About this episode
This episode explores a segment of the Story of Star Wars, focusing on the characters' journey to Alderaan and their encounter with Vader.
You’re listening to the Story of Star Wars, a 20 th Century Fox LP from 1977. After meeting Han Solo and Chewbacca in Mos Eisley, Luke, Ben and the droids persuade the duo to bring them to Leia’s home planet of Alderaan…which has been destroyed. Awkward…especially when they’re tractor-beamed onto Vader’s ship…which has one other special guest. Check out more Star Wars episodes now. Sound Beat is produced at the Belfer Audio Archive, Syracuse University Libraries. I’m Brett Barry. Image courtesy of Johnny Silvercloud used under Creative Commons license.
People in this episode
Host: Brett Barry
Topics covered
- Star Wars
- 20th Century Fox
- 1977
- science fiction
- film history
- audio storytelling
Keywords
- Star Wars
- Alderaan
- Han Solo
- Chewbacca
- Vader
- Luke
- Ben
- Leia
- 1977
- 20th Century Fox
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Syracuse University Libraries
Books & works: STAR WARS
Places: Alderaan
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