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The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: Quintessential Phase

By: Douglas Adams
Narrated by: Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern
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Summary

Don’t panic! The Hitchhiker’s saga returns once again with a full-cast dramatisation of Mostly Harmless, the fifth book in Douglas Adams’s famous ‘trilogy in five parts’.

While frequent flyer Arthur Dent searches the universe for his lost love, Ford Prefect discovers a disturbing blast from the past at The Hitchhiker’s Guide HQ. Meanwhile, on one of many versions of Earth, a blonder, more American Trillian gets tangled up with a party of lost aliens having an identity crisis. And just when Arthur thinks he has found his true vocation on the backwater planet of Lamuella, the original Trillian turns up with more than a little spanner in the works. A stolen ship, a dramatic stampede and a new and sinister Guide lead to a race to save the Earth...again. But this time, will they succeed?

Simon Jones returns as Arthur, Geoffrey McGivern as Ford, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, Susan Sheridan as Trillian, Sandra Dickinson as Tricia McMillan, and Stephen Moore as Marvin. William Franklyn is the Book, Rula Lenska is also the Book and Samantha Béart is Random. Guest stars include Miriam Margolyes, Griff Rhys Jones, John Challis, Roy Hudd, Saeed Jaffrey, and Jonathan Pryce.

This extended edition features 40 minutes of material not heard on BBC Radio 4.

©2005 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2005 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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"A radio event...the great original cast has been reassembled." (Gillian Reynolds, The Daily Telegraph)

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Fantastic as ever

Thoroughly recommend any of this series. Definitely listen to these BBC dramatised versions over the audiobook version. They are brilliantly done!!!

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The perfect end

I’ve been following Hitchhikers for quite a while.
I’ve read the books, watched the tv series when it came out, got the dvd of the series and so on and so on.
Loved it more when I discovered the radio series, through the years the stories got wilder and crazier.
The books brought it to a head with Mostly Harmless and the radio version was this Quintessential Phase and it expanded on the book by giving it a proper end and sorting out the whole general mish mash of the nature of the universe and where our characters fit in.
Lovely stuff.

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Fucking love this one it was the best

I fucking love this one started out crap but I really do use one of my favourite ones of all time and I learned to listen to it 15 times every goddamn day it was that good

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A great ending to an enjoyable 'trilogy'

Loved this. Wonderful that it was dramatized. Could only be bettered by a recording of Douglas Adams narrating the books.

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excitement, and adventure, and really wild things

full of excitement, and adventure, and really wild things!
A great finish to the saga.

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very good radio show.

loved it. very good. great story. funny characters and a pan galactic gargle blaster or two to boot

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So long and thanks for all the laughs...sorry!

Fabulous.

Stunning performances you've come to expect from the well-oiled (in all senses I would imagine) machine that is the Hitchhiker's cast. New additions Samantha Béart and Griff Rhys Jones also stand out.

It's a complex narrative that is rendered beautifully smooth for the casual listener - you really can listen to this again and again; real value for money.

A lovely few twists at the end to give a slightly varied ending to the books but wasn't it always so!

A necessary addition to your audiobook collection.

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Timeless classic

By far the greatest radio series ever produced and certainly well worth the cost of the audiobook

Simply the best

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brilliant memories of a book read long ago

I loved the books and I have really enjoyed the radio series, highly recommend if you have a sense of humour

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The audio quality is good

Didn't notice any difference with the previous instalments. Only the sample was weird to my ear. The audiobook itself was as pleasant as the previous four...

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