| Original Hitchhikers Radio Scripts |  | Author: Douglas Adams
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
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Rating:  7 reviews
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 248
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Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.3 x 0.7
ISBN: 0517559501
EAN: 9780517559505
ASIN: 0517559501
Publication Date: December 9, 1987
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The original, complete, and totally unedited scripts from the now famous BBC "Hitchhiker Radio Show." Join Douglas Adams on an epic adventure in time and space--including some helpful advice on how to see the universe for less than 30 Altairian dollars a day.
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Footnotes March 18, 2006
Sarah Sammis (Hayward, CA United States)
The footnotes for each episode are by the far the best part of this book.
An essential for Hitchhikers fans! October 20, 2005
E. Lindahl (Minneapolis)
I was exposed to this series in reverse!! I read the books, then saw the BBC shows, and finally heard the BBC radio show. There are subtle and not so subtle differences in all the different media, but they are all pure Douglas Adams!!! The radio scripts are an essential, and clarify (At least for me they did) many things that were not co clear. Not everyone is drawn to the scripts of the favorite shows/broadcasts, but as I have all the scripts for the Monty Python shows, it works for me. Especially if you are a fan of "British" humor, most of which lies in the dialog, it is pure delight to read through these scripts!!
Essential... October 12, 2004
SirTheory
So, you've read the books... bought the tv series on dvd, gone through all the special features (including the comment captions on the film)... read the biographies... and hunted up collectors items on ebay. What next?
Get this book. "The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts" contains many scenes not in the books and, if you've already heard the radio series, many lines that were trashed for time. There is also commentary after each episode by Perkins and Adams.
Some things will seem eerily familiar, then zoom off into a completely different direction and, in my opinion, a better direction. Of course, some things are missing that make the books equally essential.
You can currently get this at a pretty good price used from amazon. Get it now before you can't get it at all.
 Utterly Hilarious July 14, 2004
J. Birchell (Anchorage, AK, US)
Although it requires a fair amount of effort to sift through the directions and radio-style writing, the reward is some stuff that I, frankly, find much funnier than much of the Hitchhiker novel series. Recommended to anyone who wants a good laugh, and especially to Hitchhiker fans.
Radio is defined as an auditory medium by which bipedal... June 12, 2002
Jay Smith (Harrisburg, PA USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
...life forms are required to use a seldom-exercised ability called "imagination" which, with effort, allows the user to paint a mental tapestry that is superior in many respects to any computer generated image or subjective image of perfection.(takes a breath) The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy goes on a bit about the relative superiority of radio as a medium that stimulates the pleasure centers of the brain, but it also notes several references to various works that endure in a medium regarded as deader than the telegraph. The Hitchhiker's Guide is not only proof that radio is still a viable medium for drama, but that Douglas Adams is a genius. The show, scripted week-by-week by DNA and Geoffrey Perkins was easily translated to books and television with minimal edits. Yes, the second series is a bit off the ultimate track, but it is quite original and the foot notes from Douglas and Perkins are very insightful. These footnotes exist as a log of what took place when it all began and, sadly, as the only memoir to them. If you can find it, get it.
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