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>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4463797.stm
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>>>>Movie version. Looks interesting; I heard a lot about the books, but I wasn't able to get hold of a copy yet.
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>>>best version (for me ) was the original BBC radio recordings. Get that and let your imagination do the rest.
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>>>Nick Mason>>
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>>Agreed. So much better on the recordings! I should listen to the cassettes again one of these days (I got them as a gift).
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>I had some scratchy home taping cassettes but perhaps I should treat myself to a new copy. I think the radio plays ar the orginals and the books came after. Is that right ?
Apparently yes. See the overview at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitchhikers_guide_to_the_galaxy
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