{"product_id":"star-wars-a-new-hope-the-original-radio-drama-topps-dark-side-collector-s-edition","title":"Star Wars: A New Hope - The Original Radio Drama, Topps \"Dark Side\" Collector’s Edition","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis special collector’s edition, illustrated by Randy Martinez, features:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited 7,500 print run\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTopps \u003ci\u003eStar Wars Illustrated: A New Hope\u003c\/i\u003e card that corresponds to the package cover art\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 6 hours of the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars Original Radio Drama\u003c\/i\u003e, with a cast lead by Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels,  John Williams’ iconic score, and Ben Burtt’s irreplaceable sound effects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 35 minutes of  rare bonus audio: “The Making of the Radio Drama” audio documentary, interviews, and  promo spots created for the original radio broadcast\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8-page booklet featuring images from the the recording sessions and the \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: A New Hope\u003c\/i\u003e movie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh fidelity MP3-CD edition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen this series was first broadcast on National Public Radio in 1981, it generated the largest response in the network’s history:  50,000 letters and phone calls in a single week, an audience of 750,000 per episode, and a subsequent 40-percent jump in NPR listenership.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis landmark production, perhaps the most ambitious radio project ever attempted, began when \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e creator George Lucas donated the story rights to an NPR affiliate. Writer Brian Daley adapted the film’s highly visual script to the special demands and unique possibilities of radio, creating a more richly textured tale with greater emphasis on character development. Director John Madden guided a splendid cast—including Mark Hamill and Anthony Daniels, reprising their film roles as Luke Skywalker and the persnickety robot See Threepio—through an intense 10-day dialogue recording session. Then came months of painstaking work for virtuoso sound engineer Tom Voegeli, whose brilliant blending of the actors’ voices, the music, and hundreds of sound effects takes this intergalactic adventure into a realm of imagination that is beyond the reach of cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Includes the same content as the “Light Side” edition except for the Topps card with corresponding cover art.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Workman Publishing","offers":[{"title":"9781622313259","offer_id":40953091063985,"sku":"9781622313259","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/workman-feed-prod.myshopify.com\/products\/star-wars-a-new-hope-the-original-radio-drama-topps-dark-side-collector-s-edition","provider":"zzz_Workman Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}