Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

[von Boom]

Thirty-four years ago today Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy first aired on Radio 4. I will extend my jealousies to anyone that heard it that day.

Here's a link with some fun facts from SFX.

JvB

[Mudcrab]

Wow, that's ages. A no from me, but saw it when it was first on TV 

[O Lucky Stevie!]

Oddly enough Stevie found his cassette tapes of both radio series recently & has been listening to them whilst doing the ironing.

Despite not having consumed HGTTG in any form since the late 1980s he still remembers every word.

[SpetsnaZ99]

Does anyone else remember the trivia that the shape of Marvins head in the tv series was based on the original apple mac computer

[CrazyFoxMachine]

I was listening to this just yesterday I think I love Hitchhiker's Guide more than anything else in all of the world - !

[Gonk]

Yes spetsna I remember that. I personally always wanted to be "ORAC" out of Blakes 7.


                             

[Cyberleader2000]

I have all the cassette tapes and the tv show personlay my favorit vershion has to be the Radio bordcast the way the story is so insnane and sane at the same time is genious the 3rd story with the crikit robots is my favorit dam it now I want to lison to that one again and ive just relised I fogot where I put it.

[Onlyverysmall]

People often say that everyone's favourite version of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy is the first medium they found it in, not quite true with me as I first watched it on TV while slightly too young to fully appreciate it, and my favourite medium is the book. I find all the quotes from the Guide sound smug in any voice but my own.

[SpetsnaZ99]

I have all the cassette tapes and the tv show personlay my favorit vershion has to be the Radio bordcast the way the story is so insnane and sane at the same time is genious the 3rd story with the crikit robots is my favorit dam it now I want to lison to that one again and ive just relised I fogot where I put it.

Its under that big pile of Gundam toys in the corner of your room...

People often say that everyone's favourite version of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy is the first medium they found it in, not quite true with me as I first watched it on TV while slightly too young to fully appreciate it, and my favourite medium is the book. I find all the quotes from the Guide sound smug in any voice but my own.

Totally agree with everything you said there

[Devons Daddy]

truly brilliant stuff wasn't it, radio,tv,(movie at a push) but it has more quotes for us as sci-fi types then the godfather!!!

Don't Panic, always carry a towel, mostly harmless, 42!!!!

good bye and thanks for all the fish, the list is endless,
watched the TV how, later heard the radio version, then read the book, all truly and immensely satisfying and filled with brilliant slightly off centre ideas.

restaurant at the end of the universe still my favorite of all the ideas.

[Daveycandlish]

I actually like the movie - that So Long And Thanks For All The Fish tune is incredibly catchy.

My favourite though is the radio show (saw the TV version first) and I'm looking forward to seeing the original radio cast reunite to perform it again when they tour this year

http://www.hitchhikerslive.com/

[von Boom]

http://www.hitchhikerslive.com/

I could see this becoming a very big deal. A world tour wouldn't be out of order either.

JvB

[The Doctor Alt 8]

Yes spetsna I remember that. I personally always wanted to be "ORAC" out of Blakes 7.


                             

Surley admitting THAT here is herasy!   And do you know that had Doglas Adams lived he'd of Celebrated his 50th birthday last week?

[Gonk]

Not really, why? It was only a soap opera set in space. I like lots of different things and tend not to let herd mentality put me off my enthusiasms.

It sounds a bit like a friend of mine who loves "The Sound of Music" and hates other musicals and won't let any discussion of Billy Eliot take place in her house. Weird.