Fit The Second
Arthur and Ford have escaped Earth's demise, only to be cornered by the Vogons and their poetry. Stars Peter Jones. From March 1978.
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".
Both are now at the mercy of the Vogon Captain, and even worse, powerless in the face of his poetry. The only thing which can save them now is an unlikely coincidence or two - and it may lead to an encounter with a certain bipolar automaton.
Douglas Adams' epic adventure in time and space.
The Book …… Peter Jones
Arthur Dent …… Simon Jones
Ford Prefect …… Geoffrey McGivern
Marvin …… Stephen Moore
Zaphod Beeblebrox …… Mark Wing-Davey
Vogon Captain …… Bill Wallis
Trillion …… Susan Sheridan
Vogon Guard …… David Tate
Sound and music by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
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