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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Quandary Phase (Dramatised)

By: Douglas Adams
Narrated by: Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Full Cast
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Summary

Don’t panic! The Hitchhiker’s saga returns once again with a full-cast dramatisation of So Long and Thanks For All the Fish, the fourth book in Douglas Adams’s famous ‘trilogy in five parts’.

The Earth has miraculously reappeared and, even more miraculously, Arthur Dent has found it. Returning to his cottage after...well...ages, he falls in love with the girl of his dreams. 

But Ford Prefect is on to something which might well burst Arthur’s bubble. There is, after all, something very fishy about his girlfriend’s feet, and what has happened to all the dolphins? Perhaps, at last, all will be revealed in God’s Last Message to His Creation.... 

Simon Jones returns as Arthur, Geoffrey McGivern as Ford and Stephen Moore as Marvin. William Franklyn is the Book and Jane Horrocks is Fenchurch. Guest stars include Stephen Fry, June Whitfield, Bill Paterson, Arthur Smith, Sir Patrick Moore, Jackie Mason and Christian Slater.

This extended edition features 30 minutes of material not heard on BBC Radio 4.

©2005 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2005 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

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"At the risk of being controversial, it’s better than the book...Hitchhiking is back - long may it continue." (Guy Clapperton, Radio Times

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Excellent story let down by poor mixing

I have always enjoyed the Douglas Adams trilogy of hitchhikers guide and was very eager to get the dramas on Audible. Imagine my surprise and irritation therefore when I was able to enjoy the first three dramas in the series in full stereo sound yet the quandary and quintessential phases have only been mixed and mastered in mono. Not to be daunted I purchased the CDs and was pleasantly surprised that they are in full stereo so I can only imagine this is a problem with the audible production. I have raised this issue with customer services that I am told that the BBC will not represent a higher quality version of this recording so therefore I am urging them to do so so that we can get the full enjoyment from these dramas as they were meant to be heard.

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Does what the book doesn't & blends perfectly...

So Long & Thanks For All The Fish is quite a tough read but Dirk Maggs and his team have really slapped it into shape and made a very, very good and enjoyable version for our consumption.

Essentially the Earth that Arthur was rescued from (a few moments before it was destroyed by the Vogons) has popped back into existence again. Life on the planet is much the same as before with one major exception - the dolphins have gone.

The critical thing about Maggs' slapping is that he hasn't changed too much and it blends perfectly with all the other HGTTG audiobooks - you have listened to the others haven't you? For heavens sake don't start with this one otherwise your head will explode...probably!

The usual cast provide strong performances as usual and as this book features the character of Arthur Dent more than the others then it really gives Simon Jones a chance to stretch Arthur a little further than we've heard/seen before.

Jane Horrocks is fab as Fenchurch but I particularly enjoy Geoff McGivern's furniture wrecking scene and a nice cameo by David Dixon who played Ford Prefect in the BBC TV series of HGTTG.

Quality stuff...


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fantastic

read the book. the dramatised version just as good. really enjoyable. not much needs to be said.

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Fantastic production of the hitchhiker 's guide to the galaxy. Douglas Adams we obviously involved in its making

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I didn't notice the the audio was not okay

People are saying that there's some problem with audio, and the sample sounds weird. But I didn't notice any problem while listening to the full book. Everything was the same as previous instalments...

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brilliant

it is as brilliant and well produced as the other fase's.
i enjoyed every bit

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worthy expansion on the originals

I enjoyed it. same characters, same feel, similar sound effects, interesting expansion on the story. worth a listen.

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DONT PANIC If your a Thumb Hicker need I say more

This was a journey back in time .Fantastic look forward to the future so long and thanks for all the fish.

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You never want it to end. :) It's brilliant and funny and the cast is superb. What more can you wish for?

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Corrupted file, unplayable

What disappointed you about The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Quandary Phase (Dramatised)?

It's a good job I have the books as I have no idea what this audible version is like because it won't download due to the file being corrupted. I am hoping I can get a refund of this and all the other books in the HHG series as there's no point in not having one part of this epic five part trilogy missing from the set.

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Nothing, I am cancelling my audible account as soon as I get a refund

How did the narrator detract from the book?

I wouldn't know, the file didn't play

You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?

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