I was born in 1971, I am of the Star Wars generation, i watch the empire strikes back and return of the jedi in theater. A real cinematographic experiment. Today, Star Wars is not the same as 1977-1983. They cannot do best than the first trilogy, even with modern technology of cgi. The original was realistic, with models and green screens. The real art of cinema. Thanks to George Lucas and his crew. I will never forget the sex appeal of Carry Fischer, in a new hope, before Return of the Jedi. Rest in peace, miss Fisher.

Carrie was so young then. It's impossible to imagine she's gone.

Back in 197u my dad's friend was a reporter in the local paper and he gave my dad a free ticket for the press showing of 'Star Wars' but as my dad didn't really like sci-fi films I got the ticket !. I lied to my boss saying I had to take my grand-mother to a doctor's appointment but I'd be back in the afternoon (the film was shown in the Odeon, Edinburgh on a Tuesday morning) so off I went, all excited and impatient to see it !. I wasn't disappointed, it was simply superb, it took my 16 year-old breath away !. Plus, as it was for the press, I got a big bag of freebies - T-shirts, ray-gun, badges, caps etc !. On my return to work I very naively put one of the T-shirts on and was soon surrounded by work-mates (all approx the same ages - 16, 17, 18 ....) and I was making them jealous with my stories of what I'd just seen - until my boss walked in !. She took one look at what I was wearing, plus the bag of freebies and very pointedly 'asked' if I was working till 9 that night to make up my time for the morning off - so that was me, stuck there till 9 at night and having to walk home as my lift finished at 5 - but in all seriousness, I wasn't bothered in the slightest, I had just seen what was, in my mind and still is, the greatest sci-fi film EVER - and I still think that today !

It's hard to describe the impact Star Wars had on people when it came out. There's really nothing to compare it to in today's world. It was like this whole other, real universe existed. It was amazing.

TV back then so different...and so distinctly "British"

I love how Mark Hamil explains the synopsis of Star Wars .

6 Years and this finally turns up my random home suggestions page.

I saw Mark Hamill play the Elephant Man on Broadway when David Bowie left the role. He is a funny, humble genius, a hell of a nice guy! Much respect for him!

I hadn't realised that the young Mark Hammill was quite so articulate and eloquent. He was very impressive in the Blue Peter interview.

A pleasure to watch all those old clips, never seen them before! And can you imagine a film today being booked out for three months in advance? Incredible!

Absolutely magnificent, and Carrie Fisher. Just gorgeous.

Mark is so well spoken. What a great guy!

fun fact: He also voices the character Benedict Cumberbatch.

RIP Carrie Fisher Forever the princess in our dreams.

When Star Wars wasn't ruined by Disney

When Harrison Ford said - about UK technicians - They drink more tea - he was basically showing his frustration that they were always taking breaks and holding up the production. James Cameron also had the same problem when he was shooting Aliens. The British Unions were very powerful back then. No tea, no film.

Luke Skywalker wearing an "Imperial College" t-shirt.

This Darth Maul guy is not only funny but denies most actor clichés. I'm a fan now.

Great nostalgic fun. Thanks for the memories

The Star Trek shirt in the Star Wars font sums up Peter pretty well.

This is a true treasure. I had not seen any of them. Really really enjoyable. I could watch these old tv clips with these people in them all day long. Thank you!

16:08 Given how sarcastic he is in this clip, I'm pretty sure Peter Serafinowicz is HOPING for Darth Maul to be killed off haha

People were so much nicer back then. Miss those days.

Full disclosure, I made it halfway through the clip before I realized that Peter Serafinowicz's shirt actually says "Star Trek" and not "Star Wars". Well played!

Thanks for the upload! I remember a lot of these clips...Yes,i'm old.

Exceptional! Great to see the actors we love so much.

I was born in June 1970 so I was seven years old when the first Star Wars film was released. I remember going there with my dad on my birthday and everybody at the Odeon was the same age as me with their parents we all went in excited with all the wonderful thoughts of this fantasy adventure! We all came out looking as if we had just been wired up to the National Grid we were absolutely taking aback by the effects by the whole cinema experience it was the most wonderful film I’ve ever seen in my life and I believe it was the best experience I’ve ever had in a cinema watching this film I remember my dear old dad who is sadly no longer with us and was just as excited as me and I can only think of the wonderful memories of an innocent childhood that can never be repeated, thank you so much StarWars for filling the heart and mind of a generation of 7 year olds!!!❤❤❤😊

Great upload. Thanks! Peter is brilliant. We need more of these types of shows!

Peter Serafinowicz is super funny comedic and dramatic actor, and I did not know he narrated the voice of Darth Mall.

This is absolutely amazing! Thank you for uploading this!

I think the car accident was abit more serious than bumping a nose on the steering wheel. According to another interview he flipped the car doing 60 and broke several bones in his face, and thought his career was over when he looked in the mirror in the hospital.

I remember watching the Swap Shop episode, and as I recall, Anthony Daniels gave the C3-P0 arm away to a caller as a prize.

I loved star wars as kid and still love it as an adult! Thanks for the memories.

I'd just finished a French tour with a band in 1977, and we saw Star Wars in Paris weeks before it was released in the UK. We were staying with some snooty people in Chelsea, who very condescendingly tolds us they had tickets for the UK premiere. "Yeah", we said, with great delight. "Seen it".... Happy days.

0:58 That disco tune was heard _everywhere_ when there was something Star Wars related. I bet people who didn't go see the movie thought it was the actual movie soundtrack.

Mark fits right in on Blue Peter doesn’t he.

Thanks for the share. It's fascinating seeing clips from another country's coverage.

Quite charming!! Thank you so much for sharing!!

My grandfather took me to see Star Wars first time round and he said C3PO sounded like a poofter lol He thought as Alec Guinness was in it, it would be good. He walked out totally baffled, electric swords, ray guns etc.

I am so glad to see these unique, documentary footage, because when i was little in Bulgaria , all this was forbidden. When i first saw this wonderful movie i was really enchanted by the cinema and it was these actors and this movie that made me become an actor, and i have never regretted this choice of mine to become an actor. These are the people who inspired me to become an actor and to fall in love with the acting profession. Thank you so much. Hug you and Kiss you .

Born in 70 and Star Wars was just about the only franchise thing I've ever bought into and am still there.....hence watching this when I should be working. I got the toys, have watched the films uncountable times, watched documentaries, read books on the films etc etc. I bought a Tie Fighter not long ago at 52 which sits here somewhere on my desk yet until about six months ago I had not realised one of C3P0's legs was silver from the knee down. It seems so obvious now, I guess in the cut and thrust of the films the silver reflecting his other limb, the sand of a desert or just whatever was around masked it well!

Peter Serafinowicz is the real deal. One of the best comedians of all time.

What a voice!

Carrie looks so young and innocent.

That was wonderful. I'm born 79. In LA. AM a Star Wars baby. That's all my first memories was. Every child's room filled with posters, toys, bed sheets.

Those were the days and i was one of all these around the world who queued to the first Star Wars movie with my babe later wife and it was all magic. Original Star Wars movie a memory today and my angel wife to who died later in a disease. But i still love all these Star Wars movies and all the shows like The Mandalorian who came after. ❤️👍

My God a boy Anthony Daniels. Precious. Now we are all old. Thank you.

Its really too bad Darth Maul did not have more speaking lines; that's a voice to hear if I've ever heard. Might have been able to give him a little more presence as an antagonist.

That brought me into memory land. Love it.

I truly enjoyed this video 😊

Mark Hamill is an absolute gem

This is amazing, the problem with TV back then was if you missed it, you missed it! I'd never seen any of these clips before.

I guess no one else noticed Peter with a Star Trek shirt on.

"The Phantom Menace, the best film" lolol what were you smoking Mr voice of Darth Maul??

I loved when they brought back Doctor Who in 2005, there’s a brief shot of Blue Peter on the TV where they show kid audiences how to make an alien spaceship cake, which was very meta.

this is amazing. forgot about this.

luke took da words right out of my mouth Yodas Stew

The 70's were amazing. Evel Knieval, KISS (at their best), STARWARS and BMX. It was a magical era to be a child.

Careful with that helmet John....it's worth about £180,000.......I have one just like it!

R2 as a Dalak. That's Gold. That's hilarious. Creativity and playfulness has been stifled by lawyers and greed. Why not ? Dr.Who can travel anywhere in time and space. Makes sense he'd travel to Tattooween to help the rebel alliance fight the Galactic Empire. Sounds like a perfect Episode.

Poor fate for Carrie later in life. Tough times with drugs. Rip

Such fond memories of Star Wars. Then the Force Awakens trailer came up and I suddenly felt bad to my stomache... Disney absolutely wrecked the franchise. At least they can't take away our old memories.

Hammel "Only so much nonsense to hang a great visual experience onto"... he predicted the 90s pre-quels and 2000s sequels

Back in 1977, May 1977 to be exact this incredible movie was released and for the next two months I was going to the movies. I spent the summer of 1977 taking a bus to Southgate Mall to the Movie🎥Theater🎥 to see this movie over and over and over again. I watched Star Wars so many times. For a while the Theater was so crowded, that they decided to put the movie on two screens. So I like any goofy/dumb kid I'd see the noon show, then I'd sneak into the other screen for a bit IF there was room. Or I'd slip into the restroom and wait for the next showing to begin. I'd then sneak back into the screen showing it again IF there was any room and I'd watch it again. After time passed the theaters had more empty seats and I was able to get to watch Star Wars 3-4 times a day. I was completely blown away by this movie. I had a HUGE HUGE CRUSH on Carrie Fisher. Princess Leia was so beautiful and an extremely strong woman who's will was as tough and as strong as she was. Han Solo and Chewbacca were the team that was so unique, and Luke Skywalker was the innocent soon to be hero we all cheered for! R2-D2 and C3PO were also extremely unique and so cool to see. 3PO was a bit of a annoying coward at times, but their adventures were amazingly fun to watch. Then Ben "Obi-Wan" Kenobi, the "wizard", the "Jedi" was extremely cool and he was like NOTHING else we've ever seen before. The Light-Saber was such an iconic and brilliant weapon that it again BLEW ME AWAY! Then the bad guys, the Empire. Initially just Grand Moff Tarkin and Darth Vader and a MASS amount of Stormtroopers. Again BRILLIANTLY CREATED AND EXECUTED! Then the ships! OMG the Star ships. The Tie Fighters were so cool, and the X-Wing fighters were just as iconic and amazing. To see them battle in space? WOW! It easily was better and far more unique than ANYTHING I had ever seen before. It all combined to create this massive Universe, filled with unique Worlds, characters, and ships. Good vs. Evil was the premise, but it was much deeper and more intricate than that. It was a intense story that grew into this mammoth universal world that captivated fans for decades and decades. Since the release of Star Wars, as a kid I collected all the action figures from the original Movie to the Empire Strikes Back. When the Return of the Jedi came out I was a teenager, 15 to be exact and toys were no longer needed or in my budget. Now cars, computers, my Nintendo NES, and girls were now important. I still however saw Return of the Jedi over ten times, but I wasn't into the toys anymore. Since then however the collecting bug came back. From I collected for a while in the mid 90's. Then later in the 2000's it came back again. The Prequels really brought it back full boar. Then later when the Legacy sets, the comic book 2pks. the really detailed and articulated 3.75" figures came out, I was all-in. But when the 6" Black Series action figures were revealed and released I was excited about that big-time! Also along with the figures, I was into the video games, the DVD's and subsequent Blu-Ray sets, and lastly my Library has quadrupled in size. I have over 400+ books. But the majority of them are Sci-Fi stories. Star Trek has about 10-15 books in there, but Star Wars? Yikes there's a boatload of Star Wars books. Easily topping 200+. In high school I was not always a big reader. It wasn't a passion of mine. My Mom always told me, just wait, when your 40-50 years old you'll wish that you could go back to high school. You'll begin to love reading, learning, etc. I laughed and told her she was loopy. But as ALWAYS, she was 1000% correct! I LOVE TO READ. Aside from my Sci-Fi collection of Books, I also have autobiographical books, non-fiction books, and other historical books, and articles. Take note..... Mother's are ALWAYS RIGHT. ALWAYS! Star Wars transformed my life from the day I saw it. It is truly an ICONIC, AMAZING, FUNNY, EXCITING, AND BEAUTIFUL STORY. Good versus Evil, and so so much more!

Great video. But why's it just popping up in my recommendations now?

Ugh what a perfect voice he has!

It's quite odd how they dealt with the Darth Maul character in Phantom Menace . He was the first subordinate bad guy to Darth Sidius since Return of the Jedi so he had to live up to Darth Vader's legendary state of evil. And I'm afraid Darth Vader is still one of the ultimate bad guys of all time. Probably only Hitler trumps him and that's because Hitler was real. But I think they did a pretty sterling job with Darth Maul ; considering what they had to live up to. And then again Christopher Lee as Darth Tyranus / Count Duku, who succeeded Maul as Palpatine's aprentice. We're talking frickin Count Dracula here folks. I think that tides us over pretty well until we get to the big scary guy all in black with the nasty scary shiny black skull mask "Darth Vader himself." The sequel Trilogy's answer to Darth Vader and even to Palpatine albeit for the first two movies of the third trilogy pales in comparison.

Meco takes me straight back.....

Peter, “Darth Mail”, sounds like he pulled a few rips from the bong before filming these segments lol 😆

That bit with Blue Peter was great!! And I thought the accident was worse. Can't believe everything you read - I should know that by now!

Brilliant!😊

Blue Peter....named after Grand Admiral Thrawn's----- brother named Peter.

I remember watching this on Blue Peter Mark looks so young I had to check out when he was born 1951 so he was 26 but he did looks younger than that.

The sound of C3PO’s suit as he moves around at the beginning…

Interesting to talk about a record heat wave in the U.K. in 1976, when one is going on now. Someone said due to latitude it would be like Maine having 100 degree days, and who has A/C there? Anyway, they also had record heat waves in 2003, 2006 and 2018. Although I think 2015 was the tipping point for the planet and there's no going back.

Awesome ;)

The cringe. It burns us. Amazing to remember CF and MH were on Blue Peter though!!

That was neat to see the voice behind Darth Maul.

I really fancied Carrie Fisher back in those days.

Classic footage👍

Peter Safranowitz also played randy Italian agent Aldo in the Melissa McCarthy movie 'Spies' too.

Very cool

watch you in 4 years, Peter

Those were the good old days

Gold.

Diana may have been “the people’s Princess” But Carrie Fisher was every nerds Princess.

Loved Dr.Who. Red Dwarf and the 3 first Star Wars. Love ya mate.

Star Wars was, magic.

I was not expecting Peter Serafinowicz!

Ah, C-3PO... Nobody better to introduce us and send us off from this little documentary! May The Force Be With You all!

"When Luke Skywalker got his hand severed off, there was no bleeding. Radial artery should have been spurting blood like crazy. "

If you want to see pure natural beauty, go to the 10:15 mark of the video. There you'll see Carrie Fisher's beauty, her gorgeous smile and eyes. I had a HUGE crush on her back then. I even had every one of her action figures back in the 70's and 80's. Although the "buns" on each side of her head was a bit odd, she was still stunning! God she's incredibly beautiful and extremely talented.

It's refreshing to watch the golden age, it makes you happy! Then you become sad thinking what DizKnee has turned it into!

Great fun! 😊

That Happy Empire day in London at the Forbidon Planet I saw Dave Prows and Mark Hamill .... Dave Did,nt wanna sighn annything and Mark was just beaming with excitment...then he whent in to Blue Peter.

Very good.

i use to watch it

That guy talking is Peter Serafinowic, the voice of Darth Maul! There's no doubt though that Hamill's face changed alot between star wars and Empire!

Those screen used stormtrooper helmets are worth $100-$200K now 😳

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