The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy..., Douglas Adams
The Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy..., Douglas Adams
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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: Secondary Phase

Author: Douglas Adams, Douglas Adams

Series: Hitchhiker's Guide (radio plays) #2

Narrator: Mark Wing-Davey, Peter Jones, Stephen Moore, Susan Sheridan, Geoffrey McGivern, Simon Jones

Unabridged: 3 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/03/2008


Synopsis

A dynamic remastering of the second BBC Radio 4 full-cast serial – Fit the Seventh to Fit the Twelfth – which spawned a phenomenal hitchhiking legend

The second original series of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy remastered by Dirk Maggs (director of the Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases) to give a full, vibrant sound, now with Philip Pope’s version of the familiar theme tune and specially re-recorded announcements by John Marsh.

Stranded on Prehistoric Earth since the end of the first series, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect are once again trying to hitch their way off the planet. Zaphod finds his visit to the offices of the Guide rudely interrupted by Frogstar fighters, who further threaten to feed him to the Total Perspective Vortex. Eventually reunited, the three fetch up on the planet Brontitall and discover the indigenous species in something of a flap. Arthur meets Lintilla (several of her), Marvin gets to be a hero once again, and there is a meeting with the Man in the Shack who apparently runs the Universe…

Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey, Stephen Moore and a full supporting cast star in these BBC Radio 4 episodes.

Also included is a bonus 50-minute interview with Douglas Adams –who died in 2001 – in which he discusses his career and work.

About Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams, a legend of imaginative fiction, ushered in the advent of comedic science fiction with The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The book developed into a hugely successful series of five novels. The Dirk Gently series—Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency and The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul—helped cement Adams as one of the most successful and beloved authors in science fiction.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Markus on September 04, 2019

Here the story starts to be a lot different than what you might know from the books. The shoe shops bit is even darker than it was in the books and so is the end.......more

Goodreads review by Denise on April 14, 2022

I listened to this with such relish that I started it, finished it, and started & finished the next audio drama before I realized I never entered either into Goodreads! If that doesn't tell you how much I enjoyed it, I don't know what will 😆 The Hitchhiker's Guide series has been among my lifetime f......more

Goodreads review by Noah on December 15, 2021

The Hitchhiker's guide to the Galaxy. A comedy. A love story. A ton of intergalactic travel. A ton of fun. The story is about a man in Britain who had to leave the planet of Earth and journey through space. Along his journey, Arthur Dent learns about the galaxy in the wackiest and craziest of ways.......more

Goodreads review by Meg on January 20, 2023

No but really, this is my bread and butter.......more

Goodreads review by Tuana McQueen on January 28, 2021

Funny and with a full cast and soundtrack.......more