First appearing on BBC Radio, this Science Fiction comedy from the pen of (the sadly departed) Douglas Adams, spawned five books,
a TV series, a computer game, and towels. In our opinion, the BBC radio series is the best way to experience Hitchhikers, and fortunately,
the original radio series, plus three new series, are available to own.
Radio Series: The definitive version, and where it all started. The first 12 fits are available on CD and Cassette . A new series, the Tertiary Phase was broadcast in Sept/Oct 2004. The final two series started broadcasting in May 2005. See our dedicated H2G2 radio series page for more.
Books:The Trilogy in 5 parts: The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant and the End of the Universe, Life The Universe and Everything, So Long and Thanks for all the Fish, and Mostly Harmless. Available from Amazon.co.uk.
TV series: Generally regarded by most observers as "ok", but not a patch on the radio series. Available on Video and DVD. The DVD is great value for money, containing two DVDs - the series itself, plus a stack of bonus material including an hour-long "making of" video, outtakes, a deleted scene, some fairly odd behind-the-scenes studio stuff, and an appearance by Peter Jones (the voice of "The Book").
DVD Easter Egg: Recipe for GargleBlaster & opening credits. Details
History: Two books look at the Hitch Hiker legacy... Don't Panic, Neil Gaimen's guide to HHGG and The Unofficial Guide 2001
Courtesy of Radio and Telly .co.uk.
Fits one to six
Arthur Dent, shortly after discovering that his friend Ford Prefect is an alien and not from Guildford after all, has his home, then
his planet, destroyed to make way for a hyperspave bypass. rescued by the starship Heart of Gold, he visits the plant-manufacturing planet
Magrathea before stopping off for a bite to eat at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
Fits seven to twelve
Zaphod Beeblebrox, Arthur and co, avoid many attempts for claims on their life insurance to be made. Finally they pitch up on the
mysterious panet Brontitiall, where the growth in shoe shop numbers can be ignored only at your peril...
Fits thirteen to eighteen
Stranded on prehistoric Earth, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect find escape in the form of a time-travelling sofa. But as eleven homicidal, bat-wieldingrobots process
to blow up Lords Cricket Ground, it seems that Arthur is far from home and dry - or even vigorously towelling himself off. Soon he is on a
quest to save the Universe (and Guildford), equipped with only a rabbit bone, a dressing gown, and a spaceship which looks remarkably like
an Italian Bistro.
Fits nineteen to twenty-four
A synopsis will appear here...just watiing for wormhole to open up to feed in synopsis from future.
Fits twenty-five to thirty (unless the metric system has been abolished in the future).
A synopsis will appear here...just watiing for wormhole to open up to feed in synopsis from future.
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