I'm sure I've said something wrong somewhere in here, if so it's not intended to upset anyone. If someone doesn't agree with this or is angry about this than that's too bad………...
Darth Neo,
I think the only people you'll be upsetting are those who seem to think it's their god given right to be given everything that comes along. This board is typically very altruistic, and a LOT of things are shared freely, which unfortunately has attracted its share of selfish vultures who not only expect - sometimes DEMAND - everything be given to them for free, but they want it yesterday.
Given some of the inexcusable aggressive negative feedback you've received, I'm suprised you've continued to stick around at all.
Glad to see you have though, as I love threads like this, that bring something new and unexpected to the community.
As for info on the documentary, I've done the usual internet searches and unearthed very little. Trying to find contact info for Michel Parbot or Sygma Telelvision seemed like a good place to start, but all I've managed to find so far is Sygma (not even sure it's the same Sygma) was brought out by Corbis in 1999.
Then there's this Which lists - Sygma Television: 2,000 stories about celebrities and the Cannes Film Festival (1983-1989) among their archives
Finally, I came across this site with a video of a 1985 discussion program featuring Michel Parbot
Here's a screengrab of the man himself.
Sounds like Ash595 is in a better position to find out more details. At this stage I can't even find out if Michel Parbot is still alive. I think if you're after more info, aim for the top and try to contact him, Sygma Television or even Gary Kurtz directly, and it sounds like you may be in a position to do the latter.
Whilst we're on the subject of Empire rarities, there was an edition of BBC's 'Jim'll Fix It' where a boy got to visit the Dagobah set. Any one else remember this? Or have it on tape?
The only info I can find is here: "... Jim'll Fix It that showed another kiddie being taken onto the Dagobah set and meeting Mark Hamill & R2D2. We can only vaguely remember this from when it was broadcast and even though the passage of time (or maybe a conscious effort) has erased much of it, the mere mention of this "unique" piece of televisual history still sends a shudder up the spine. Still the most staggeringly awful delivery of the terrible line "Hello R2D2, let's go and see Luke Skywalker..." could have stunned a charging rhino."