The Star Wars Radio Dramas are held in high regard by a large number of Star
Wars fans. Once considered by Lucas himself part of the Star Wars canon,
these Brian Daley penned audio dramas greatly expanded upon the original two
Star Wars movies in the 80's. Released on CD in regular and Special Edition
format in the 90's, the original broadcast of Star Wars was broadcast in
1981, and then again in 1983 when The Empire Strikes Back was released on
National Public Radio. However, in the 1983 rebroadcast many scenes and
character moments were cut from the Star Wars radio drama, and when the
radio drama CDs were released in the 90's not all of the cuts were
reinstated.
This week on Star Wars Action News, we have producer David C. Fein who
brings to us from the original 1981 airing of the radio drama the two
dialogue scenes cut from Star Wars and not included in the CD releases.
Unless you recorded the Star Wars Radio Drama off the radio in 1981, Star
Wars Action News is the only place to hear these two scenes, including Luke
and Cammie talking about their dreams in anchorhead, and an extended version
of Obi-Wan and Luke talking after the Tusken Raider attack.
Also this week, we review the Clone Wars novel Wild Space, and discuss the
latest store finds. All this and more on this week's Star Wars Action News.