Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1980)

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

Zaphod Beeblebrox and his mysterious friend Roosta are being taken in a flying building to the evil Frogstar, whilst Ford Prefect and Arthur Dent are stranded on prehistoric earth. Some of them are getting hungry.

Access

Licence: ERA Licence required

Content

Type: Adaptation
Channel: BBC Radio 4
Duration: 29'26''
Broadcast date: 1980

Usage

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

Literary Resource

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