The Original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts
05 March 2020Imprint: Pan
Synopsis
March 1978 saw the first ever transmission of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on BBC Radio 4; the beginning of a cult phenomenon.
March 2020 marks the 42nd anniversary of that first transmission – 42 being the answer, of course, to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. To mark the occasion, Pan Macmillan are...
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05 March 2020272 pages
9781529034479Imprint: Pan
Reviews
He had almost a Wodehousian style and some of his phrases and jokes entered our language. He changed the way people spokeStephen Fry
There has never been another writer remotely like Douglas Adams. He discovered a completely new genre – scientific wit – and having discovered it he raised it to dizzying heightsTony Robinson
Quite good I suppose, if you like brilliantly entertaining books written with a touch of imaginative geniusGriff Rhys Jones
Very occasionally a book comes along that changes the way you laugh and what you laugh aboutRichard Dawkins
