Some other comedies also have this name.
- Genre
- Sitcom
- Broadcast
- 1978 - 2018
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Episodes
- 32 (6 series)
- Starring
- Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Peter Jones, William Franklyn, John Lloyd, Mark Wing-Davey, Stephen Moore, Susan Sheridan and others
- Writers
- Douglas Adams, Eoin Colfer and Dirk Maggs
- Director
- Dirk Maggs
- Producers
- Dirk Maggs, David Morley and Helen Chattwell
Arthur Dent discovers his house is to be bulldozed to make way for a bypass. Later he finds that Earth is to be destroyed as well. He escapes on a Vogon spaceship with his friend Ford Prefect.
Unable to return to Earth, Arthur becomes a reluctant space tourist. He is soon traversing the universe with his friend Ford Prefect, who is employed by Megadodo Publications to write entries for The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
Also along for the ride is an alien with two heads called Zaphod Beeblebrox, a paranoid robot android called Marvin and Tricia McMillan (aka Trillian), the only other survivor of Earth's destruction.
The show is to return in 2018 for a sixth series... The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: Hexagonal Phase.
Happy Towel Day from Breakfast!
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- Tagline
- Don't Panic!
- Part of
- Production companies
- Also known as
- HHGTTG (Acronym)
- H2G2
- Soundtrack
- This was the first BBC radio comedy to be recorded in stereo. The title music is Journey of the Sorcerer by The Eagles. Series 3-5 music by Paul 'Wix' Wickens.
- Laugh track
- None
Broadcast details
- First broadcast
- Wednesday 8th March 1978 on BBC Radio 4 at 10:30pm
- Last new broadcast
- Thursday 12th April 2018 on BBC Radio 4 at 6:30pm
- Length of episodes
- 30 minutes
- Upcoming repeats
- The Quintessential Phase Episode 2: Today at 6pm on Radio 4 Extra
- The Quintessential Phase Episode 2: Tomorrow at 12am on Radio 4 Extra
- The Quintessential Phase Episode 3: Saturday 18th July at 6pm on Radio 4 Extra
- The Quintessential Phase Episode 3: Sunday 19th July at 12am on Radio 4 Extra
Website links
- Official BBC Website
The official BBC Radio 4 website for the series. Amongst other things the site contains an adventure game, interviews and photos. - Above The Title
The website of the production company behind the final three radio series. - ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha
The homepage for the offical Hitchhiker's Guide fan club. The site contains details on their regular events and an in-depth website directory. - H2G2
h2g2: The Unconventional Guide to Life, the Universe, and Everything, written by you. A guide to various topics, written by contributors from around the world, based on the idea of The Guide from the show. - Wikipedia