Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) and Educating Rita (1983) | A mighty messy Star Wars production

Film Stories with Simon Brew

Simon Brew

Film History, Tv & Film

4.9 • 813 Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

Two very different films in this latest episode of film history podcast Film Stories. Firstly, it's Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, an infamously difficult production that saw director Gareth Edwards fashion a war tale in the Star Wars universe - and then reshoots become Hollywood trade press fodder. Coming off the back of two James Bond films meanwhile, director Lewis Gilbert reckoned he might be able to get interest in a film take on hit play Educating Rita back in the early 1980s. He got a short, sharp shock - but a dinner party offered him a very welcome stroke a luck. Stories of both films are told in this episode. Please do the like and subscribe and leaving a nice review thing. Thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Something unexpected has arrived in Happy Meal.
0:03.0	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Hello Kitty and friends are teaming up for the Ultimate Collab.
0:08.0	Joining your little ones on a fun-fueled adventure.
0:11.0	Some fun, some food, it's all inside this Happy Meal.
0:16.0	Until the 2nd of February from 11am includes one pre-selected book or toy whilst it's last.
0:20.0	That's it, we need a bigger car. Smart Speaker, what's an award-winning SUV? The Tucson is an award-winning mid-size SUV and is available for a 24-hour test drive. They look great, and it's a self-charging hybrid, too. Smart Speaker. Search offers on a high-undi Tucson. The Tucson is available with two years 0% APR. And it's Hyundai, by the way. Discover the Hyundai Tucson self-charging hybrid. Ends 31st of March, 25% deposit, finance subject to status. Hyundai UK is a credit broker, not a lender. Terms apply. Hello, this is Simon Brew. I'm the founder of Film Stories magazine.
0:54.7	I'm delighted to say for this episode,
0:57.0	I've got Michael Canaan at the start,
0:59.8	who's been doing an audit of my podcast.
1:02.4	Michael, you've had a look at it.
1:04.2	What do you think?
1:05.5	You can't go on producing work as thin as this.
1:08.5	Oh, cheers, Michael.
1:10.5	Come with me.
1:12.6	And I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.
1:15.9	And movies.
1:17.1	Movies that had stories.
1:18.7	That the story just sucks a man.
1:21.2	This is just the beginning.
1:23.7	We would be honored if you would join us.
1:30.3	Hello and a very warm welcome to Film Stories with Simon Brew.
1:34.3	I am Simon Brew as always. It's absolutely everything you need to know about me.
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