The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: Secondary Phase

In this, the second instalment of Douglas Adams' Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy, we are treated to more insane, inane, whacky and downright wierd adventures of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox and Marvin the paranoid android. Ford and Arthur need to find a way off prehistoric earth by flagging down an only partially existant spaceship, while Zaphod receives a message from himself in a dream and setsoff ona crazy quest to find some cat named Zarniwoop. As they cross time and space on a highly improbable (but not impossible) journey, they go through mind boggling adventures and discover 15 mile high statues of themselves and the reason for birds.Not as hysterically funny as the first series there is still more than enough humour here to keep you laughing, and some very good plot devices. Aided by great performances from the cast, this is a treat and an essential listen to those who want to know what happens to Arthur and Co after being stranded on prehistoric earth.This CD release from the BBC is excellent, with a great sound quality far superior to my old somewhat muddy copy. Two episodes per disc on 3 discs, held in a double jewel case. It's a classic, and has been given the decent release it deserves. 5 stars.

A classic , I re enjoyed it

Great to hear the original.

so funny

I love the books I loved the TV and I love the radio plays so this was always going to get top marks from me

It's genius!

Timeless!! It's just as funny, if not more so, than I remember from my childhood. I simply laughed my way through it.

Very entertaining and imaginative. Good for long travels.

Loving listening to this again with my son who's totally into it. It gets better every time I hear it

I heard this on the radio when it first came out. It was from the BBC which had a tradition of being more free thinking than others in what they would let on the air. Adams, as he gained fame, seemed to shirk away from some of the original material, so it is important to get these original BBC broadcasts. I saw the 2005 movie in the theater and thought it stank. Remember: Anyone with ego enough to get elected should by no means be allowed to rule.

Took me a bit to sort this out after listening to all three CDs as the story line made no sense at the end of the 3rd CD. The Secondary Phase consists of six episodes (Fits 7th - 12th). Two episodes are on each of the CDs which are labeled 1, 2 and 3 (of 3). The 2nd and 3rd CDs are out of sequence. CD #2 contains the last two episodes and CD #3 contains the middle two episodes. Change the order of the CDs to 1 - 3 - 2, and the episodes are in the proper order. Verified this with Wikipedia synopses of the Secondary Phase episodes. Note that this defect may only be in a production lot (batch) and not all. The 9th episode begins with a short recap followed by Ford, Arthur and Zaphod in conversations with each other on board the Heart of Gold (spacecraft). The 11th episode begins with a recap followed by a conversation between Arthur Dent and Lentila (female archaeologist) on the surface of the planet.Excellent restoration and transfer of original audio to CD. Nicely divided into 10-12 tracks per episode for playing convenience allowing skipping through to specific scenes like one would with Scenes on a DVD or Blu-ray movie. Join episode tracks together when importing into iTunes library to store as complete episodes.Deducted a star for the CD/episode sequence issue (on the one I received) - but only one given the excellent audio restoration of a radio program recorded nearly 35 years ago.

I ordered this H2G2 CD version to complete my conversion of my Hitchhiker's 5 part collection to CD format and I am quite happy to have it, now. Douglas Adams' hilarious, yet amazingly profound adventure is an eternal classic at this point, 35 years after its first publication.... and Secondary Phase is an integral part of it....It is in perfect condition, arrived very soon after my order was placed and I, obviously, am delighted to have and listen to it! 5 Stars, for sure! Mahlon B. Glascock

Classic story I never get tired of hearing. If you like British humor or you just like good story telling, your going to love the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy. The first time I heard it was in the 80's on cassette tapes. It is great to have it now on CD. Hearing the story is much better than watching the movie which was limited due to time restraints.