by DOUGLAS ADAMS
First of six parts adapted from the BBC radio series starring Simon Jones and David Dixon and the voice of PETER JONES featuring
Joe Melia and Martin Benson Arthur Dent is not convinced when his best friend, Ford Prefect, tells him that the world is about to end in 12 minutes. Should he remain lying in front of the bulldozers intent on demolishing his house to make way for a by-pass? Or should he accept the offer of rescue from Ford, who reveals that he is an alien from the planet of Betelgeuse (pronounced Bee-tle-jooce), and not from Guildford after all?
Radiophonic music PADDY KINGSLAND
Associate producer JOHN LLOYD Producer ALAN J. W. BELL (R)