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Adams' Dirk Gently Serialized on BBC Radio

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the hard-not-to-appreciate-a-robot-that-can-believe-stuff-for-you dept.

happy monday writes "Douglas Adams' 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency' is being serialised by BBC Radio, starring Harry Enfield. The first episode can be listened to on Radio 4's website now." The Times has a fairly glowing review of the program, and (for US folks like myself) some incomprehensible British-isms to boot.

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  1. Poor guy!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I misread: Adams' Dirk Gently Sterilized on BBC Radio. I wouldn't like to have my dirk sterilized anytime soon, not even "gently"!

    1. Re:Poor guy!!! by lord_sarpedon · · Score: 3, Funny

      Its blade length and style varied, but it was generally 7-14 inches. However, the blades of Irish versions often were as much as 21 inches in length. From Wiki. Emphasis mine :)
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  2. Re:RealAudio IT actually works by SnoopJeDi · · Score: 2, Funny

    "It's like trying to doing calculus with someone kicking your head"


    Sounds like trying to keep up with my calc professor.
  3. What?? (was Re:Britishisms?) by dj42 · · Score: 1, Funny

    What the hell did you just say? "Ravel is no Pom and his Bolero no English hymn" I can't even type that little fancy e.

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  4. Re:Britishisms? by Bartab · · Score: 2, Funny

    That's just because our culture, society, and gov't are better than yours.

    YEAH, DO IT! I'VE GOT KARMA TO SPARE.

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  5. Re:Oh good, RealPlayer by Ma8thew · · Score: 2, Funny

    Using RealPlayer is totally fair. It's terrible on every platform.

  6. Re:Britishisms? by david.given · · Score: 2, Funny

    Or maybe it is in reference to how our media and our government seem intent to worm their way up Americas arse hole...

    I've heard it said that John Howard's head is so far up Bush's arse that he can nearly see Tony Blair's feet.

    Yes, I'm British. No, I didn't vote for him. How could you tell?

  7. Who is this Adam's Dirk? by koafc · · Score: 3, Funny

    And why is he being gently serialized?

  8. Re:Britishisms? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny
    My UKian boss claims he nearly got done by the US cops when they kept telling him to put his hands on the "hood", and he put his hands on his (hooded) jacket instead of the bonnet of the car. And then his mate (who was driving ahead of him and later got stopped by the same cops) did the same thing :-)

    I am surprised because I thought most English people could speak American, even though most Americans can't speak English.

    After all, it is common knowledge about hood/bonnet, trunk/boot, truck/lorry, fall/autumn, mobile/cellphone, ranch house/bungalow, flat/condo, communist/left-wing, liberal/moderate-right wing, centre-ground/sane fascist, conservative/insane fascist with a microphone, English measurement/US customary units, bum/tramp, fanny/bum, v****a/fanny, trash/rubbish, bollocks (two meanings).

    Although while typing this I got an amusing email from an American who didn't realise that "willy" has a double meaning here :-) ouch...