 Works by a new generation of dramatists also emerged at this time, notably Yuri Rasovsky, Thomas Lopez of ZBS and the dramatic sketches heard on humorist Garrison Keillor's "A Prairie Home Companion".Brian Daley's 1981 adaptation of the blockbuster space opera film "Star Wars" for "NPR Playhouse" was a notable success.Production costs on this serial were mitigated by the support of Lucasfilm, who sold the rights to NPR for a nominal $1 fee, and by the participation of the BBC in an international co-production deal.