The Phantom Menace: Last Night a Sith Lord Broke My Heart

In this, the final episode of our current series, we’ll be looking at The Phantom Menace, a film that almost instantly became shorthand for a kind of cataclysmic pop culture disappointment against which all others are measured. And that’s quite an achievement, you have to admit.

Our guests are psychologist David Myers, film critic Eddie Harrison, writer, blogger and cultural commentator Alex-Mell Taylor, and actor Sprite Kirkwood.

This episode also features contributions from...

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Our theme tune was mixed by musician Dan Jackson.

Music used in this episode

The Phantom Menace Soundtrack by John Williams

Goodnight, But Not Goodbye by Bea Arthur from The Star Wars Holiday Special

Clips used in this episode

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So Disappointed is written, produced, edited and hosted by Wendy Jordan and Paul Whitelaw.