The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy
(Video DVD)
Contributors
Adams, Douglas, 1952-2001
Bell, Alan J. W. television producer,
Jones, Peter, 1920-2000 voice actor.
Moore, Stephen, 1937- voice actor.
Tate, David, -1996, voice actor.
Bell, Alan J. W. television producer,
Jones, Peter, 1920-2000 voice actor.
Moore, Stephen, 1937- voice actor.
Tate, David, -1996, voice actor.
Published
[London, England] : BBC Worldwide Limited, [2018].
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (199 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
Coos Bay Public Library - Adult/General - Video
HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY [1981]
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HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY [1981]
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Dent, Arthur -- (Fictitious character)
Dent, Arthur -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Drama.
Human-alien encounters -- Drama.
Interstellar travel -- Drama.
Life on other planets -- Drama.
Prefect, Ford
Prefect, Ford -- Drama.
Science fiction television programs.
Television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Dent, Arthur -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama
Drama.
Human-alien encounters -- Drama.
Interstellar travel -- Drama.
Life on other planets -- Drama.
Prefect, Ford
Prefect, Ford -- Drama.
Science fiction television programs.
Television programs
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
[London, England] : BBC Worldwide Limited, [2018].
Format
Video DVD
Edition
Special edition.
Language
English
UPC
883929637096, 00883929637096
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally broadcast as six episodes on BBC television in 1981.
General Note
Adapted from the BBC Radio series and the book by Douglas Adams.
General Note
"Includes over 5 1/2 hours of extras."
General Note
Accompanying booklet (23 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 15 cm) comprises program notes by Kevin Jon Davies.
General Note
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.).
Participants/Performers
Voiceovers, Peter Jones, Stephen Moore, David Tate.
Participants/Performers
Simon Jones, David Dixon, Mark Wing-Davey, Sandra Dickinson, David Learner.
Description
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.
System Details
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
In English; with optional English production notes and optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH).
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Adams, D., Bell, A. J. W., Jones, P., Moore, S., Tate, D., Jones, S., Dixon, D., Wing-Davey, M., Dickinson, S., Learner, D., & Adams, D. (2018). The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy (Special edition.). BBC Worldwide Limited.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Douglas Adams et al.. 2018. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. BBC Worldwide Limited.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Douglas Adams et al.. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy BBC Worldwide Limited, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Adams, Douglas, et al. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Special edition., BBC Worldwide Limited, 2018.
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