Today I found out…..

lejackal · Dec 2, 2025

That the late, great Peter Mayhew played the Minoton in Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger.

What have you learnt recently?

Cazza · Dec 2, 2025

Didn't know that

Michael Sith · Dec 2, 2025

Didn’t know that!

Anthony Daniels the voice of Legolas in the Ralph Bakshi animated adaptation of The Lord of the Rings (1978).

lejackal · Dec 2, 2025

That’s a new one on me - thanks Mike

edd_jedi · Dec 2, 2025

Not Star Wars related but I only found out yesterday that one of the kids in Nightmare on Elm Street is Johnny Depp

Cazza · Dec 2, 2025

Mike, that's a good one! Knew about Depp.

lejackal · Sunday at 4:42 PM

The Victory Arch in Baghdad was apparently inspired by Vader on a Star Wars poster!

Saddam clashes with Iran's new leader, and with his personality cult, he's ready for war.

www.bbc.co.uk

Listen from about 35 minutes

sith-smith · Monday at 12:00 PM

Yesterday (Sunday) I found out that Giancarlo Esposito (from the Mandalorian) was in Trading Places (1983)

lejackal · Monday at 5:38 PM

That’s a good one

Michael Sith · Monday at 6:02 PM

Great one that

He was in The Usual Suspects as well