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| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Primary Phase (BBC Radio Collection) | 
| Author: Douglas Adams
Creators: Simon Jones, Peter Jones
Publisher: BBC Audiobooks Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: $33.05
Buy New: $27.47
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 157222
Format: Audiobook
Media: Library Binding
Discs: 3
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.9
ISBN: 0563477881
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780563477884
ASIN: 0563477881
Publication Date: April 2, 2001
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The BBC Radio version is, in my opinion, the best. July 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This 3 CD package contains the original six episodes--they call them "fits"--of the BBC Radio series broadcast in 1978. Each fit is approximately 30 minutes long. There are 7-13 tracks per fit, so that you can quickly and easily go forwards or backwards in any episode--as close to hyperdrive as your going to get. The sound quality is excellent.
As the title of my review indicates, my favorite version of The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the radio version. The BBC Radio broadcasts were the first medium through which The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy was introduced to the world, with the books, TV series and film coming later. Peter Jones' performance as the Book is outstanding.
That being said, I think it beneficial to read the book (if you haven't already) prior to listening to the CD's, so that you know the basic story line. I say the basic story line, because the book and the radio version differ on occasions.
Listen to these CD's in your car, and you'll arrive at your destination before you really want to--who needs an Improbability Drive.
The best by far July 3, 2008
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has had numerous incarnations: novels, TV series, an ill fated stage play, a text based video game, a full length movie, and other obscure manifestations. However, the one that started it all was in fact the 1979 radio broadcast. The series is written for the ear, and no other performance is quite like the original. Any fan of the books should be glad to own the medium that started it all.
The first and best! July 12, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Of all the incarnations this story has gone through, I still believe that this original BBC radiophonic production is the best!
The Original BBC series. Must have for any Hitch-Hiker Fan November 9, 2005
22 out of 24 found this review helpful
This is the original BBC radio series (I know I have an old cassette copy from the early 1908's). The radio series was first, then the book, then the TV series, and now the movie. In my opinion the radio series was the best. It has all of the great lines my friend love to quote. The actors are wonderful. The sound effects make you feel like you are right there with Arthur and Ford exploring the universe. Highly recommend it. Great way to pass the time while you are driving to work.
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