The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Secondary Phase: Fit The Twelfth

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Arthur and Zaphod learn some unpalatable home truths.

Home truths for Arthur and Zaphod, but not before disappointment from the ruler of the universe. With Peter Jones. From 1980.

Arthur and Zaphod learn some unpalatable home truths, but not before disappointment from the ruler of the universe.

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

The Book …. Peter Jones 
Arthur Dent …. Simon Jones
Ford Prefect …. Geoffrey McGivern 
Zaphod Beeblebrox …. Mark Wing-Davey
Eddie …. David Tate
Marvin …. Stephen Moore
Lintilla …. Rula Lenska 
Zarniwoop …. Jonathan Pryce 

Radiophonic sound and music by Paddy Kingsland. 

Producer: Geoffrey Perkins

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1980.

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

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Cult sci-fi comedy based on Douglas Adams's second book in his five-part trilogy.

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