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New Trailer For Upcoming Hitchhiker's Episodes

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-to-cram-in-your-ear dept.

Cally writes "I just heard a new programme trailer on BBC Radio 4 for the the first time. Some familiar voices... it's Arthur! It's Ford! It's the new radio series of Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy! The first broadcast goes out on Tuesday 21st September at 6:30pm (UK summertime, which is an hour off UTC.) Douglas Adams wrote the books in parallel with the two original radio series, which are still regarded as the definitive manifestation of HH-erdom. Hearing Mark Wing-Davey and Simon Jones' voices speaking new words - albeit new words from 'Life, The Universe and Everything' - is a spooky feeling. I just hope the sad death of Peter Jones does not detract from the final result. Let's hope the Beeb's live streaming media setup can cope with the mother of all Slashdottings!"

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  1. Please, NPR...LICENSE THIS!!! by MsGeek · · Score: 4, Insightful

    We poor deprived souls Stateside want to hear everything.

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    1. Re:Please, NPR...LICENSE THIS!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      ugh! it's Real....

      why would I allow that on my system?

      Brits need to wake up, it's 2004 now. We have this new technology called 'mpeg' that allows EVERYBODY to view it. Not just those who want to fork out cash or are willing to be spied upon.

      rho

    2. Re:Please, NPR...LICENSE THIS!!! by MagikSlinger · · Score: 2, Insightful
      ugh! it's Real....

      why would I allow that on my system?


      They're not as bad as they used to be.



      Brits need to wake up, it's 2004 now. We have this new technology called 'mpeg' that allows EVERYBODY to view it. Not just those who want to fork out cash or are willing to be spied upon.


      Ooh, where to begin? First off, in 2004, Real is still the most popular streaming standard on the planet. Get over it. The only other alternative that companies trust is Windows Media Player which is even scarier. Secondly, this is a _radio_ show and they also don't want people pirating this. Making an MP3 available for streaming w/o being able to download it is practically impossible. There are other open-source codecs for streaming, though.



      Now having said that, you might have noticed that the BBC is in the middle of working on a new codec that doesn't have a bunch of encumbrances on it. It's not ready yet, and the BBC did become an early adopter of Real.



      Yes, Real* is a bad company and a bad program, but it's not the horned demon you make it out to be.


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  2. Re:Where's David Dixon? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Insightful

    Fuck the mini-series

    This is radio, Geoffrey McGivern played Ford in the original radio series, he's playing it again. It's awesome so FUCK OFF

  3. Re:Douglas Adams Cameo by UserGoogol · · Score: 3, Insightful

    How fitting. Agrajag being played by a dead person.

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