Star Wars (radio)

Star Wars is a thirteen-part radio adaptation of the original Star Wars film. It is the first of the Star Wars radio dramatizations adapting the original trilogy. It was produced in 1981 by National Public Radio as part of its program NPR Playhouse. Richard Toscan conceived the idea of a radio adaptation of Star Wars and served as executive producer. The series was made with the full cooperation of George Lucas, who donated the rights and allowed the use of sound effects and music from the films. Brian Daley adapted the film into a radio script, John Madden directed the voice actors, and Tom Voegeli mixed the dialogue, sound effects, and music. Most of the movie actors were unavailable to reprise their roles (Harrison Ford, for instance, was committed to Raiders of the Lost Ark), but Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels returned to reprise Luke Skywalker and C-3PO, respectively.

Following the success of Star Wars on the radio, two more radio dramatizations were produced: The Empire Strikes Back (1983) and Return of the Jedi (1996). The recordings of all three dramas were published by HighBridge Audio.

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