The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 1978 - 2018
- 32 episodes (6 series)
A science fiction radio comedy series written by Douglas Adams that started off the H2G2 multi-media franchise phenomenon. Stars Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Peter Jones, William Franklyn, John Lloyd and more.
Episode menu
The Quandary Phase, Episode 2 - Fit The Twentieth
Further details
Arthur returns to find his house still standing and his telephone ringing, however, he fails to answer it. He also finds a gift on his bed, a goldfish bowl with the inscription So Long and Thanks for All the Fish
inscribed on it. He fills the bowl with water and pops his Babel Fish inside it.
Arthur then bumps into the woman he met in the car. The two talk to each other and Arthur discovers that 'Fenny' is short for 'Fenchurch' (she was conceived there). Fenchurch leaves to catch a train to Islington, which Arthur follows.
While down in Islington, Arthur attempts to find the old cave he lived in while he was stuck on prehistoric Earth, and accidentally annoys a man after he tries to donate money to help the dolphins. He then bumps into Fenchurch, who claims that Arthur has some explaining to do - she has found his copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Ford however, is still trying to get to Earth. In the process, he makes a phone call to the speaking clock in a hope of bankrupting the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Tuesday 10th May 2005
- Time
- 6pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Cast & crew
Simon Jones | Arthur Dent |
Geoffrey McGivern | Ford Prefect |
William Franklyn | The Book |
Sandra Dickinson | Trillian |
Jane Horrocks | Fenchurch |
June Whitfield | Raffle Woman |
Brian Cobby | Speaking Clock |
Simon Greenall | Jim |
Simon Greenall | News Anchor 1 |
Ann Bryson | News Anchor 2 |
Ann Bryson | Barmaid |
Ann Bryson | BT Operator |
David Dixon | Ecological Man |
David Dixon | Zirzla Leader |
Geoffrey Perkins | Arthur's BBC Boss |
Douglas Adams | Writer |
Dirk Maggs | Producer |