Fit The First
Arthur Dent is trying to stop his house being demolished. But what about Planet Earth? Stars Peter Jones. From March 1978.
Arthur Dent is trying to stop his house being demolished to make way for a by-pass.
But his friend, Ford Prefect is more concerned about the imminent destruction of the Earth.
Ford is a writer for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, "the most successful book ever to have come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor" and he may just know how to avoid being evaporated by the Vogons...
Douglas Adams' epic adventure in time and space including some helpful advice on how to see the Universe for less than 30 Altairian dollars a day.
The Book …… Peter Jones
Arthur Dent …… Simon Jones
Ford Prefect …… Geoffrey McGivern
Vogon Captain …… Bill Wallis
Lady Cynthia …… Jo Kendall
Barman …… David Gooderson
The original scripts went on to spawn a series of novels, a feature film, at least three stage shows, a TV series, a computer game, a collection of comic books - and various towels.
Radiophonic sound and music: Paddy Kingsland
Producer: Simon Brett.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 1978.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
You are at the first episode
Broadcasts
- Sat 8 Mar 2014 18:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 9 Mar 2014 00:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 31 Jul 2016 18:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 1 Aug 2016 00:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 16 Apr 2018 22:30BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Mon 20 Dec 2021 18:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 21 Dec 2021 00:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 9 Oct 2022 23:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sat 15 Oct 2022 14:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Sun 16 Oct 2022 02:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
How we got to where we are tomorrow
A brief history of the Guide - from radio to stage to page to TV to film and back!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Arthur Dent
He's the last man left alive, but in many ways he's so much less.
The Great Big Hitchhiker's Guide Quiz
Test your knowledge of h2g2.
