The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Complete Radio Series

~ Release by Douglas Adams (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

Primary and Secondary Phase episodes remastered by Dirk Maggs with re-recorded announcements by John Marsh
Douglas Adams interview, featuring Iain Johnstone, produced by Anne McNaught
Illustrations by Frazer Irving
The five phases are available individually from AudioGO.
The Tertiary Phase, The Quandary Phase, and The Quintessential Phase are Above the Title productions.

Annotation last modified on 2022-06-27 17:31 UTC.

Tracklist

CD 1: Primary Phase: Fits the First and Second
CD 2: Primary Phase: Fits the Third and Fourth
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1Far Back in the Mists
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Third (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
2:56
2In Orbit Around It
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Third (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
1:26
3Arthur Dent Had Basically Assumed
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Third (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
2:13
4The Five Million Year Old Tape Recording
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Third (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
2:56
5One of Our Heroes Sustains a Slight Bruise
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Third (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
2:34
6A Sperm Whale Had Suddenly Been Called
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Third (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
2:11
7The Mind of a Bowl of Petunias
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Third (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
3:11
8This Is Really Spooky
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Third (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
0:49
9The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Third (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
2:13
10Night Is Falling
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Third (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
3:14
11An Important and Popular Fact
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Third (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
5:00
12Forced to Resort to Astonishment
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Fourth (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
3:34
13Life, the Universe and Everything
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Fourth (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
3:59
14Philosophers
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Fourth (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
3:35
15Seven-And-a-Half Million Years Later
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Fourth (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
4:29
16So There You Have It
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Fourth (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
2:28
17It Is of Course Well-Known
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Fourth (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
2:34
18Welcome to Lunch, Earth Creature
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Fourth (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
4:45
19We’ve Got You Covered
producer:
Geoffrey Perkins (comedy producer)
effects [Special Effects]:
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop
recorded at:
Paris Studio (Former cinema used by BBC Radio from 1946 to 1995) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-03)
partial recording of:
Fit the Fourth (in 1978-03)
writer:
Douglas Adams (English author)
5:09
CD 3: Primary Phase: Fits the Fifth and Sixth
CD 4: Secondary Phase: Fits the Seventh and Eighth
CD 5: Secondary Phase: Fits the Ninth and Tenth
CD 6: Secondary Phase: Fits the Eleventh and Twelfth
CD 7: Tertiary Phase: Fits the Thirteenth and Fourteenth
CD 8: Tertiary Phase: Fits the Fifteenth and Sixteenth
CD 9: Tertiary Phase: Fits the Seventeenth and Eighteenth
CD 10: Quandary Phase: Fits the Nineteenth and Twentieth
CD 11: Quandary Phase: Fits the Twenty-First and Twenty-Second
CD 12: Quintessential Phase: Fits the Twenty-Third and Twenty-Fourth
CD 13: Quintessential Phase: Fits the Twenty-Fifth and Twenty-Sixth
CD 14: Bonus Disc: An Interview with Douglas Adams