From the stars to the gutter this episode as we plummet from the Star Wars galaxy - via an interview with Solo: A Star Wars Story third AD Donald Bentley - to the monstrous creations at the heart of Alex Winter's Freaked, which opens Glasgow's Weird Weekend festival (tickets here). Plus, Ian McKellen reminiscences about acting in his 1969 feature debut, A Touch of Love, and My Friend Dahmer director Marc Meyers wrestles with the issue of making a biopic of Jeffrey Dahmer's pre-murderous days.

The BFI Podcast is written, presented and produced by Henry Barnes. This episode contains clips from the following:

• In the Heart of the Sea. Directed by Ron Howard and released in 2015 by Ron Howard.
• Solo: A Star Wars Story. Directed by Ron Howard and released in 2018 by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.
• My Friend Dahmer. Directed by Marc Meyers and released in 2018 by Aperture Entertainment.
• Freaked. Directed by Tom Stern and Alex Winter and released in 1993 by 20th Century Fox.
• Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam. Directed by Çetin Inanç and released in 1982 by DVD Rulers.
• Crime Wave. Directed by John Paizs and released in 1985.

The following tracks are used under licence through Audio Network, unless otherwise credited:

• Throwback Jack, written and performed by Tim Garland and released in 2013.
• Rogue Moon, written and performed by Joachim Horsley and released in 2018.
• Obscurity, written and performed by Richard Lacy and released in 2017.
• Amongst Friends, written and performed by Gerard Presencer and released in 2016.
• Butter Queen, written and performed by Butthole Surfers and released in 1993.

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