Losing my Star Wars virginity.

It’s 30 years since the release of sci-fi classic Star Wars, considered by many to be among the greatest films of all-time.

But what would it be like to watch it now, for the first time?

BBC News entertainment reporter Kevin Young’s sole exposure to science-fiction to date consists of lusting after Gillian Anderson in The X-Files for a while in the 1990s.

Despite fearing it was two hours of his life he’d “never get back”, he offered to lose his Star Wars virginity.

I find it hard to believe that a BBC News entertainment reporter could be considered a true Star Wars virgin – even if he had never seen the film he must have known the basic storyline. I’ve seen the original trilogy so many times that I can’t remember how it felt seeing it for the first time. Though I do remember having a panic attack at the cinema watcing a scene with Darth Vader and the Emperor in The Empire Strikes Back.

Do you remember how it felt being a Star Wars virgin?

Also, check out 30 pieces of trivia about Star Wars.

And visit Archie’s Archive for prequel Lego Star Wars.

~ spoiler alert warning for those who are true virgins ~