The cast of the radio series. Copyright: BBC / Above The Title Productions
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.
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The Hexagonal Phase, Episode 1 - Fit The Twenty-Seventh
Forty years on from the first ever radio series of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Arthur Dent and friends return to be thrown back into the Whole General Mish Mash, in a rattling adventure involving Viking Gods and Irish Confidence Tricksters, with our first glimpse of Eccentrca Galumbits and a brief but memorable moment with The Ravenous Bugblatter Beast Of Traal.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Thursday 8th March 2018
- Time
- 6:30pm
- Channel
- BBC Radio 4
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
Show past repeats
| Date | Time | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday 15th March 2018 | 7:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 15th March 2018 | 5:30pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Thursday 15th March 2018 | 10:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Friday 16th March 2018 | 5:30am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Tuesday 11th February 2020 | 6:30pm | Radio 4 |
| Saturday 1st August 2020 | 6:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 2nd August 2020 | 12:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
| Saturday 8th August 2020 | 6:00pm | Radio 4 Extra |
| Sunday 9th August 2020 | 12:00am | Radio 4 Extra |
Cast & crew
| Simon Jones | Arthur Dent |
| Geoffrey McGivern | Ford Prefect |
| John Lloyd | The Book |
| Mark Wing-Davey | Zaphod Beeblebrox |
| Susan Sheridan | Trillian |
| Sandra Dickinson | Trillian |
| Jane Horrocks | Fenchurch |
| Toby Longworth | Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz |
| Samantha Béart (as Sam Burke) | Random |
| John Marsh | Announcer |
| Andrew Secombe (as Andy Secombe) | Constant Mown |
| Jim Broadbent | Marvin |
| Stephen Hawking | The Guide MkII |
| Philip Pope | Sub-Etha Voice |
| Tom Alexander | Pom Pom Squid |
| Douglas Adams | Writer |
| Eoin Colfer | Writer |
| Dirk Maggs | Writer (Adapted By) |
| Dirk Maggs | Director |
| Dirk Maggs | Producer |
| David Morley | Producer |
| Helen Chattwell | Producer |
| Philip Pope | Composer |
Press
How Stephen Hawking became the Hitchhiker's Guide
One of his final cameos in the world of entertainment was a performance in the newest addition to the comedy sci-fi epic Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which debuted on BBC Radio 4 last week.
Greg Evans, The Independent, 16th March 2018How H2G2 made me realise my Dad loved me
We are often at odds, but not on one thing: weird British comedy.
David Levesley, i Newspaper, 9th March 2018Douglas Adams talks. Part 4
After Parts One, Two and Three, the final part of my 1980 interview with Douglas Adams...
John Fleming, John Fleming's Blog, 8th March 2018Don't panic! Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is back
It's the biggest thing to happen to the universe since the Vogons blew up Earth. Our writer grabs a babelfish and goes behind the scenes as the space satire returns.
Stephen Moss, The Guardian, 27th February 2018