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"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" began its triumphal march as a BBC radio play. A short time later, Douglas Adams turned the adventures of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, Zaphod Beeblebrox and Tricia McMillan into the cult novel series "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". The stories have since been made into several films. But the original radio play - in the German ARD radio play version - is still unmatched. Don't forget the towel. And whatever happens: Don't panic!

When Arthur Dent, an average Englishman, finds a large digger outside his house one morning that wants to bulldoze his property for a bypass, he initially thinks that's his biggest problem.

However, he learns that the day could be even worse when an alien race, the Vogons, come calling and want to destroy not only Arthur's estate but the entire planet Earth.

Dent escapes doom by taking refuge aboard a Vogon spaceship with his friend Ford Prefect - who unexpectedly turns out to be an alien too... Fortunately, Ford has a very useful utensil with him: "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and on its cover is the valuable advice: "Don't panic!"

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Parts 1-3) by Douglas Adams
Director: Ernst Wendt | Production: BR/SWF/WDR 1981/82 | With: Felix von Manteuffel, Rolf Boysen and others.

The radio play cinema under the starry sky presents the finest ARD radio plays under the magical starry canopy of the planetarium.