and new, a plot which perhaps should  have been the sequel trilogy on screen and just how much these books  changed the Star Wars landscape.

One of our most comprehensive and detailed enhanced podcasts to date.

Honestly, this is like 'Everything you wanted to know about the Micro Collection but were afraid to ask.'

Buckle up for a couple of hours of indepth diecast goodness.

The second part of the six-part diecast series sees Stuart joined by Josh Blake to discuss the Micro Collection from 1982.

Josh's  knowledge on the subject makes for a fascinating listen as he takes us  through a whole host of topics, from his love for preproduction items to  production pieces and unproduced items, as well as customs and  scandals.  

Check out Josh's Micro Collection Facebook page and join in the conversation.

A  special, enhanced video presentation of show 006 featuring a wealth of  imagery and video content, including all the work that went into  creating the range and the ideas behind the promotional campaign.

The  show is available in our usual audio formats, but this really brings  the story to life with never-seen-before concepts and visuals.

In  2017 Helix released a 40th Anniversary Star Wars range to celebrate  their line from back in 1977 – and Craig, Mark and Grant Criddle played a  big part.
 

This podcast takes you through the journey of how the 40th Anniversary  range came to be – from connecting with Helix through a Twitter post, to  the release and promotion of the line. 

But that is only half the story. Join Mark and Craig as they relive this great story of fan passion and where it can lead.

Generation Skywalker welcomes you to join us for the first of a six-part series on the world of diecast toys over the years.

In this first episode, Stuart is joined by Andrew Norton – a diecast focus collector and owner/editor of www.vintagestarwarsdiecast.co.uk. Together they look at the first range of diecast vehicles, judging each  one on its merits, as well as discussing the packaging, licenses,  mailers and everything in between.

Join us for a fun ride through the land of die cast metal and all its wonders.

(Unavailable as an enhanced video version.)

Generation  Skywalker welcomes its first ever guest, as Christopher James Leddy –  one of the nicest guys in the universe – joins Stuart to discuss  collecting Hot Toys. (A discussion which has since prompted Stuart to  order a couple himself!)

Chris  tells us what Hot Toys mean to him and why he collects the line. We  discuss his own podcast channel – Sixth Scale Scavengers – and delve  into his favourite items and what he's looking forward to from the  upcoming releases later this year.

(Unavailable as an enhanced video version.)