Television episode
Freedom's Winter
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"Freedom's Winter" is the first episode of The Empire Strikes Back radio drama. It first aired on National Public Radio on February 14, 1983. The episode's action begins not long before the events of V. Most of the episode takes place on the planet Hoth and depicts the Rebels' struggle to establish Echo Base; other scenes take place in the Derra system and aboard an Imperial Star Destroyer.
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Facts
- Title
- "Freedom's Winter"
- Series
- The Empire Strikes Back radio drama
- Episode
- 1
- Airdate
- February 14, 1983
- Runtime
- 25:40
- Director
- John Madden
- Writers
- Brian Daley
- Timeline
- 3 ABY
- Prev
- "Force and Counterforce"
- Next
- "The Coming Storm"
Who turns up here
Characters: 21
- C-3PO
- Cabbel (retconned)
- Chewbacca
- K-3PO (first identified)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi (as a Force spirit)
- Ketku
- Arhul Narra (first appearance)
- Lorth Needa
- One-Arm
- Leia Organa
- Corman Quien
- R2-D2
- Renegade Three (first appearance)
- Tamizander Rey
- Carlist Rieekan
- Luke Skywalker
- Han Solo
- Unidentified probe droid
- Unidentified wampa
- Darth Vader (mentioned only)
- Yoda (mentioned only)
Places: 2
Galaxy: 3
- Dagobah system (mentioned only)
- Derra system (first appearance)
- Hoth system
Starships: 7
Vehicles: 2
- T-47 airspeeder
- Snowspeeder (mentioned only)
Organizations: 7
Events: 2
- Galactic Civil War
- Battle of Derra IV (first appearance)
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