Friday, 29 July 2016

What came before Star Wars in 1970s science fiction?

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George Lucas directing  Star Wars It's true to say no one, in 1977, had ever seen a film quite like Star Wars . But that doe...
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Friday, 22 July 2016

A 1977 interview with Mark Hamill from Blue Peter - and what it reveals about Star Wars

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  Mark Hamill interviewed on the BBC's Blue Peter in December 1977 Millions of children will have seen it in December 197...
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Friday, 15 July 2016

40 years on: Shooting on Star Wars ends with the film's opening scenes

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Darth Vader arrives on the Rebel blockade runner in Star Wars   Forty years ago this Saturday  – on July 16 1976 –  George Lucas was abl...
Friday, 8 July 2016

Star Wars on TV: how Britain's TV Times celebrated its arrival on the small screen

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A chance to win Empire Strikes Back toys in TV Times as Star Wars came to television When Star Wars reached British television in 1...
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Friday, 1 July 2016

A day long remembered: Star Wars comes to television

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The UK's TV Times heralds the  arrival of Star Wars on television Several years after it changed film-going forever, St...
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Friday, 24 June 2016

Luke Skywalker and his father figures: What Star Wars has to say about dads

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Some Star Wars Father's Day cards from 2016 The pictures above are the Father’s Day cards I received from my t...
Friday, 17 June 2016

What the censors made of Star Wars: British paperwork reveals their views

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A UK poster for Star Wars, displaying the 'U' certificate The bodies that apply age ratings to films around the world had ...
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