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This is a dynamic remastering of the second BBC Radio 4 full-cast serial - "Fit the Seventh to Fit the Twelfth" - which spawned a phenomenal hitch-hiking legend. The second original series of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" has been 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...It features 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.
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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Format:Library Binding
This is the series that introduced me to Hitch Hiker - I believe that it was the second airing I heard in 1979. I was entranced, and still am today. In my view this was the better of the two series - the ideas are more evolved.
The part about the beings evolved into birds because the shoes they used to wear is wonderful - with John le Mesurier as "the wise old bird".
Douglas Adams' writing is very well observed (the spaceship waiting for thousands of years for a delivery of lemon-soaked paper napkins "the probability is that one day a civilisation will arise and there will be lemon soaked paper napkins", for example, or the "dialling chant" while waiting to dial up a member of the dead)
My personal favourite is the first episode. The This one is more of a "link" between the first series (6 episodes) and this series (the remaining 5 episodes) and I believe was aired as a one-off special.
I would definitely recommend this set of CDs - it is compulsive listening and you will not tire of it.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Library Binding
I was a fan of the original radio series of HHGTTG and I was delighted to discover these CDs. This is a great follow-on from the first series, with even more sublimely outrageous scenarios as Zaphod survives the Total Perspective Vortex and Arthur discovers the remains of a civilisation based entirely on shoe-shops. There is no better way to pass a long car jorney - my kids love these CDs, and you can listen to them again and again. When Rula Lenska appeared on Celebrity Big Brother my boys knew exactly who she was - Lintilla (and her millions of clones). Luckily for Rula there was no Allitnil in the CBB house or she would have been neutralised instantly.......
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
After hearing the wonderfully comic and zany first series, and reading the books, I simply could not resist picking up the second series.
Picking up where the first series left off, Arthur and Ford find themselves trapped on prehistoric Earth. However, Zaphod, a time paradox and Ford's towel all serve to get them back on the Heart of Gold, where they set off for new adventures in the great mind-boggling infinity of... infinity.
If anything, the second series is even better, with the characters now fleshed out more, and situations even weirder!
A must for all fans of what must be the wackiest comedy on this mostly harmless planet...
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Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy: Secondary Phase - Oh Belgium man,...
In this, the second instalment of Douglas Adams' Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy, we are treated to more insane, inane, whacky and downright wierd adventures of Arthur Dent, Ford... Read more
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Wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!
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Wierd...
good but wierd...i like the surrealness of it (if thats even a word... :P) i love the ideas that doug had to be honest!
Published 8 months ago by Jarvy
unmissable
Timeless!! It's just as funny, if not more so, than I remember from my childhood. I simply laughed my way through it.
Published 11 months ago by Yanne
The answer to life the universe and everything
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I am a BIG fan of the first part of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Primary Phase), but I found this 2nd part to be utterly dull in almost every aspect. Read more
Published 18 months ago by D. Wilson
Good, but not as good as Primary or Tertiary Phases.
Having love the Primary Phase (first series) I was very much looking forward to this second series.
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Published 19 months ago by A. Davis
The best series overall
I strongly recommend this box set - it has given me hours of entertainment in the car. I think though it is more disjointed than the first series its insights are better and far... Read more
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