STAR WARS DREAMS
Leslie Woodhead, UK, 2003
Monday 9 June 2003 10.30pm-11.25pm
A compelling insight into the 50-year history of the USA's multi-billion dollar missile defence system, from President Eisenhower's Cold War commitment to anti-Soviet missile defence to George W Bush's proposed Son of Star Wars.
LESLIE WOODHEAD Director interview
"Most people think they have a missile defence"
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Comment Nick Fraser
Storyville Series Editor
Do you believe in rocketry? Do you believe in God? Most Americans, including Ronald Reagan and George W Bush believe in both.
Leslie Woodhead's Star Wars Dreams is a fascinating account of the origins and progress of the ultimate American dream - how to shoot down hostile rockets in outer space, before they reach the homeland.
Everything about Star Wars has this double ration of fantasy and high technology. Many Americans can't look at a rocket coming out of its silo without hearing the music of celestial choirs. That may rule out you and me, but don't miss this film.
