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The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy  Cover Image DVD DVD

The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy

Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 (screenwriter.). Bell, Alan J. W., (television producer,, television director.). Jones, Peter, 1920-2000 (voice actor.). Moore, Stephen, 1937- (voice actor.). Tate, David,-1996, (voice actor.). Jones, Simon, 1950- (actor.). Dixon, David, 1947- (actor.). Wing-Davey, Mark, 1948- (actor.). Dickinson, Sandra, 1948- (actor.). Learner, David, (actor.). Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001 Television adaptation of (work): Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy (Novel) (Added Author). British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service, (production company,, broadcaster.). BBC Worldwide Ltd., (publisher.). Simon Jones, David Dixon, Mark Wing-Davey, Sandra Dickinson, David Learner. (Cast).

Summary: Don't panic! The British TV adaptation of Douglas Adams's cult science fiction book series follows the misadventures of Arthur Dent, sole survivor of the demolished planet Earth. Join Dent and interplanetary researcher Ford Prefect as they encounter bad alien poetry, a depressed robot, a two-headed spaceship thief, and the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.

Item details

  • Physical Description: videodisc
    3 videodiscs (199 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Edition: Special edition.
  • Publisher: [London, England] : BBC Worldwide Limited, [2018]

Contents / Notes

General Note:
Title from container.
Originally broadcast as six episodes on BBC television in 1981.
Adapted from the BBC Radio series and the book by Douglas Adams.
"Includes over 5 1/2 hours of extras."
Accompanying booklet (23 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 15 cm) comprises program notes by Kevin Jon Davies.
Special features: The making of The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy (1993) (58 min.); Don't panic! (2002) (25 min.); Communicate! (10 min.); behind the scenes (7 min.); Pebble Mill at one (Alan Bell and Rod Lord) (1981) (6 min.); deleted scene, episode 2 (2 min.); Tomorrow's world sequence (2 min.); out-takes (blooper reel) (9 min.); Peter Jones' introduction (8 min.); trailers (2 min.); Easter eggs formerly from 2002 DVD (explosion of Earth (44 sec.), unused titles (38 sec.), heart of gold (3 min.)); Mostly hand-drawn (animation feature) (2018) (31 min.); Life, the universe & clapperboards (live action) (2018) (24 min.); Recorded at the End of the Universe (2018) (25 min.); Writing Hitchhiker's (2018) (15 min.); trailer for Radio times (1980) (1 min.); Open door : the sound of love (Douglas Adams, 1980) (5 min.); Douglas Adams on Nationwide (1980) (3 min.); Marvin on Blue Peter (1981) (3 min.); Douglas Adams on Paperbacks (1981) (6 min.); The sound of Sypher (1980) (14 min.); Saturday review (Douglas Adams, 1985) (9 min.); Douglas Adams on Micro live (1985) (5 min.); Simon Jones on BBC breakfast (2012) (4 min.); ten short films (Towels, Radio origins, ICA stage show, Rainbow Theatre, BBC TV series, Guide graphics, Promos & porsches, The movie, Premier party, This never happened) (2009) (29 min.); the radio series trailers; tertiary phase trailer (2004) (6 min.); Marvin and Zem (2004) (5 min.); Q phases trailer (2005) (5 min.); hexagonal phase trailer (2018) (2 min.).
Formatted Contents Note: disc 1. Main feature -- disc 2. Extras -- disc 3. Bonus disc.
Participant or Performer Note: Voiceovers, Peter Jones, Stephen Moore, David Tate.
Simon Jones, David Dixon, Mark Wing-Davey, Sandra Dickinson, David Learner.
System Details Note:
DVD; NTSC; region 1; full screen (4:3) presentation; Dolby Digital dual mono, 2.0 stereo mix (1981), 2.0 stereo mix (2018), and 5.1 surround mix.
Language Note:
In English; with optional English production notes and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).
Subject: Dent, Arthur (Fictitious character) Drama
Prefect, Ford Drama
Dent, Arthur (Fictitious character)
Prefect, Ford
Human-alien encounters Drama
Life on other planets Drama
Interstellar travel Drama
Interstellar travel
Life on other planets
Genre: Science fiction television programs.
Action and adventure television programs.
Television comedies.
Television adaptations.
Television series.
Fiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Drama.
Science fiction television programs.
Television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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      Catoosa County Library
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