The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Douglas Adams' sci-fi comedy following the misadventures of hapless human Arthur Dent.

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A whale meets an unfortunate end as Arthur Dent and company meet the Earth's creators.

A whale meets an unfortunate end as Arthur Dent and company meet the Earth's creators. Stars Simon Jones. From March 1978.

A whale meets an unfortunate end, as Arthur Dent and company meet the Earth's creators. 

Arthur Dent is - so far - the only survivor from Earth, demolished to make way for a by-pass. He survived thanks to his friend, Ford Prefect (who hails not from Guildford, but somewhere near Betelgeuse), a writer for the Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, "the most successful book ever to have come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor". 

Now paired with fellow Earth survivor Trillian and duplicitous two-headed hustler Zaphod Beeblebrox, Arthur and Ford are about to learn more startling truths about the universe.

Douglas Adams' epic adventure in time and space.

The Book …… Peter Jones
Slartibartfast …… Richard Vernon
Arthur Dent …… Simon Jones
Ford Prefect …… Geoffrey McGivern
Marvin …… Stephen Moore
Zaphod Beeblebrox …… Mark Wing-Davey
Computer …… David Tate
Trillion …… Susan Sheridan

Sound and music by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.  

Producer: Geoffrey Perkins.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase

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