Skip and Drew celebrate Star Wars 30th Anniversary with their Gay Sci-Fi Nerds Bank Holiday Special.
With more than 30 facts and figures Skip and Drew discuss the real relationship between C-3PO and R2-D2, the original actor who was lined up to play Han Solo, Darth Vader’s child friendly alter ego The Green Cross Code Man and how La Georgina’s vision revolutionised SpecialFX in cinema.
Show links:
- Losing my Star Wars virginity – BBC Reporter Kevin Young prepares to enter the Star Wars universe.
- C-3PO’s golden moment of fame – The man behind the mask: Anthony Daniels.
- Darth Vader arrested in Australia – Oz cops cuff Darth Vader on his 30th birthday while LA celebrates Star Wars anniversary.
- Barry Norman’s Star Wars verdict – Presenter of the BBC’s Film 77 review of the “utterly delightful romp” Star Wars when it burst on to British cinema screens in December 1977.
- Anakin Skywalker – nuts? – Anakin Skywalker: Borderline Personality, Bipolar or Narcissist?
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