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And the sound quality is pretty good I would say. Not top notch, but pretty good. I would highly recommend this! Folksoundomy: A Library of Sound. Radio Show and Programs Archive. Originally, it was part of a proposal called "The Ends of the Earth" which was an anthology of episodes "each of which would deal with the destruction of the Earth for a completely different reason".

While many have watched the show, read the books or comics, or saw the movie many have never actually heard the original broadcast recordings. You can also listen to them streaming online at Radio Nouspace. As the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation says, "Share and enjoy. Ford Prefect, a friend who turns out to be an alien from outer space convinces him to nevertheless go down to the local pub for a pint and to tell him the most important news he will ever hear: the end of the world has arrived.

Earth is to be blown up by the vile Vogons to make way for a hyperspace bypass, but Ford manages to hitch a ride abord one of the Vogon Space Fleet's ships. Unfortunately for them, they are quickly discovered, and the Vogon captain threatens to throw them out into space after having read them one of his horrible poems.

Episode 2 - "Fit the second" 15th March In spite of their best efforts Ford and Arthur get thrown into space, even after the poetry reading. They are miraculously rescued by the Infinite Improbability Drive spacecraft the Heart Of Gold, stolen and piloted by Zaphod Beeblebbrox who is part-time ex-president of the universe and semi-cousin of Ford. Also aboard the ship are Trillian Macmillan the sexy scientist whom Arthur already met during a party in Islington London , Marvin the manic-depressive and paranoid android, Eddie the ship board computer who is extremely cool and just as annoying, as well as an incalculable number of cheerful doors.

Episode 3 - Fit the third 22th March Whilst the Heart of Gold is in orbit around the legendary planet of Magrathea, specialised in the construction of luxury planets, it becomes the target of an archaic, automatic defense system.

Luckily this mishap ends with only one light injury and the sudden apparition of a pot of petunias and of a sperm whale. Shortly afterwards the spaceship lands on Magrathea. Ford, Zaphod and Trillian go out to explore the planet's underground installations and come under heavy attack. Arthur, who stayed behind to guard the spacecraft, meets Slartibartfast the venrable Magrathean planet coast line designer who specialises in Fjords. He is currently working on the second version of the Earth.

Episode 4 - "Fit the fourth" 29th March Arthur discovers that the Earth was an organic computer conceived by white mice, and that it was programmed by the stupendous supercomputer Deep Thought so as to find the Question to the Ulitmate Answer of Life, the Universe and Eveything the answer being Unfortunately, Earth was destroyed only five short minutes before the program was to finish. The mice capture Zaphod, Ford and Trillian, but they tag along to the meal which has been organised for Arthur.

As last survivors of the Earth, Arthur and Trillian are charged with finding the Question to the Ultimate Answer whih must be hidden somewhere in the matrix of their minds. The financial and media consequences could indeed be very attractive. Shooty and Bang Bang, two humanist and enlightened cops who are chasing Zaphod for his theft of the Heart of Gold, interrupt the meeting with the mice.

The cops blow up a computer bank behind which our heros are hiding out. Is this the end? Episode 5 - "Fit the fifth" 5th April Our four fearless heros find themselves not blasted into the afterworld, but to the Restaurant at the End of the Universe. Great links! This is a favourite series of mine that I used to listen to as a fanatic when I was younger.

The radio series was the best version, British TV not quite so good and the Hollywood film was awful! Many thanks. John UK. I had these on cassette for so many years, but now have nothing to play the old tapes on! One day, it occurs to me to google the show, and here you are! Thank you so much for restoring beloved old memories to me! You can still find cassette players and recorders ; you just have to search for them. I am lucky in that I have an old, but in excellent shape, Yamaha recorder, since it was my secondary machine bedroom while my primary one living room died.

Very happy to have found this! I stumbled onto the middle of episode 1 as a student back in the s as I was fiddling with my radio. I was just telling a neighbor about the show this morning. Wow, thank yo so much my friend! My brother, Dad and I listened to our cassette tape recording of this series obsessively on every road trip we took.

I have been looking for a cope of this for so many years! Any tips for how I copy for them? Like for others right now, cash is hard to come by. Thanks, I am looking forward to listening to the original Radio programmes for the first time.

I loved the books. One of my happiest memories is laughing out loud about the Ravening Bugblatter Beast of Trall in a group of friends and us all having an explosion of laughter together!

Thanks so much. Many, many thanks! His narration from an earlier talking book was used. More on the BBC site. Noticed that the music in the Handold bar is the same as the track playing at the flying party. Also features Christian Slater as Wonko the Sane.

Is the track played at the end, the Dire Straits track to which Douglas refers? Above the Title Productions… any chance of a copy? Available for download from Audible. Abridged into just four episodes.