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The books are available pretty much anywhere. The original HHGTTG was actually written for BBC Radio. There's info at the BBC (but sadly none of the programmes
by samizdis 5y ago
The books are available pretty much anywhere. The original HHGTTG was actually written for BBC Radio. There's info at the BBC (but sadly none of the programmes are available atm; they will probably resurface at some point, though).
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03v379k https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03v379k
I cannot recommend the radio series highly enough, and they should be available to buy (or find) somewhere. Mind you, the books are also terrific - there are minor alterations in plot details.
For me, though, the TV series and film were disappointing, but to each their own.
Edit to add:
The radio series are available at archive.org. There's an HHGTTG "omnibus page". The navigation is rather confusing, but in the listings panel, the first programme in the first series (Primary Phase) is number 10 [1], followed by listings 11 to 15 for the rest of the first series.
The second series (Secondary Phase) start after that, and so on for the subsequent series.
I've skipped through a few episodes to check and it all seems in order.
[1] https://archive.org/details/s01e00hhgttgdouglasadamsbbcboo/S01E01+HHGTTG+S1+Primary+Phase.mp3 https://archive.org/details/s01e00hhgttgdouglasadamsbbcboo/S...
- scrollaway 5y agoAh yes! I've listened to the radio series before! I do not remember that bit though. It was a while ago, all i remember is that it was great. Maybe I'll give it another listen. Didn't know there was a film...
- samizdis 5y agoAh, well the bit quoted was from the very first episode when Arthur explains to the workmen who have come to knock down his house how he found out about the plans to build a bypass, and hence demolish his house. It's at 2min 39-ish, in the link above, so might as well settle down with a nice cup of tea and listen to it from the start :-)