The Fife apprenticeship that changed Darth Vader鈥檚 life forever
2 March 2018
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, comedian Jim Smith始s babysitter revealed how Darth Vader got a lucky break in Kirkcaldy.
Jim Smith tells the full story
Darth Vader鈥� A welder from Fife?
Jim Smith tells the story of his babysitter reading an alternative version of Star Wars.
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State of the Nations: Scotland
Elis James is at The Stand comedy club in Glasgow to find out what it means to be Scottish in today鈥檚 UK.
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Tales from George Lucas始s answerphone.
Star Wars characters star in Scottish scenes
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Garry Gowans, a filmmaker from Newport-on-Tay, commemorated May the Fourth on the Firth of Tay by in that achieved widespread popularity.
Elsewhere, Falkirk factory worker Stuart Robertson earned praise from around the world with stunning using six-inch action figures.
South African photographer Darryll Jones summed up Scotland’s Star Wars obsession with his pictures of .
Scotland has a long association with the film franchise, providing in the form of Perth’s own Ewan MacGregor. It’s a mutual fascination that shows no sign of ending any time soon.
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