The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Complete BBC Radio Series
by Douglas Adams
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Author: Douglas AdamsEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Format: Audiobook, Box set
Published: 2008-10-14
ISBN: 1602834792
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks America
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Book Review: Don't Panic! Hear Douglas Adams at his best
Summary: 5 Stars
On Wednesday, March 8th, 1978, listeners to BBC Radio 4 first learned about what is perhaps the most remarkable, certainly the most successful book ever to come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the galaxy.
Now, you can own the complete BBC Radio series and hear how it all started.
Much of the early material presented here comes before the books, before the TV series and definitely before the movie.
If you think you know it all, think again.
The primary and secondary phases of the radio series will be somewhat familiar, but, especially in the secondary phase, Arthur, Ford Prefect and the other characters are taken in a completely different direction from the books or the movie.
In the secondary phase, join Zaphod as he visits Wormhole Disco. Follow Arthur, Ford Prefect and the rest as they visit the planet Brontitol (not sure of the spelling), and hear Arthur's reaction as he sees a 15-mile high statue of himself.
See who else they meet up with on Brontitol.
You'll get to meet some characters that you won't find in the books, TV series or the movie.
Don't expect total continuity between the original radio series and the more modern continuation. There are differences which could not totally be reconciled.
However, don't let this stop you from enjoying the ride as you hitchhike the galaxy for less then30 Altairian Dollars a day. Just sit back, relax, and enjoy this romp through the galaxy that you'll never forget. Make sure you know where your towell is, and, above all, don't panic!
Summary of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Complete BBC Radio Series
Summer 2005 finally sees the release of ?The Hitchhiker?s Guide to the Galaxy movie from Touchstone Pictures?. Stars include Martin Freeman as Arthur Dent, Sam Rockwell as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Bill Nighy as Slartibartfast, supercool hip-hop artist Mos Def as Ford Prefect and the gorgeous Zooey Deschanel as Trillian. Completely new characters were developed specially for the film by Douglas Adams before his death and will be played by John Malkovich and Anna Chancellor. Pan?s tie-in edition of this cult classic will include substantial extras from Executive Producer, Robbie Stamp: exclusive cast interviews, stories and photographs from the set.
Join Douglas Adams's hapless hero Arthur Dent as he travels the galaxy with his intrepid pal Ford Prefect, getting into horrible messes and generally wreaking hilarious havoc. Dent is grabbed from Earth moments before a cosmic construction team obliterates the planet to build a freeway. You'll never read funnier science fiction; Adams is a master of intelligent satire, barbed wit, and comedic dialogue. The Hitchhiker's Guide is rich in comedic detail and thought-provoking situations and stands up to multiple reads. Required reading for science fiction fans, this book (and its follow-ups) is also sure to please fans of Monty Python, Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, and British sitcoms.
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