SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Science of Star Wars
Channel: Discovery 551
Date: Sunday 22nd May 2005
Time: 22:00 to 23:00 (starting in 10 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
Droids, bots, artificial intelligence. C3PO and R2D2 meet the people who have been helped or inspired by Star Wars technology in a significant way.
(Premiere)
SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Science of Star Wars
Channel: Discovery 551
Date: Monday 23rd May 2005
Time: 22:00 to 23:00 (starting in 11 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
Getting around and communicating. C3PO and R2D2 meet the people who have been helped or inspired by Star Wars technology in a significant way.
(Premiere)
SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTARY: Science of Star Wars
Channel: Discovery 551
Date: Tuesday 24th May 2005
Time: 22:00 to 23:00 (starting in 12 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
We haven't yet made a clone army, but we're getting there and are equipping our fighters with storm trooper-like gear.
(Premiere)
ENTERTAINMENT: Richard and Judy
Channel: Channel 4 104
Date: Wednesday 18th May 2005
Time: 17:00 to 18:00 (starting in 1 day)
Duration: 1 hour.
The daily live entertainment show hosted by Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. It's live - so anything can happen - but expect more celebrity guests, competitions, exclusive previews and features and plenty of surprises. Ian McDiarmid chats about Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.
(Subtitles)
ENTERTAINMENT: T4 Movie Special
Channel: Channel 4 104
Date: Saturday 21st May 2005
Time: 10:55 to 11:25 (starting in 8 days)
Duration: 30 minutes.
Star Wars Premiere.
All the gossip and interviews with all the stars at the British Premiere of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Plus there's a look behind-the-scenes at the creation of the awesome special effects.
(Subtitles)
DOCUMENTARY: Generation Jedi
Channel: BBC 3 115
Date: Sunday 15th May 2005
Time: 21:00 to 22:00 (starting in 3 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
In the week that the final and darkest episode of Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith is released, fan Dermot O'Leary presents the story of a generation, through the parable of Star Wars. By meeting fellow fans and real life Star Wars aficionados he asks whether this journey represents a modern metaphor for our times, politically, socially, culturally, and of course personally. Have we gone from a hopeful Luke to a troubled Darth Vader?
(Subtitles)
ENTERTAINMENT: Star Wars...Feel The Force
Channel: Sky One 106
Date: Wednesday 18th May 2005
Time: 20:00 to 21:00 (starting in 6 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
C-3PO hosts an exploration of the superb space-age saga. Lightsabres at the ready for exclusive clips, backstage footage, key interviews and insights from celebrity fans.
(Widescreen, New Series, 2005)
ENTERTAINMENT: Star Wars
Channel: Sky Movies 1 301
Date: Sunday 22nd May 2005
Time: 17:00 to 18:00 (starting in 9 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
Feel The Force (Version 2).
Enjoy clips from Revenge Of The Sith, interviews with George Lucas, the cast, crew and celebrity fans, plus never before seen film from the entire intergalactic saga.
FILM: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope
Channel: Sky Movies 1 301
Date: Sunday 22nd May 2005
Time: 18:00 to 20:10 (starting in 9 days)
Duration: 2 hours and 10 minutes.
For the kids, it's a terrific tale of good and evil, the film that broke the mould for sci-fi, with a sinister villain and a gang of smart-talking good guys. For the diehard fans, there are nods to Akira Kurosawa and The Searchers and strong cameos from the likes of horror maestro Peter Cushing.
Director: George Lucas
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker
(Widescreen, 1977, U, 5 Star)
CONSUMER: The Star Wars Collection
Channel: QVC 630
Date: Thursday 19th May 2005
Time: 00:00 to 01:00 (starting in 6 days)
Duration: 1 hour.
Join us to relive the classic tale of Luke Skywalker's fateful battle with Darth Vader, and explore our galactastic range of Star Wars products!
ENTERTAINMENT: When Star Wars Ruled The World
Channel: VH1 UK 441
Date: Wednesday 18th May 2005
Time: 19:00 to 20:00 (starting in 1 day)
Duration: 1 hour.
Star Wars' influence went way behind that of just another sci-fi movie and impacted on mass popular culture as a whole. We reflect on an era, which spawned a galaxy of characters and stars.