Making Tracks at Festival of the Force 2026: The Lunchtime Panels

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The first Festival of the Force of 2026 took place on Saturday 31st January at Newark Showground and along with queues around the block, walls packed with costuming groups, artists, traders and much more there was the Interview Stage, which saw eighteen guests take to the stage across the day. Mark Newbold returned as stage host, and in this third episode from the show we hear his conversations with Spencer Wilding and Paul Springer, Hugh Spight and Femi Taylor, and Garrick Hagon.

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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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The first Festival of the Force of 2026 took place on Saturday 31st January at Newark Showground and along with queues around the block, walls packed with costuming groups, artists, traders and much more there was the Interview Stage, which saw eighteen guests take to the stage across the day. Mark Newbold returned as stage host, and in this third episode from the show we hear his conversations with Spencer Wilding and Paul Springer, Hugh Spight and Femi Taylor, and Garrick Hagon.

Remember to tune in to Good Morning Tatooine, LIVE Sunday evenings at 9.00pm UK, 4.00pm Eastern and 1.00pm Pacific on Facebook, X, YouTube and Twitch and check out our Fantha Tracks Radio Friday Night Rotation every Friday at 7.00pm UK for new episodes of The Fantha From Down Under, Planet Leia, Desert Planet Discs, Start Your Engines, Collecting Tracks, Canon Fodder and special episodes of Making Tracks, and every Tuesday at 7.00pm UK time for your weekly episode of Making Tracks.

You can contact any of our shows and send in your listeners questions by emailing radio@fanthatracks.com or comment on our social feeds.

You can contact any of our shows by emailing radio@fanthatracks.com; or comment on our social media on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest, or Tumblr.

Tune in on the platform of your choice below:

Or find us on Smart Speakers such as Amazon Alexa, Apple HomePod, Google Home, and Sonos. We are also available in your car with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, on your gaming console, and television. For all the details on how to listen in and subscribe, check out our dedicated page for Fantha Tracks Radio.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in '81 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He currently contributes to ILM.com and SkywalkerSound.com, having previously written for Star Wars Insider, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Starburst Magazine, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia and Model and Collectors Mart. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host (the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since it began in 2015), the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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