Mark Newbold
Former Daily Content Manager and Program Director for Jedi News and the podcast network (August 2010 to August 2017). Former Co-host RADIO 1138 and Take Cover on the Jedi News Network.
Collectormania 17, May 28th – 30th 2011
Collectormania 17 arrives in Milton Keynes on the weekend of Saturday 28th to Monday 30th May and brings along with it a hearty...
Albin Johnson on BBC Outlook
From the BBC Outlook website - "On BBC Outlook today, hear the remarkable story of Albin Johnson who started to dress as a...
Pre-order Star Wars: The Complete Saga on Blu-ray Now!
Star Wars returns to our galaxy earlier than expected as the release date for the hotly anticipated Blu-Ray sets step forward to September...
“Bring my Shuttle (cock)”
Ever wondered why Lightsabre battles make such an awful racquet? Well, now you know...
Turning to the Dork Side #1
Long-time readers of Lightsabre will remember this gem of a series by artist and regular online Star Wars presence Neil Baker. Well,...
Star Wars Stars Shine at Memorabilia
Memorabilia invaded the NEC in Birmingham again this past weekend, bringing along with it a host of Star Wars-related guests including Steven Calcutt,...
Steve Sansweet Addresses the Star Wars Masses
He's been a friend to anyone and everyone in Star Wars fandom for over 15 years, and next week is his last watching...
UK Expo Prepares to Roll the Dice
UK Expo is building up again ready to roll some hard sixes in Birmingham between the 3rd and 5th June. UK Expo...
Star Wars Insider Now Available Worldwide
<A onclick="window.open (this.href, 'popupwindow','toolbar=no,status=no,menubar=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=no,width=900,height=750'); return false;" href="https://jedinewscurrent.azurewebsites.net/popup.aspx?imgpath=/images/news/articles/Insider_worldwidesubs.jpg&pageTitle=Star WarsInsider,now Worldwide" target=popupwindow> Fantastic news for Star Wars fans outside of the US, Canada, UK, Ireland, Australia...
Filoni Talks Season Three Finale With USA Today
The ever-busy Dave Filoni chatted with USA Today's 'Who's News' blog about the end of the magnificent Season Three and teased a few...
Zahn Releases Second Heir to the Empire Annotation
Timothy Zahn releases his second annotation for the 20th anniversary re-release of Heir to the Empire. "In some ways, Karrde is my...
Star Tours 2.0: New Locations and Characters Revealed
Star Tours 2.0 promises the possibility of 54 different experiences when the updated attraction reopens at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida on May 20...
Seeing Double
For those of you wondering where Master Yoda disappeared to after ghosting out of his slimy mudhole in Return of the Jedi, here's...
Block Mania – LEGO Lando Revealed!
LEGO Star Wars III - The Clone Wars hits the stores this week and the Official Star Wars Site unveils what...
Insider Inside Look – Making Maquettes
Star Wars Insider US#124/UK#100 hit the UK high street on March 17th and the Official Site throws the spotlight on one...
Spring Memorabilia 26th and 27th March 2011
Memorabilia returns to the Birmingham NEC on the 26th and 27th March and brings along with it a plethora of guests from...
Star Wars: Agent of the Empire Announced
News of a new Star Wars series from Dark Horse has hit the net this week with the announcement of Star Wars: Agent...
Chewbacca returns to battle The Clone Wars
Six years after Chewbacca's return to the Star wars movie galaxy in Revenge of the Sith, Peter Mayhew returns to the galaxy far,...
JW Rinzler’s The Making of Return of the Jedi Confirmed
Best news of the day, Del Rey confirm that they will indeed be releasing The Making of Return of the Jedi by Jonathan...
Padawan Lost Tonight on Sky Movies
Episode 21 of Season Three Padawan Lost hits Sky Movies Saturday evening at 19.30pm. Here's a brief run-down of tonights episode, available...
Would-Be Robbers Hit for Sith
News local to our regional Jedi News offices at Lightsabre Towers has been populating the Star Wars headlines this past week and...
Heir to the Empire – 20th Anniversary Edition
Timothy Zahn releases the first annotation for the 20th anniversary re-release of Heir to the Empire. "Each of the three classic Star...
Star Wars – The Clone Wars: Incredible Vehicles
With the release of their Autumn 2011 Trade catalogue DK bring some exciting news about a future Star Wars release. September 2011...
Techin’ the Michael
The interweb has been lit up this past few hours with news of a survey taken by Birmingham Science City that states a...
Star Wars Galaxy Issue 6 Hits the Shelves
Titan magazines bring us the latest action from the Star Wars galaxy in the form of Galaxy Magazine Issue 6. Also...
“I’ve Got Wheels for Feet!”
Ok, time for some simple maths. Pegg + Frost + Star Wars = Mucho giggles.See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.
Uncle George Makes Play Date with Uncle Walt
According to those sterling folks at The Force.net George Lucas is planning on being present at the May 20th opening of Star Tours...
Fate of the Jedi – Ascension Update
The Random House Fall (or autumn as we call it in these here parts) catalogue is now out and features some information regarding...
Star Wars: The Old Republic – Fate of the Galaxy Trailer
The Old Republic forges closer to its release date and to continue the build towards launch they release their latest trailer, Fate of the...
Super 8 Trailer
J J Abrams and Steven Spielberg, two names with amazing pedigrees in the field of science fiction and action. Bring them together, add...
Prepare to be (Hollywood) Bowl-ed Over…
Star Wars In Concert returns this summer for a two-night engagement at the Hollywood Bowl. On Friday, June 3 and Saturday June...
Take Me to the Bridge
Right now you might be pretty pleased with your 40" LCD TV, your 50" Plasma or even your THX certififed cinema. But as a...
Who Is the Most Prolific Star Wars Young Adult Author?
Following on from this weeks list of most prolific <A href="/news/news.aspx?newsID=4528"Star Wars adult authors, here is a rundown detailing which Star Wars authors have...
Star Tours 2 New Image Revealed
As the opening of Star Tours 2 on May 20th approaches Disney news site Inside the Magic have released this stunning image from the...
Jedi News and TeeKay-421 Forge Closer Ties
Jedi News continues to expand its scope as we announce closer ties with a prominent European Star Wars fan magazine. TeeKay-421...