Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1978) | Fit the Second

Based on Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

After being saved from certain death during the demolition of the earth, Arthur Dent now faces a hopeless choice between meeting certain death in the vacuum of space or finding something pleasant to say about Vogon poetry.

Access

Licence: ERA Licence required

Content

Type: Adaptation
Channel: BBC Radio 4
Duration: 28'19''
Broadcast date: 1978

Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

Literary Resource

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