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'Finn has a very unique relationship with Han Solo' - John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and director JJ Abrams on the new Star Wars

Daisy Ridley breaks the plot down to its essence...

Daisy Ridley: 'Take away all of the space and all of the adventures and everything, and it's just two people with difficult relationships with their father.'

She gets to pilot the Millenium Falcon

Dev: 'You almost made Star Wars sound like an episode of Jeremy Kyle there...'

Daisey: 'Haha nooo!!!'

Dev: 'Dad, why do you want to take over the galaxy?'

John Boyega told us his own personal slogan for the movie...

Finn has a very unique relationship with Han Solo

'It's the ultimate story between good and evil,' says Boyega. 'And it's got a guy from Peckham in it!'

We learn the structure of a myth in 30 seconds...

  • The hero lives in a comfortable, ordinary world, with the help of mentor
  • Goes to special, different, dangerous world
  • Encounters enemies who put them through a life-changing experience of death and resurrection
  • Returns home with something from that world to share with everyone else

Sound familiar?

Dev learns how to wield a light sabre...

We heard how the desert itself was a set...

Art director Ashley Lamont: 'I was lucky enough to be given a huge set out in Abu Dhabi. I spent 5 months with a UK and local construction crew, building virtually a whole planet!'

Radio 1's Chris Cox teaches Dev a mind trick...

And we meet an actual Jedi! Well, sort of...

Head to BBC iPlayer to watch The Secret Of Star Wars in full...