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Arthur and company escape from a war, but exactly when have they escaped to? Stars David Jason. From April 1978.

Arthur and company escape from a war, but exactly what have they escaped to?

Arthur Dent is one of only two survivors from Earth, demolished to make way for a by-pass. He survived thanks to his friend, Ford Prefect (who hails not from Guildford, but somewhere near Betelgeuse), 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".

They've managed to escape from Restaurant at the End of Universe on the Black Ship only to find themselves where they never thought they'd be, only 2 million years earlier. What on earth are they going to do when face to face with 'how, why and where phases' of galactic development?

Douglas Adams' epic adventure in time and space.

The Book …… Peter Jones
Caprain of the 'B' Ark ..... David Jason
His Number One and Management Consultant …… Jonathan Cecil
Arthur Dent …… Simon Jones
Ford Prefect …… Geoffrey McGivern
Zaphod Beeblebrox …… Mark Wing-Davey
Trillion …… Susan Sheridan
Marvin …… Stephen Moore
The Number Two and hairdresser …… Aubrey Woods
The Marketing Girl …… Beth Porter

Sound and music by the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radiophonic Workshop.

Producer: Geoffrey Perkins.

First broadcast on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4 in April 1978.

30 minutes

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Sun 13 Nov 2022 23:00

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