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Panic! It's the last ever installment of "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy", with a brand new full-cast dramatization of Mostly Harmless, the final book in Douglas Adams' famous 'trilogy in five parts'. While frequent flyer Arthur Dent searches the universe for his lost love, Ford Prefect discovers a disturbing blast from the past at The Hitchhiker's Guide HQ. Meanwhile, on one of many versions of Earth, a blonder, more American Trillian gets tangled up with a party of lost aliens having an identity crisis. And just when Arthur thinks he has found his true vocation on the backwater planet of Lamuella, the original Trillian turns up with more than a little spanner in the works.A stolen ship, a dramatic stampede and a new and sinister Guide lead to a race to save the Earth...again. But this time, will they succeed? Simon Jones returns as Arthur, Geoffrey McGivern as Ford, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Susan Sheridan as Trillian, Sandra Dickinson as Tricia McMillian, and Stephen Moore as Marvin. William Franklyn is the Book, alongside a host of famous guest stars. This extended edition features 30 minutes of material not heard on BBC Radio 4.
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Twenty-five years after the original radio series of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy exploded into the public consciousness, the further exploits of its bewildered hero Arthur Dent were finally adapted for radio by Dirk Maggs, in part using drafts written by Douglas Adams before his death. The resulting fourteen completely new episodes were produced by Above the Title Productions and broadcast on BBC Radio 4, with nearly all of the original cast reunited for recording. These scripts brilliantly bring to life the last three books in Adams' perennially popular Hitchhiker series: Life, the Universe and Everything; So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish; and Mostly Harmless. Dirk Maggs supplies notes which highlight original Adams material and explain how the cast, special effects and music were directed. The scripts are introduced by Simon Jones, who played Arthur Dent in both the original and the recent radio series, as well as in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy television series. Douglas Adams first conceived The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for radio and it is an honour to his memory that all five Hitchhiker novels have now been adapted for this medium. These scripts exemplify the freshness of perspective, humour and perspicacity that epitomize the work of Douglas Adams. They will be loved by fans and those new to Hitchhiker’s alike.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
When I originally listened to the HHGTTG in the 80s, I listened to it countless times, each time picking up on a new thread of the story, discovering more jokes and catch lines. This, as with the 3rd and 4rd phases, is in the same vein. You need to listen to it several times to really appreciate it.
Brilliant stuff, and about time.
Brilliant stuff, and about time.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio Cassette
It's quite an undertaking to draw to a close a cult sage that spans four decades, but the BBC manages to pull it off in fine style.
Part of the attraction of listening to this is not just the assured performances of the 'original' cast, (Geoffery McGivern and Simon Jones are completely at home as Ford and Arthur) but recognising the other less central characters and the familiar voices behind them.
The last phase not only manages to neatly tie up all loose ends from all other series, but also be a less downbeat finale than the book was. To get the benefit of this, though, you have to listen to the Hollywood happy ending which is unexpected to those familiar with the book. It works, but takes a leap of faith to hope that it is as the author would want it.
Nice to hear Douglas Adams one more time, too.
Over all, a joy to behold.
Format:Audio CD
The best one yet, loved it, have it on my iPod and listen to it all of the time, a great audio-book!
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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 9 months ago by Jarvy
'just the nicest of all possible things, may I sit on your lap?'
For something that was cleverly pared down to a few brief episodes there was the inclusion of a most unwelcome, happy, ending that was totally unnecessary and ultimately spoilt the... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Paul Treneary
Good finish to the series, but felt rushed.
This is a good finale to the radio series, not perfect but pretty enjoyable and with some good humour. Read more
Published 16 months ago by A. Davis
Mostly Harmless . . .
. . . but is that what we really want from our H2G2?
The Zarniwoop/Bird sequences are maddeningly ill-executed and suffer from chasms in logic and continuity, which throws the... Read more
Published on 11 Sep 2005 by Mr. A. D. H. Lowe
Quintessential not essential
While the universe apparently has no boundaries, the same cannot be said of the shelf-life of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Read more
Published on 23 Jun 2005 by T. Neile
The BBC have done a terrific job........
.....with adapting the spoken word audiobooks into "new" HHGTHG episodes, and its wonderful to hear Mark Wing-Davey and the gang again.
Published on 5 May 2005 by Davy Graham
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