Brilliant! I was sixteen and in work when this was aired, couldn't tape it and never really heard it again, life got in the way. Many thanks for the trip down Nostalgia Avenue.
OH man, thanks for the upload! My dad bought me these as a kid, on cassette no less! lol was obsessed with the movies and these were equally incredible. Excellent voice acting, production, and the world feels very lived in, as they say. Great to grow up on. Time to get stoned and dive into the nostalgia pool! :)
I was 13 and in junior high school when this weekly radio series came out in 1981. What an excellent radio show! Mark Hamill does an excellent job here along with the other actors. Disney will never be able to make anything that comes close to this.
These were before I was born. I have never heard any of them till now and wow!! Amazing! And Brock Peters makes an awesome Darth Vader! I only knew him from his movie and tv appearances on star trek. He's a really versatile actor!! Bravo Mr. Peters!!!! RIP too.
I loved this when I was 13, then I loved it even more when NPR ran it again when I was 14. I was irritated when my audio cassettes that I recorded this on ran out and I had to flip them over or switch them out and I missed 20 seconds seconds of the broadcast each time. I was using Scotch or Maxell cassettes, if I recall. Wow.. 40 years have gone by quickly.
I had them on tape too as a recording, but they were long enough to capture an episode for each tape. To replace them I bought the official ones on tape. It was upsetting that they had an even number and split one of them on two sides.
Thanks for uploading this version, I like Nigel's edit but wanted to hear the opening and closing end cards that he removed in editing. Wish they did more Star Wars movies like this, like even an extended version of the Sequel trilogy could be cool.
Thank you for this! I remember when this was originally broadcast and fell in love! It’s wonderful being able to experience it again. Still fresh after all these years. Blessings 🙏🏽
I saw Empire Strikes Back first, then saw Star Wars re-release in the theater. But having tapes of this let me listen to it repeatedly before VHS rentals. It was gratifying to see deleted scenes of Biggs many years later. I didn't like Threepio, probably because I learned from this he betrayed Artoo.
@@sandal_thong most def.. Daniel’s performance was iconic. Always threw my little buddy under the bus but was always quick on realizing how he really felt about R2
@@maverick744 I think Threepio did redeem himself by expressing remorse when he thought they were dying in the trash compactor. But the next time he was worried about others was when he got blasted by a stormtrooper in Cloud City and reactivated said "Stromtroopers? I've got to warn the others." But his heroic actions were few and far between.
@@sandal_thong I agree but also forgot getting his top blasted off in New Hope during Deathstar battle..”I’ll gladly donate any of my circuits” one of most iconic lines.. as well when they when captured by the Jawas.. I have a feeling Empire was your fav? Lord knows it was mine. My front yard was “Hoth” durning the coldest of winters.. literally had my whole collection involved. This is exactly why I make the argument that my era made better movies.. hero’s never died and endings were always happy and not full of despair…the disappointment I had after waiting 30 years all to find out the Republic went bankrupt, Han and Leah divorced, the Falcon lost, Han broke and smuggling again then being Ben Kenobed by his son.. another yet depressing non inspiring disaster created by Hollywood which didn’t follow Jedi’s story.. they should of called it “No Hope”..I have my 3 master pieces and will just stick to them..
@@maverick744 That's a good one too! Now that I think of it, this Leia said to Threepio when discussing Artoo, "It's possible to care for someone very much after only a short time." 5:38:01
I wasn’t around when this aired BUT I remember as a very young kid one of my science teachers was teaching about the human skeleton. Now at the time, I had an irrational fear of skeletons. This teacher knew that and let me listen to his recording of this radio drama instead. Greatest class I ever had lol
I remember catching this on AM radio back in 1981. Was pretty epic, being that I was 11 and watched the first movie when I was 7. Thanks for uploading this!!!!
Timestamps!: 0:00 - Episode One: A Wind to Shake the Stars 27:20 - Episode Two: Points of Origin 55:24 - Episode Three: Black Knight, White Princess, and Pawns 1:23:30 - Episode Four: While Giants Mark Time 1:51:13 - Episode Five: Jedi That Was, Jedi To Be 2:19:15 - Episode Six: The Millennium Falcon Deal 2:45:48 - Episode Seven: The Han Solo Solution 3:11:20 - Episode Eight: Death Star's Transit 3:39:50 - Episode Nine: Rogues, Rebels and Robots 4:07:50 - Episode Ten: The Luke Skywalker Initiative 4:32:57 - Episode Eleven: The Jedi Nexus 5:00:00 - Episode Twelve: The Case for Rebellion 5:28:15 - Episode Thirteen: Force and Counter Force
They aren't as good as this one. Empire adds quite a bit to the beginning, but not like this one. I like listening to Perry King better than Harrison Ford. Wonder how he would have done in the role
@@darrellcopejr5 He auditioned for Han. I think he works for radio more because there’s more energy to his voice, whereas Harrison’s swagger and mood translate better on film. th-cam.com/video/tdqBtPAZzKg/w-d-xo.html
Thanks so much for uploading this. First heard it when I was 13. Just loved it. So much more than the movies. I never turned into one of those Star Wars fanatics. But this production provided so much more backstory and I thoroughly appreciated it. Great stuff! One thing, though. I don't think it made much sense for Leah to take the tantavy (sp?) instead of her father. As Vader already surmised, he already knew that Leah was turning up in all sorts of places where there was rebel activity. No doubt, leah's cover would have been blown rather quickly.
Perhaps she thought it would protect her father and Alderaan, but you know what happened. I learned many years later they made an Empire Strikes Back radio show, but it didn't have Lando's meeting with Vader, the only extra scene I would like to see, and one they still didn't put in Solo, I'm told.
Star wars universe radio drama is awesome for the legacy of star wars legends and beyond the galaxy ❤❤❤👍🤟😛 in 2022 is the 45th anniversary of star wars universe franchise with the mandalorian series obi wan kenobi tv show and much more of star wars legends with the book of boba fett series
Does anyone know if this radio drama follows the novelization of the original Star wars movie? Or are they a little different? If this follows the novel then wow! I'd live to get my hands on a copy!!!
the radio drama follows George Lucas' original script for the film, with some added context / scenes to fill the runtime. there is a written version of the radio drama's script that I own which you can find online. as for a novelization of A New Hope, the ones that I have found online do not include much of the earlier scenes from the radio drama. hope that helped!
Star Wars From the adventures of Luke Skywalker published in 1976 by Del Rey is the official movie/script that George Lucas shot/filmed but had to cut scenes. different than this radio drama(slightly) and what the other person mentioned. @@DrummingWriterTrekfan84
I bought RotJ and was so disappointed. The fact that much of the movie is in other languages means it doesn't translate well. And what new things were there to hear that we might have missed? I don't like the deleted movie scenes.
If you're signed into youtube, it remembers the playback position. So watch it with the same account, and you can come and go, and youtube will always remember where you left off.
It's because it wasn't one long continuous thing back then. It was broken up into radio segments and separated on cassettes. Each cassette had it's own intro. This seems to be the entire thing taken directly from that.
These were individual episodes played weekly, not meant to be watched in one sitting. It'd be like watching an entire TV show in one sitting with intro, credts, etc. for each episode.
Brilliant!
I was sixteen and in work when this was aired, couldn't tape it and never really heard it again, life got in the way.
Many thanks for the trip down Nostalgia Avenue.
I let my tapes from the radio go as an adolescent, so when I saw they'd released them on tape I bought them to hear them again.
OH man, thanks for the upload! My dad bought me these as a kid, on cassette no less! lol was obsessed with the movies and these were equally incredible. Excellent voice acting, production, and the world feels very lived in, as they say. Great to grow up on. Time to get stoned and dive into the nostalgia pool! :)
I was 13 and in junior high school when this weekly radio series came out in 1981. What an excellent radio show! Mark Hamill does an excellent job here along with the other actors. Disney will never be able to make anything that comes close to this.
So true.
Sadly, they took this out of canon and made this part of Legends, likely because of their alternate version of capturing the plans in _Rogue One._
These were before I was born. I have never heard any of them till now and wow!! Amazing! And Brock Peters makes an awesome Darth Vader! I only knew him from his movie and tv appearances on star trek. He's a really versatile actor!! Bravo Mr. Peters!!!! RIP too.
I loved this when I was 13, then I loved it even more when NPR ran it again when I was 14. I was irritated when my audio cassettes that I recorded this on ran out and I had to flip them over or switch them out and I missed 20 seconds seconds of the broadcast each time. I was using Scotch or Maxell cassettes, if I recall. Wow.. 40 years have gone by quickly.
I had them on tape too as a recording, but they were long enough to capture an episode for each tape. To replace them I bought the official ones on tape. It was upsetting that they had an even number and split one of them on two sides.
Fantastic. I remember sitting by the radio as a young teenager listening to this every week. So many great memories. Thank you so much
Thanks for uploading this version, I like Nigel's edit but wanted to hear the opening and closing end cards that he removed in editing. Wish they did more Star Wars movies like this, like even an extended version of the Sequel trilogy could be cool.
Used to listen to these movies all the time on a little grey cassette player as a kid, thanks for the upload :)
My grandfather recorded them for me on cassette too. I did see Star Wars once at a theater on the AF base, but this is how I remembered it for years.
Thank you for this! I remember when this was originally broadcast and fell in love! It’s wonderful being able to experience it again. Still fresh after all these years. Blessings 🙏🏽
I remember listening to this live every week! Love it. I taped every episode
I saw Empire Strikes Back first, then saw Star Wars re-release in the theater. But having tapes of this let me listen to it repeatedly before VHS rentals. It was gratifying to see deleted scenes of Biggs many years later. I didn't like Threepio, probably because I learned from this he betrayed Artoo.
@@sandal_thong most def.. Daniel’s performance was iconic. Always threw my little buddy under the bus but was always quick on realizing how he really felt about R2
@@maverick744 I think Threepio did redeem himself by expressing remorse when he thought they were dying in the trash compactor. But the next time he was worried about others was when he got blasted by a stormtrooper in Cloud City and reactivated said "Stromtroopers? I've got to warn the others." But his heroic actions were few and far between.
@@sandal_thong I agree but also forgot getting his top blasted off in New Hope during Deathstar battle..”I’ll gladly donate any of my circuits” one of most iconic lines.. as well when they when captured by the Jawas.. I have a feeling Empire was your fav? Lord knows it was mine. My front yard was “Hoth” durning the coldest of winters.. literally had my whole collection involved. This is exactly why I make the argument that my era made better movies.. hero’s never died and endings were always happy and not full of despair…the disappointment I had after waiting 30 years all to find out the Republic went bankrupt, Han and Leah divorced, the Falcon lost, Han broke and smuggling again then being Ben Kenobed by his son.. another yet depressing non inspiring disaster created by Hollywood which didn’t follow Jedi’s story.. they should of called it “No Hope”..I have my 3 master pieces and will just stick to them..
@@maverick744 That's a good one too! Now that I think of it, this Leia said to Threepio when discussing Artoo, "It's possible to care for someone very much after only a short time." 5:38:01
I wasn’t around when this aired BUT I remember as a very young kid one of my science teachers was teaching about the human skeleton. Now at the time, I had an irrational fear of skeletons. This teacher knew that and let me listen to his recording of this radio drama instead. Greatest class I ever had lol
I remember catching this on AM radio back in 1981. Was pretty epic, being that I was 11 and watched the first movie when I was 7. Thanks for uploading this!!!!
Princess Leia: Aren't you a little short for a stormtrooper?
Me: That your brother, princess!
Han and Ben's discussion on money and luck is fantastic.
Used to listen every week
The dialogue between Vader and Leia during her torture on the Death Star: Remember, this was 2 years *before* ROTJ. 😉
I love seeing all the production stills in this video all the behind the scenes stuff.
Thank you for uploading this brilliant drama
Timestamps!:
0:00 - Episode One: A Wind to Shake the Stars
27:20 - Episode Two: Points of Origin
55:24 - Episode Three: Black Knight, White Princess, and Pawns
1:23:30 - Episode Four: While Giants Mark Time
1:51:13 - Episode Five: Jedi That Was, Jedi To Be
2:19:15 - Episode Six: The Millennium Falcon Deal
2:45:48 - Episode Seven: The Han Solo Solution
3:11:20 - Episode Eight: Death Star's Transit
3:39:50 - Episode Nine: Rogues, Rebels and Robots
4:07:50 - Episode Ten: The Luke Skywalker Initiative
4:32:57 - Episode Eleven: The Jedi Nexus
5:00:00 - Episode Twelve: The Case for Rebellion
5:28:15 - Episode Thirteen: Force and Counter Force
Thanks, I added these to the description.
@@canonvids awesome!
I wonder why they didn’t use chapters instead of episodes, to differentiate them from the first two films.
@@JedHead77 When this series originally aired, no one referred to Star Wars or The Empire Strikes Back as “Episode IV” or “Episode V.”
@@adamlounsbery6256 These came out in 1981, when the films had already added episode numbers to the opening crawls. But I understand your point.
So great to hear the entire, unedited version. Please upload Empire and Jedi.
Posted Empire yesterday.
They aren't as good as this one. Empire adds quite a bit to the beginning, but not like this one.
I like listening to Perry King better than Harrison Ford. Wonder how he would have done in the role
@@darrellcopejr5 He auditioned for Han. I think he works for radio more because there’s more energy to his voice, whereas Harrison’s swagger and mood translate better on film.
th-cam.com/video/tdqBtPAZzKg/w-d-xo.html
great collection of pics... Thanks!
I love the narration. I don't like the version posted that takes it out and makes it one continuous audio drama.
"Are you having difficulty breathing? Is your throat constricting as though some...*force*...were at work?" Never change, Anakin.
Very funny Father Skywalker.
Thanks so much for uploading this. First heard it when I was 13. Just loved it. So much more than the movies. I never turned into one of those Star Wars fanatics. But this production provided so much more backstory and I thoroughly appreciated it. Great stuff! One thing, though. I don't think it made much sense for Leah to take the tantavy (sp?) instead of her father. As Vader already surmised, he already knew that Leah was turning up in all sorts of places where there was rebel activity. No doubt, leah's cover would have been blown rather quickly.
Perhaps she thought it would protect her father and Alderaan, but you know what happened. I learned many years later they made an Empire Strikes Back radio show, but it didn't have Lando's meeting with Vader, the only extra scene I would like to see, and one they still didn't put in Solo, I'm told.
I hope the copyright for these are still in the hands of NPR and not Disney.😢😢
Star wars universe radio drama is awesome for the legacy of star wars legends and beyond the galaxy ❤❤❤👍🤟😛 in 2022 is the 45th anniversary of star wars universe franchise with the mandalorian series obi wan kenobi tv show and much more of star wars legends with the book of boba fett series
Wish I kept my star wars figures
Says every 52 yr old
It is very good to hear this in its entirety, hope we also get empire and return.
I love your storey .they are the best.
I love the art and behind the scenes of the movie.
(Thank you! ❤️)
Fascinating
Came across the book for empire strikes back while at work and thought I’d search it out and see what this radio dramatization.
Does anyone know if this radio drama follows the novelization of the original Star wars movie? Or are they a little different? If this follows the novel then wow! I'd live to get my hands on a copy!!!
the radio drama follows George Lucas' original script for the film, with some added context / scenes to fill the runtime. there is a written version of the radio drama's script that I own which you can find online. as for a novelization of A New Hope, the ones that I have found online do not include much of the earlier scenes from the radio drama. hope that helped!
@@Ryan-vi5mz Thanks! Yes it does! 👍
Star Wars From the adventures of Luke Skywalker published in 1976 by Del Rey is the official movie/script that George Lucas shot/filmed but had to cut scenes. different than this radio drama(slightly) and what the other person mentioned.
@@DrummingWriterTrekfan84
Fixer is like a douchier Ross from Friends
Its Adam Arkin
@@DFW031470I KNEW that voice sounded familiar!
I like the behind photo picture. Where can I find the picture.
Will you be uploading Empire & Jedi?
When I get a chance I want to do those too.
@@canonvids YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Posted Empire yesterday.
I bought RotJ and was so disappointed. The fact that much of the movie is in other languages means it doesn't translate well. And what new things were there to hear that we might have missed? I don't like the deleted movie scenes.
I remember his voice and hopefully will remember to check who he is.
Ken Hiller
4:20:14 whoa.
Could it be possible to post each episode individually? It feels inconvenient having to go back and find where you were before.
If you're signed into youtube, it remembers the playback position. So watch it with the same account, and you can come and go, and youtube will always remember where you left off.
@@canonvids I know, but It's still nice to have the option to watch the episodes separately too.
@@Bauglir100😢
ALGUIEN PUEDE DECIRME DONDE PUEDO DESCARGAR LOS DIALOGOS DEL RADIO DRAMA COMPLETO? GRACIAS!
Pregunta chatgpt
Wish Mark voiced the 3rd..
even me a 43 year old.
So person plays Greedo was a female actresses.
the announcer and reading of the credits eevery 39 minutes is annoying and breaks the rythym
It's because it wasn't one long continuous thing back then. It was broken up into radio segments and separated on cassettes. Each cassette had it's own intro. This seems to be the entire thing taken directly from that.
I heard the original on the radio, and this is how classic radio dramas work. 😎
Nige L on YT has an edited version that is super streamlined, I would highly recommend!
I liked the narration. Someone else posted it without narration and credits, so go there.
These were individual episodes played weekly, not meant to be watched in one sitting. It'd be like watching an entire TV show in one sitting with intro, credts, etc. for each episode.