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Fit the Twenty-Third

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Quintessential Phase
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Arthur returns to where Earth should be to find a barely occupied planet, and no Fenchurch. Stars Simon Jones. From 2005.

Arthur returns to where Earth should be to find a barely occupied planet, and no Fenchurch.

Douglas Adams's sci-fi comedy following the misadventures of hapless human Arthur Dent.

The Book …. William Franklyn
Voice of the Bird …. Rula Lenska
Arthur Dent …. Simon Jones
Ford Prefect …. Geoffrey McGivern
Zaphod Beeblebrox …. Mark Wing-Davey
Trillian …. Susan Sheridan
Tricia McMillan …. Sandra Dickinson
Zarniwoop Vann Harl …. Jonathan Pryce
Eddie the Computer …. Roger Gregg
Grebulons …. Andy Taylor and Michael Fenton Stevens
Prophet …. John Challis
Information Creature …. Mitch Benn
Gail Andrews …. Lorelei King
Colin the Robot …. Andrew Secombe
Announcer …. John Marsh

Music by Philip Pope and Paul β€˜Wix’ Wickens
Adapted and Directed by Dirk Maggs
Produced by Helen Chattwell and Bruce Hyman

An Above the Title production for ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 first broadcast in May 2005.

30 minutes

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  • Tue 31 May 2005 18:30
    ΒιΆΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Thu 2 Jun 2005 23:00
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  • Mon 9 Jul 2018 22:30
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  • Sat 4 Jul 2020 18:00
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  • Sun 5 Jul 2020 00:00
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