Richard's love affair with outer space started when he saw the original "Star Wars" on TV aged four, and he spent much of the ’90s watching "Star Trek”, "Babylon 5” and “The X-Files" with his mum. After studying physics at university, he became a journalist, swapped science fact for science fiction, and hit the jackpot when he joined the team at SFX, the UK's biggest sci-fi and fantasy magazine. He liked it so much he stayed there for 12 years, four of them as editor.
He's since gone freelance and passes his time writing about "Star Wars", "Star Trek" and superheroes for the likes of SFX, Total Film, TechRadar and GamesRadar+. He has met five Doctors, two Starfleet captains and one Luke Skywalker, and once sat in the cockpit of "Red Dwarf"'s Starbug.
Latest articles by Richard Edwards

'Vitus Reflux' may be the lowest stakes episode of 'Star Trek' ever. Luckily, it's also a lot of fun
By Richard Edwards published
Starfleet Academy's third mission is remarkably light on peril, but that isn't necessarily a problem

'Starfleet Academy' isn't the first time that 'Star Trek' tried to go back to school
By Richard Edwards published
The new teen-led Paramount+ TV show isn't Trek's first attempt to study at the Academy.

'Stranger Things' and 5 other places Einstein-Rosen Bridges have wormed their way into sci-fi
By Richard Edwards published
From the Upside Down through the Devil's Anus and beyond. Here are 6 times these theoretical wormholes turned up in sci-fi shows and movies.

Upcoming sci-fi movies in 2026: 10 good reasons to head to theaters this year
By Richard Edwards published
The power of Grayskull, Superman's cousin, and the return of a certain galaxy far, far away are among 2026's big-screen wonders.

The best sci-fi and space TV shows of 2025, ranked
By Richard Edwards published
Watch those skies! In 2025, quality television really did come from outer space.

Who are the Sea Devils? The classic 'Doctor Who' monsters in 'The War Between the Land and the Sea'
By Richard Edwards published
As the veteran 'Who' antagonists get ready for their close-up, we look back at 50 years of underwater history.

Why are the 'Avatar' movies so massive? Their success seems to defy conventional logic
By Richard Edwards published
They're not part of a vast, Marvel-style universe, and neither is a classic. So why are the "Avatar" movies so successful?

10 years into the Disney 'Star Wars' era: Grading the ups and downs of a galaxy far, far away
By Richard Edwards published
Ten years on from 'The Force Awakens', we look back at what's gone right and what's gone wrong.

'The Expanse' at 10: the outer space drama that should have been as big as 'Game of Thrones'
By Richard Edwards published
It's one of the 21st century's best sci-fi shows. If only "The Expanse" had found the audience it deserved.

'Doctor Who' spin-offs ranked: From K-9 and Daleks! to 'Class', 'The Sarah Jane Adventures' and 'Torchwood'
By Richard Edwards published
As 'The War Between the Land and the Sea' rages on, we look back at the previous TV shows to explode out of the Whoniverse.

How to watch 'The War Between the Land and the Sea': stream the 'Doctor Who' spin-off online and from anywhere
By Richard Edwards published
The Sea Devils are back in a brand new 'Doctor Who' spin-off. Here's how to watch 'The War Between the Land and the Sea' online on BBC iPlayer in the UK

'Torchwood: Children of Earth': Why the 2009 mini-series is the greatest thing ever to come out of the 'Doctor Who' universe
By Richard Edwards published
Ahead of 'The War Between the Land of the Sea', we look back at a drama that rewrote the rules of the Whoniverse.

Buzz Lightyear at 30: How sci-fi's most famous flying toy took us to infinity… and beyond
By Richard Edwards published
In 1995, "Toy Story" introduced one of sci-fi's greatest heroes. Thirty years on, Buzz Lightyear is still the pride of Star Command

'The War Between the Land and the Sea': Release date, plot, cast, and everything we know about the aquatic 'Doctor Who' spin-off
By Richard Edwards published
Classic "Who" foes the Sea Devils make waves in this Doctor-less, grown-up drama series from the mind of Russell T Davies.

Missing 'Alien: Earth' already? 'The Thing' could be the extraterrestrial horror flick you're looking for
By Richard Edwards published
John Carpenter's Antarctica-set sci-fi classic clearly had a significant influence on "Alien: Earth".

'Predator: Badlands' remembers that action movies should be fun
By Richard Edwards published
The latest 'Predator' is a fun throwback to the '80s and '90s, when silliness and comedy were a key part of the action formula

Best space horror movies: Extra-terrestrial scares to give you nightmares
By Richard Edwards last updated
It's cold, it's dark, and there are monsters... get ready for the best space horror movies to watch right now.

The 'Doom' movie is 20 years old: Looking back at Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's dreadful Martian action flick
By Richard Edwards published
Not even The People's Champion can save you from this Martian disaster.

In space, everyone can hear you scream: Why sound design was 'Alien: Earth's breakout star
By Richard Edwards published
How memorable sound effects elevated "Alien: Earth to the next level.

'Project Hail Mary': Release date, plot, cast, and everything we know about Ryan Gosling's mission to save the world
By Richard Edwards published
'The Martian' author Andy Weir leaves the Solar System behind as Ryan Gosling blasts off on a mission to save the world.

'The Martian' is 10 years old. Looking back at sci-fi's answer to 'The Shawshank Redemption'
By Richard Edwards published
How Ridley Scott's third sci-fi masterpiece proved there is life on Mars after all, by telling a deeply human, and oddly familiar story.

"Serenity" at 20: The "Firefly" follow-up that aimed to misbehave
By Richard Edwards published
How a cancelled TV show got a short-lived reprieve on the big screen.

'Thunderbirds' are 60! Looking back at the British puppet classic that was the 'Star Wars' of its day
By Richard Edwards published
A decade before George Lucas flew off to a galaxy far, far away, International Rescue introduced a generation to the coolest toys on the planet.

'Alien: Earth' has the right approach to canon — pick-and-choose and ignore the bits that don't work
By Richard Edwards published
"Alien: Earth" has adopted a much looser approach to canon than most of its sci-fi counterparts, allowing it to tell good stories without restriction.
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