Richard Edwards
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
How to watch 'Doctor Who' anniversary specials: Stream 'Wild Blue Yonder' from anywhere now
By Richard Edwards last updated
How to watch "Doctor Who" anniversary special Wild Blue Yonder online on Disney Plus and BBC iPlayer
How to watch 'Doctor Who' anniversary specials: Stream 'The Giggle' from anywhere today
By Richard Edwards last updated
How to watch the 'Doctor Who' anniversary special 'The Giggle' online on Disney Plus and BBC iPlayer today.
'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 5 review: A new asteroid heading for Mars puts a rocket under the season
By Richard Edwards published
A new body in the Solar System starts a multi-trillion-dollar gold rush, while the shockwaves from a certain someone's departure continue to resonate on Mars.
'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 4 review: The shove that shook two worlds
By Richard Edwards published
As tensions between East and West intensify, a workplace dispute and a cover-up in Roscosmos have major ramifications on both Earth and Mars.
'Krull': the science fantasy of 'Star Wars' without the magic
By Richard Edwards published
Forty years on, "Krull" remains a flawed – but intriguing – effort to cash in on George Lucas's galaxy far, far away.
'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 3 review: A Cold War thriller set in the 21st century
By Richard Edwards published
Communism and capitalism collide, as Margo is trapped in the midst of a Soviet coup and Miles finds a lucrative new side hustle.
'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 2 review: A brilliant exploration of the haves and have-nots on Mars
By Richard Edwards published
Season 4 finds its groove with a story about divisions on the Happy Valley base — and the importance of a fast internet connection.
'For All Mankind' season 4 episode 1 review: Lots of moving parts but light on plot
By Richard Edwards published
Apple TV Plus's alternative history of the space race blasts off for the 21st century and an audacious mission to capture an asteroid.
Did 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' second season overdo the gimmicks?
By Richard Edwards published
With a "Lower Decks" crossover, a musical episode and lots of James T. Kirk, Captain Pike and his crew couldn't move for novelty episodes.
Why 'Star Wars' needs its own answer to 'Star Trek: Lower Decks'
By Richard Edwards published
'Star Trek''s animated sitcom has brought comedy to the final frontier. Surely, it's time that galaxy far, far away followed suit…
Red Dwarf: 10 ways the Brit sci-fi sitcom proved it was as smart as Star Trek
By Richard Edwards published
It may be engineered for gags, but the 35-year-old show has never shied away from sophisticated sci-fi ideas.
'Foundation' season 2 review: Stick with it and you will be rewarded
By Richard Edwards published
Apple T.V.'s epic adaptation of Isaac Asimov's novels has been playing the very long game.
A tale of two space rocks: The year 'Deep Impact' and 'Armageddon' smashed onto the silver screen
By Richard Edwards published
Twenty-five years ago, two movies about deadly asteroids collided at the global box office – with very different results.
'Terminator 3': Average movie, fantastic ending
By Richard Edwards published
Twenty years on, 'Rise of the Machines' powerful and bleak conclusion remains one of the highlights of the killer cyborg franchise.
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: Augments, Illyrians and the Eugenics Wars
By Richard Edwards published
Why first officer Una Chin-Riley was on trial, and how it links all the way back to Khan Noonien Singh.
What is Rebel Moon? Everything we know about Zack Snyder's new Netflix space opera
By Richard Edwards published
The Man of Steel director is off to Rebel Moon for an adventure inspired by both Star Wars and Akira Kurosawa.
What is Picard Day? 'Star Trek' fans make it so on June 16
By Richard Edwards published
Here we explain why June 16 has become an annual celebration of Jean-Luc Picard, legendary commanding officer of the USS Enterprise-D.
Babylon 5: The Road Home — Everything we know about the Babylon 5 animated movie
By Richard Edwards published
The story of the last of the Babylon stations continues in "The Road Home", a time-hopping adventure reuniting many of the original cast.
40 years on, 'Return of the Jedi' is still up there with the best of 'Star Wars'
By Richard Edwards published
As the original trilogy closer turns 40, 'Return of the Jedi' can still hold its own against almost everything that followed.
The Matrix sequels at 20: Are they really that bad?
By Richard Edwards published
The Matrix "Reloaded" and "Revolutions" struggled to live up to the hype, but how do they look two decades later?
Star Trek Into Darkness: The sequel that took the Kelvinverse wildly off course
By Richard Edwards published
Ten years ago a promising franchise lost its way with a Wrath of Khan tribute act.
The Mandalorian has forgotten what made us fall in love with it in the first place
By Richard Edwards published
The captivating story of Din Djarin and Baby Yoda is in danger of becoming a footnote in the wider Star Wars universe.
Who is Adam Warlock? All you need to know about the 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' bad guy
By Richard Edwards published
From his origins as Him to his role in 'Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol 3', a crash course in the life and times of the Marvel Comics super-being.
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