Programme Index

Discover 11,128,835 listings and 279,803 playable programmes from the BBC

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Hexagonal Phase

3. In Space, No One Can Hear You Complain

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 FMLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 Extra

Are Arthur Dent, Trillian and Random really the last remaining humans in The Galaxy? Maybe not.

A full-cast production of the sixth book in the famous Hitchhiker's Guide trilogy, based on Eoin Colfer’s ‘And Another Thing...’

The Book …. John Lloyd
Arthur Dent …. Simon Jones
Ford Prefect …. Geoff McGivern
Zaphod Beeblebrox …. Mark Wing-Davey
Tricia …. Sandra Dickinson
Trillian …. Susan Sheridan
Trillian …. Jim Broadbent
Fenchurch …. Jane Horrocks
Random …. Samantha Beart
Wowbagger …. Toby Longworth
Constant Mown …. Andy Secombe
Hillman Hunter …. Ed Byrne
The Consultant …. Lenny Henry
Aseed Preflux …. Philip Pope
Thor …. Mitch Benn
Ctuthu …. Jon Culshaw
The Guide Mk II …. Prof Stephen Hawking
Buckeye Brown …. Tom Alexander
Mogdud …. Theo Maggs
Baldur …. Phillipe Bosher

Based on the novel with additional material by Douglas Adams

The series is co-written, directed and sound-designed by Dirk Maggs.

Music by Philip Pope

Produced by Dirk Maggs, Helen Chattwell and David Morley

A Perfectly Normal production for BBC Radio 4 first broadcast in March 2018. Show less

Contributors

The Voice of the Book:
John Lloyd
Arthur Dent:
Simon Jones
Ford Prefect:
Geoff McGivern
Zaphod Beeblebrox:
Mark Wing-Davey
Tricia McMillan:
Sandra Dickinson
Wowbagger:
Toby Longworth
Constant Mown:
Andy Secombe
Left Brain:
Mitch Benn
Fenchurch:
Jane Horrocks
Hillman Hunter:
Ed Byrne
The Guide MkII:
Stephen Hawking
The Consultant:
Lenny Henry
Heimdall:
Tom Alexander
Buckeye Brown:
Tom Alexander
Eccentrica:
Tom Alexander
Gunner Vogon:
Tom Alexander
Aseed Preflux:
Philip Pope
Sub-Etha Voice:
Philip Pope
HOG Door:
Philip Pope
Modgud:
Theo Maggs
The Viking:
Theo Maggs
Announcer:
John Marsh
Director:
Dirk Maggs
Adaptor:
Dirk Maggs

About this data

This data is drawn from the data stream that informs BBC's iPlayer and Sounds. The information shows what was scheduled to be broadcast, meaning it was/is subject to change and may not be accurate. More