darth vader's lines were re—recorded by the american, james earljones. dave as a very accessible star. i had the honour of meeting him at lots of conventions across the uk and in other places around the world. one of the greatjoys of being a star wars fan is that unlike some fandoms, the actors are very accessible, they love to meet the fans and attend the conventions. dave was the top of that tree, he absolutely loved meeting the fans, signing autographs, posing for photographs. he was a really generous guy. why was he so good in the role, i mean, notjust his size? ithink... when you say notjust his size, i think his size and his stature really brought that iconic villain to life. you know, he was an actor, he had lots of other roles in the hammer films and a clockwork orange and things like that, but behind that mask he wasn't doing very much acting. apart from with that huge frame that he had and he used his body to create that character of darth vader. i mentioned that his lines were redone by an american actor, did he mind that? did he want to be th

darth vader's lines were re—recorded by the american, james earljones. lizo mzimba reports.cally perfect for the part of darth vader in the original star wars trilogy in the 1970s and 1980s. looks like you two need a lesson in crossing the road! at the same time, he was also the face of road safety, presenting videos and visiting thousands of schools as the green cross code man. we won't be there when you cross the road, so always use the... robot: ..green cross code! it's very interesting, because when i became darth vader, when the star wars film came out, i almost got the sack from the government because they thought that my image as darth vader would have a detrimental effect on my image as the green cross code man. a champion weightlifter, he eventually tried acting, playing a succession of small roles, including one in stanley kubrick's classic a clockwork orange, sharing scenes with malcolm mcdowell. and then came the role of the physically imposing darth vader. he had the bulk, he had the build, but he also had a bristol accent. start tearing the ship apart piece by

first film came out, he found his voice had been replaced by the now familiar booming tones of james earljonesns, and bring me the passengers. i want them alive. mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describing him as "actor, husband, father, "member of the order of the british empire "weightlifting champion, safety icon, "a man who loved his fans as much as they loved him." ..i am your father. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he'll always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. the actor david prowse, who's died at the age of 85 a mysterious metal object which was discovered in the utah desert last week, has now vanished. the discovery of the silver object captured the national interest, with people questioning how it ended up there. well, we may never get an answer, as utah officials say the structure is no longer there. tom brada reports. standing at more than 12 feet tall and shimmering in contrast to the red desert scienc

film came out, he found that his dialogue had been replaced by the now familiar booming tones of james earljonesl you've found those plans. and bring me the passengers. i want them alive! mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describing him as... i am your father. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he will always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. dave prowse, who's died at the age of 85. formula 1 driver romain grosjean has walked away almost unscathed after a horror crash at the bahrain grand prix. the incident happened on the first lap of the race, when the haas driver lost control of his car and hit the barrier. the car split in half, with the front part bursting into flames. grosjean was taken to hospital as a precaution after suffering minor burns to his hands and feet. here'sjoe wilson. the bahrain grand prix begins. 20 cars race, each with a halo, a titanium bar protecting the cockpit, protecting romain grosjean. and

darth vader's lines were re—recorded by the american, james earljones.'s speak to star wars superfan neil livesey who's in lancashire. great to see you. tell us more about him, you met him didn't you? yes, i met dave on several occasions. i had the honour of meeting him at lots of conventions across the uk and in other places around the world. one of the great joys other places around the world. one of the greatjoys of being a star wa rs of the greatjoys of being a star wars fan is unlike some fandom is, the actors are very accessible, they love to meet the fans and attend the conventions. dave was the top of that tree, he absolutely loved meeting the fans, signing autographs, posing for photographs. he was a really generous guy. why was he so good in the role, i mean, not just with was he so good in the role, i mean, notjust with his size? when you say notjust with his size? when you say not just his notjust with his size? when you say notjust his size, i think his size and his stature really brought that iconic villain to life. you know, he was an acto

film came out, he found that his dialogue had been replaced by the now familiar booming tones of james earljonesmmander, tear this ship apart until you've found those plans. and bring me the passengers. i want them alive! mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describing him as... i am your father. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he will always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. lizo mzimba, bbc news. dave prowse, who has died at the age of 85. with all the sport now, here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. thank you. lewis hamilton praised formula one chiefs for the huge safety improvements in the sport after romain grosjean walked away from an horrific crash at the bahrain grand prix. hamilton, who took the chequered flag, said it should be never forgotten that the drivers put their lives on the line every time they race. here's our sports correspondent, joe wilson. the grand prix began, lewis hamilton in the lead. it

film came out, he found that his dialogue had been replaced by the now familiar booming tones of james earljonesers. i want them alive! mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describing him as... i am your father. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he will always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. dave prowse, who has died at the age of 85. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello again. there was some sunshine earlier today across more south—western parts of the uk, but these areas will see some dense patchy fog overnight. pretty grey and gloomy actually, elsewhere, mind you. and cold at the moment in north—east scotland. but we've got the wind picking up, cloud and rain moving down from the north—west, so temperatures will probably tend to rise. ahead of that, temperatures will be around 5or 6 degrees. we've got rain in the morning across northern ireland as well as scotland, into northern england, heading into north w

star wars film came out he found that his dialogue had been replaced with the booming tones of james earljonesind the mask of darth vader is how he will always be remembered. and for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. lizo mzimba, bbc news. dave prowse, who has died at the age of 85. we have two star wars mega—fans with us now — luke bligh and matt hudson. they are also the co—hosts of the star wars sessions podcast, which draws in thousands of fellow fans every month. welcome. he was described as la rger—than—life, described as larger—than—life, we know he was there at all. in what other ways was a much larger? de physicality who brought it is obviously what he was known for as darth vader. he has now set the template for anyone going forward playing that character, they now have to bring the aura that dave brought. but also to what he treated his fans. always on the convention circuit he was there up until a a few years ago, with signing autographs, taking pictures of young and old. he was really keen to be there for his fandom and loved all there for his fandom and

film came out, he found that his dialogue had been replaced by the now familiar booming tones of james earljonesme the passengers. i want them alive! mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describing him as... i am your father. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he will always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. lizo mzimba, bbc news. dave prowse, who's died at the age of 85. he died at the age of 85. has been described as the wi was he has been described as the world was my gloomiest element after living in miserable conditions at a zoo living in miserable conditions at a zoo in pakistan for several decades. but now he will be protected at a wildlife sanctuary in cambodia. it follows a five—year campaign, supported by the pop singer cher. secunder kermani reports. this is the story of one of the world's most famous pop stars, and the world's loneliest elephant. after 35 years in captivity, at times left chained up, kaavan is b

star wars film came out he found that his dialogue had been replaced with the booming tones of james earljones link to finding their secret base. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he will always be remembered. and for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. dave prowse, who has died at the age of 85. voters in switzerland will decide later on whether or not to make businesses financially and legally liable for human rights violations or environmental damage. the law would affect their supply chains anywhere in the world. if the swiss vote in favour of the new laws, the country could impose some of the world's strictest corporate responsibility rules. recent polls indicate that a slim majority supports the initiative to amend the swiss constitution. we can now speak to fabian teichmann, the ceo of swiss law firm teichmann international ag. thanks very much for being with us. just to sum up in a nutshell what this would do if it does get past. well, good morning, ben. it is my pleasure to be here. generally

star wars film came out he found that his dialogue had been replaced with the booming tones of james earljonesd the mask of darth vader is how he will always be remembered. and for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. david prowse, who has died at the age of 85. paleaontologists have identified a fossil discovered in morocco as a previously unknown dinosaur. the creature — which they've named ajnabia odysseus — was about the size of a pony and a member of the duckbill dinosaur species, which emerged in north america. it dates back to the end of the cretaceous era around 66 million years ago. so just how did it get to africa, which at that time was an isolated island? we can speak to dr nick longrich from the university of bath, the lead paleontologist on the project. first of all, please pronounce the name correctly! and why do you know it is different? how did you discover the difference? well, the name is ajnabia odysseus and... you look at a lot of fossils, you get used to recognising them and i had seen a lot of duckbilled dinosaur fossils working in museums in nort

film came out, he found that his dialogue had been replaced by the now familiar booming tones of james earljones the passengers. i want them alive! mark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describing him as... i am your father. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he'll always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. lizo mzimba, bbc news. dave prowse, who's died at the age of 85. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello there. it's been another dull and gloomy day for most of the country on sunday. there was some sunshine across parts of south wales, south—west england, particularly here in cornwall. but it's these areas that saw some breaks in the cloud today that are going to find the fog developing and becoming thicker as well. mind you, it's pretty misty and murky elsewhere. cold still in the north—east of scotland. temperatures will rise in scotland as the wind picks up, the cloud thickens, and this rain get

star wars film came out he found that his dialogue had been replaced with the booming tones of james earljonesdavid prowse at the age of 85. time for summer weather, quite wintry in london, what is right for the rest of the country? indeed, and for most of the uk it is pretty great and murky and the weather stagnated over the last few with. .. pretty the weather stagnated over the last few with... pretty cold, but not like that everywhere. across north—east scotland, parts of wales, south—east england, we have got some glorious sunshine and it really is an all or nothing kind of forecast. you can see the extent of the cloud and where the sunshine comes out it is pretty much clear blue skies you have as well. overnight tonight, we will see that mist and fog again across england and wales, going nowhere too fast. the fog will lift as the rain begins to move into scotla nd as the rain begins to move into scotland and northern ireland later tonight, so turning right here

audiences eventually heard the voice of the now familiar james earljones.ark hamill, who played luke skywalker, led the tributes, calling him much more than darth vader, describing him as "actor, husband, father, "member of the order of the british empire "weightlifting champion, safety icon, "a man who loved his fans as much as they loved him." ..i am yourfather. he may never have been the voice behind the villain, but the man behind the mask of darth vader is how he'll always be remembered. for so many, he played the most iconic cinema villain ever seen. music: the imperial march (slow version) dave prowse, who has died at the age of 85. charities and community groups are launching a campaign to combat loneliness over the festive season, encouraging people to find covid—friendly ways to connect with others who might be isolated, and in need of human contact. the great winter get—together says more than nine million people in the uk report being often or always lonely, and this christmas will come after many months of social distancing. our home editor, ma

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