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Radio 4,1 min

Slartibartfast's Name

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Douglas Adams tells James Naughtie and a group of readers about how he came up with Slartibartfast's name. An extract from Book Club: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy originally broadcast 2nd January 2000

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