Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy tour announced

Monday 25th April 2011, 3:20pm by Ian Wolf

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Image shows from L to R: Ford Prefect (David Dixon), Arthur Dent (Simon Jones). Copyright: BBC

It has been revealed that the original cast of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy (aka H2G2), the radio show written by Douglas Adams, are to tour the acclaimed sci-fi comedy next year.

Simon Jones, the original Arthur Dent, exclusively revealed on [\]BBC Radio 3[/z]'s Breakfast programme this morning that: "The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy is going on the road next year with all the original principle members of the cast."

The tour will take in various cities. Jones said the cast will appear as themselves, with the aim of "reconstructing and reimagining a recording with live sound and live music."

Jones did not specify exact cast details, but the other principle members of the original radio cast included Geoffrey McGivern as Ford Prefect, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Susan Sheridan as Trillian and Stephen Moore as Marvin the Paranoid Android.

For the 1981 TV sitcom, David Dixon played Ford, whilst Sandra Dickinson was Trillian. It is not known who will play the voice of The Book, originally voiced by the late Peter Jones. William Franklyn provided the voice when the radio series returned in 2004, whilst Stephen Fry narrated Disney's 2005 big-budget Hollywood film.

Details of the venues that The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy tour will visit next year will be revealed at a later date.

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