STAR WARS: Return of the Jedi | NPR Radio Drama | #RetroRadio
Retro Radio: Old Time Radio in the Dark
- Published
- June 14, 2026
- Duration
- 4h 21m
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- Last updated
- Jul 19, 2026
Discusses Thirteen years after The Empire Strikes Back, the long-delayed finale arrived in 1996 — six episodes…
Summary
Thirteen years after The Empire Strikes Back, the long-delayed finale arrived in 1996 — six episodes that brought the original trilogy to a close. Funding cuts had stalled production for more than a decade, but the conclusion was completed at last, with Anthony Daniels returning one final time as C-3PO, joined by Brock Peters as Darth Vader, John Lithgow'…
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Thirteen years after The Empire Strikes Back, the long-delayed finale arrived in 1996 — six episodes that brought the original trilogy to a close. Funding cuts had stalled production for more than a decade, but the conclusion was completed at last, with Anthony Daniels returning one final time as C-3PO, joined by Brock Peters as Darth Vader, John Lithgow's Yoda, and Ed Asner as Jabba the Hutt. Still carried by John Williams' score and the original sound effects, it's Return of the Jedi as you've