Star Wars at the BBC

From a galaxy far, far away to a television studio near you

"He wanted a fighter, he wanted someone who was independent"

Barry Norman reviews a little film that has made a big splash across the pond

It's a cat!

"The prestige of being able to say you've seen Star Wars is something akin to royalty"

An elegant interview for a more civilised age

"We wanted it to be very much the classic fairy tale"

"No! Shep! Don't bite him - he's a nice little fella!"

I find your lack of bass disturbing

R2-D2 runs over Goldie, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill play with pets and everybody eats lashings of Star Wars stew

Size matters not

Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blockbuster

Impressive

Human cyborg relations

"George Lucas has usurped the role of a conjurer at a children's party with these films"

See how programmes for younger viewers have changed with the times

The inventions and discoveries that transformed our world.. and the ones that didn't

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