Fit The Seventh
Who’s not been confronted with a temporal anomaly while drunk? Arthur and Ford try to work it out. With Peter Jones. From 1978.
Who hasn't been confronted with a temporal anomaly while drunk? Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect struggle to work it out.
The show that began with the end of the world continues with Arthur and Ford stranded on prehistoric earth, and Zaphod Beeblebrox and Marvin thoroughly devoured by a carbon-copy of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal.
The Book …. Peter Jones
Arthur Dent …. Simon Jones
Ford Prefect/ Frogstar Robot …. Geoffrey McGivern
Marvin …. Stephen Moore
Zaphod Beeblebrox …. Mark Wing-Davey
Assistant Arcturan Pilot …. Bill Paterson
Captain/ Receptionist/Lift …. David Tate
Roosta …. Alan Ford
The global multi-media success story that is 'Hitchhiker's' started life on Radio 4 in March 1978. The original scripts by Douglas Adams (1952-2001) went on to spawn a series of novels, a feature film, at least three stage shows, a TV series, a computer game, a collection of comic books - and various towels.
The answer to the meaning of life, the universe and everything is 42. If you work out what the Ultimate Question is, please let us know.
Radiophonic sound and music by Paddy Kingsland.
Producer: Geoffrey Perkins
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1978.
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