The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Albums
Two Full-Cast Audio Dramatisations
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Narrated by:
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Full Cast
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Peter Jones
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Simon Jones
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Geoffrey McGivern
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Mark Wing-Davey
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Written by:
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Douglas Adams
About this listen
Don’t Panic! Reissued for the first time in 40 years, two unique recordings of Douglas Adams's sci-fi comedy drama.
When Earthman Arthur Dent learns that first his house and then his planet are about to be bulldozed, it’s the beginning of an interplanetary adventure for him and his friend, Ford Prefect. After fleeing Earth they hitch a lift with hoopy frood Zaphod Beeblebrox, who hurtles from one improbability to another - literally. With Trillian and Marvin the Paranoid Android in tow, the answer to Life, the Universe and Everything is soon revealed: 42. But what was the question…?
Following the success of the BBC radio series, Douglas Adams adapted his scripts for these two full-cast albums, with incidental radiophonic music provided by Paddy Kingsland. First released by Original Records in 1980, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe star Peter Jones as The Book, Simon Jones as Arthur Dent, Geoffrey McGivern as Ford Prefect and Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Produced by Geoffrey Perkins and Tim Souster, the cast also includes Cindy Oswin, Stephen Moore, Richard Vernon, Valentine Dyall, David Tate, Jim Broadbent, Bill Wallis, Roy Hudd, Frank Middlemass, Stephen Greif and others.
Hang onto your towel – it’s going to be the ride of a lifetime.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Roadkill
- 2024-03-13
Original Adams Story
Sounds effects, multiple cast members, and unique story experience make this edition truly stand out even in 2024. it's fun to imagine adams writing while the actors waited in their junky booths to record and the sound team at the BBC made up sounds before having to run this tape to the transmission site with minutes to spare. what a time...
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- Michael Denny
- 2023-08-19
I very much enjoyed this one
Douglas Adams Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy has been a long time favourite of mine since I was young. I have read the book a few times but I really enjoyed the voice acting as well as the sound effects of this production.
I very much recommend this to anyone who has not read it yet.
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