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==''Return of the Jedi''==
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| format        = [[Radio drama]]
| runtime       = 3 hours 12 minutes
| country       = USA
| language      = English
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| starring      = {{unbulleted list|Joshua Fardon|[[Perry King]]|Ann Sachs|[[Anthony Daniels]]|Bernard Behrens|[[Arye Gross]]|[[Paul Hecht]]|[[John Lithgow]]|[[Brock Peters]]|[[Ed Asner]]|[[Ed Begley Jr]]}}
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| writer        = [[Brian Daley]]
| director      = [[John Madden (director)|John Madden]]
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| producer      = Tom Voegeli, Julie Hartley
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| narrated      = Ken Hiller
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NPR's plans for a ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' radio serial were put on hold when federal funding for NPR was dramatically reduced; however, NPR was never the producer of the radio series nor was it ever granted the rights to produce the radio adaptations nor did NPR fund any of the radio productions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brian-daley.com/BrianDaley-tributes.htm|title=Official website of Brian Daley}}</ref>   Plans for a ''Jedi'' radio adaptation fell apart in the 1980s due to a disagreement (believed to be financial) between KUSC, Los Angeles (the producer of the two previous radio adaptations and to whom the rights were granted for the production) and Lucasfilm. NPR was granted limited rights to air the two previous radio series because KUSC, Los Angeles provided the radio adaptations to NPR as part of NPR's National Program Service that allows any NPR member station rights to air the series as part of the annual dues already paid (rather than the third party Extended Program Service where KUSC could have charged each station a fee for rights to air cutting out NPR).{{citation needed|date=July 2016}}  It was not until 1996 that a six-part adaptation of ''Return of the Jedi'' was made by [[Highbridge Audio]], the company that had released the first two series on tape and CD. The production returned to the Westlake Recording Studios, where the original series had been recorded.{{sfn|Sterling|2004|page=2206}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://voices.yahoo.com/jedi-adaptation-fitting-conclusion-star-wars-11993.html?cat=40|title=Jedi Adaptation is a Fitting Conclusion to Star Wars Radio Drama Trilogy - Yahoo Voices - Yahoo!|date=July 27, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727221743/http://voices.yahoo.com/jedi-adaptation-fitting-conclusion-star-wars-11993.html?cat=40|archive-date=July 27, 2014|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Like the preceding series, ''Return of the Jedi'' expanded its story by incorporating new scenes. One depicts Luke Skywalker constructing a new [[lightsaber]] on Tatooine, based on a deleted scene from the movie. A scripted scene between [[C-3PO]] and [[Boba Fett]] in Jabba the Hutt's palace was rejected by Anthony Daniels, who felt that the golden droid should not be on friendly terms with a bounty hunter. Fett was replaced by the dancer "Arica" (actually [[Mara Jade]] in disguise) from [[Timothy Zahn]]'s ''[[Tales from Jabba's Palace]]'' short story.<ref name="Daniels 2019">{{cite book |last=Daniels |first=Anthony |title=I Am C-3PO: The Inside Story |date=2019 |publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]]|location=London, England|isbn=9781465492562}}</ref>

The audio play's adapter [[Brian Daley]] died only hours after its recording was concluded; "additional material" was contributed by [[John Whitman (author)|John Whitman]], who introduced changes that were required so the series could have continuity with the newly developed plan for the prequels, as well as changes that were identified by its director and cast. The series was dedicated to the memory of Brian Daley.

The show's cast recorded a special get well message for Daley after the author left the studio, unaware that he would never hear it. The message is included as part of the collector's edition box set.

Episode titles:
# "Tatooine Haunts"
# "Fast Friends"
# "Prophecies and Destinies"
# "Pattern and Web"
# "So Turns a Galaxy, So Turns a Wheel"
# "Blood of a Jedi"

===Cast===
The adaptation used many of the original radio cast, though Joshua Fardon took over as Luke and [[Arye Gross]] replaced Billy Dee Williams as Lando.<ref name="Daniels 2019"/> [[Ed Begley Jr.]] was the voice of Boba Fett and [[Edward Asner]], speaking only in Huttese, voiced [[Jabba the Hutt]].  The only actor who starred in all the [[List of Star Wars films|feature films]] as well as all three radio dramas was [[Anthony Daniels]].

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* Joshua Fardon as Luke Skywalker
* [[Perry King]] as Han Solo
* Ann Sachs as Princess Leia Organa
* [[Anthony Daniels]] as C-3PO
* Bernard Behrens as Obi-Wan Kenobi
* [[Arye Gross]] as Lando Calrissian
* [[Edward Asner]] as Jabba The Hutt
* [[Paul Hecht]] as [[Palpatine|The Emperor]]
* [[John Lithgow]] as Yoda
* [[Brock Peters]] as Darth Vader
* [[Ed Begley Jr.]] as Boba Fett
* Samantha Bennett as [[Mara Jade|Arica]]
* [[David Birney]] as [[Anakin Skywalker]]
* [[Peter Dennis]] as [[Moff Jerjerrod]]
* [[David Dukes]] as [[Bib Fortuna]]
* [[Peter Michael Goetz]] as General Madine
* [[Ian Gomez]] as [[Salacious Crumb]]
* [[Martin Jarvis (actor)|Martin Jarvis]] as Barada
* Jon Matthews as [[Wedge Antilles|Wedge]]
* [[Natalia Nogulich]] as [[Mon Mothma]]
* Mark Adair Rios as [[Admiral Ackbar]]
* [[Yeardley Smith]] as [[Droid (Star Wars)#EV-9D9|9D9]]
* [[Tom Virtue]] as Major Derlin
}}
The supporting cast included [[Rick Hall]], Andrew Hawkes, [[Sherman Howard]], [[Karl Johnson (actor)|Karl Johnson]], [[John Kapelos]], Ron Le Paz, Joe Liss, [[Paul Mercier (actor)|Paul Mercier]], Steven Petrarca, [[Jonathan Penner]], Gil Segel, [[Nia Vardalos]] and Ron West. Ken Hiller provides the narration.