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{{Nothhu}}{{Infobox Radio|image = [[Image:Secondary Phase CD cover.jpg]]|created = [[Douglas Adams]]|written = [[Douglas Adams]]|produced = [[Geoffrey Perkins]]|narrated = *[[John Marsh]] (Announcer)
{{Infobox Radio
 
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*[[Peter Jones]] (''The Book'')|theme = "Journey of the Sorcerer" by Eagles|starring = *[[Simon Jones]]
|name= Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy <br> Secondary Phase
 
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*[[Geoffrey McGivern]]
|image=[[Image:Secondary_Phase_CD_cover.jpg|250px]] 2005 CD Cover<br>[[Image:Secondary_Phase_1996_CD_cover.jpg|250px]] 1996 CD Cover
 
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*[[Mark Wing-Davey]]|runtime = 30 minutes approx.|station = BBC Radio 4|release = 24 December 1978|audio = Stereo, surround|previous episode = [[Primary Phase]]|next episode = [[Tertiary Phase]]|maincharacters = *[[Arthur Dent]]
|release number= 2
 
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*[[Ford Prefect]]
|main characters= [[Arthur Dent]]<br>[[Ford Prefect]]<br>[[Zaphod Beeblebrox]]<br>[[Marvin]]
 
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*[[Zaphod Beeblebrox]]|minorcharacters = *[[Marvin]]
|other characters=
 
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*[[Eddie the Computer]]
|settings=[[Earth]] <br> [[Ursa Minor Beta]] <br> [[Brontital]] <br>
 
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*[[Gag Halfrunt]]
|author= [[Douglas Adams]]
 
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*[[Roosta]]
|script editor=
 
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*[[Frogstar Prison Relations Officer]]
|director=
 
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*[[Gargravarr]]
|music= [[Paddy Kingsland]] (Radiophonic Sound and Music)
 
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*[[Zaphod Beeblebrox IV]]
|live effects= ''not applicable''
 
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*[[Wise Old Bird]]
|surround mix= ''not applicable''
 
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*[[Lintilla|Lintilla (and her clones)]]
|format=
 
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*[[Hig Hurtenflurst]]
|isbn= ISBN 0-563-40183-4 (Cassette) <br> ISBN 0-563-47789-X (CD)
 
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*[[Allitnils]]
|previous story=[[Primary Phase]]
 
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*[[Varntvar|Varntvar the Priest]]
|next story= [[Tertiary Phase]]
 
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*[[Poodoo]]
}}
 
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*[[Zarniwoop]]
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*[[The Ruler of the Universe|The Man in the Shack]]|music = [[Paddy Kingsland]]}}The '''Secondary Phase''' is the second part of the original radio series ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', first broadcast in 1978.
   
 
==Story Summary==
 
==Story Summary==
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''See individual fits''
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==Episodes/"Fits"==
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*[[Fit the Seventh|Fit the Seventh]]
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*[[Fit the Eighth|Fit the Eighth]]
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*[[Fit the Ninth|Fit the Ninth]]
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*[[Fit the Tenth|Fit the Tenth]]
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*[[Fit the Eleventh|Fit the Eleventh]]
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*[[Fit the Twelfth|Fit the Twelfth]]
   
 
==Cast and Characters==
 
==Cast and Characters==
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*[[Zaphod Beeblebrox]] - [[Mark Wing-Davey]]
 
*[[Zaphod Beeblebrox]] - [[Mark Wing-Davey]]
 
*[[Marvin|Marvin the Paranoid Android]], [[Gag Halfrunt]] and Pupil - [[Stephen Moore]]
 
*[[Marvin|Marvin the Paranoid Android]], [[Gag Halfrunt]] and Pupil - [[Stephen Moore]]
*[[Eddie the Computer]], [[Arcturan Captain]], Radio Voice, Receptionist, [[Happy People Carrier]], [[Frogstar Prisoner Relations Officer]], Vogon Guard, Vogon Computer, Film Commentator, Computeach and [[The Allitnils]] - [[David Tate]]
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*[[Eddie the Computer]], [[Arcturan Captain]], Radio Voice, Receptionist, [[Happy Vertical People Transporters|Happy People Carrier]], [[Frogstar Prisoner Relations Officer]], [[Vogon Guard Corps|Vogon Guard]], Vogon Computer, Film Commentator, Computeach and [[The Allitnils]] - [[David Tate]]
 
*[[Arcturan Number One]] - [[Bill Paterson]]
 
*[[Arcturan Number One]] - [[Bill Paterson]]
 
*[[Roosta]] - [[Alan Ford]]
 
*[[Roosta]] - [[Alan Ford]]
 
*[[Gargravarr]] - [[Valentine Dyall]]
 
*[[Gargravarr]] - [[Valentine Dyall]]
*[[Nutrimat Machine]] - [[Leueen Willoughby]]
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*[[Nutrimatic Drinks Dispenser|Nutrimat Machine]] - [[Leueen Willoughby]]
 
*[[Zaphod Beeblebrox IV]] - [[Richard Goolden]]
 
*[[Zaphod Beeblebrox IV]] - [[Richard Goolden]]
*[[Bird One]] - [[Ronald Baddiley]]
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*[[Birds|Bird One]] - [[Ronald Baddiley]]
*[[Bird Two]] and [[Footwarrior]] - [[John Baddely]]
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*[[Birds|Bird Two]] and [[Footwarrior]] - [[John Baddely]]
 
*[[Wise Old Bird]] - [[John le Mesurier]]
 
*[[Wise Old Bird]] - [[John le Mesurier]]
 
*[[Lintilla]] and Android Stewardess - [[Rula Lenska]]
 
*[[Lintilla]] and Android Stewardess - [[Rula Lenska]]
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*[[Poodoo]] - [[Ken Campbell]]
 
*[[Poodoo]] - [[Ken Campbell]]
 
*[[Autopilot]] and [[Zarniwoop]] - [[Jonathan Pryce]]
 
*[[Autopilot]] and [[Zarniwoop]] - [[Jonathan Pryce]]
 
==Production==
 
 
*Announcer (uncredited) - [[John Marsh]]
 
*Announcer (uncredited) - [[John Marsh]]
   
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
*The story is divided into 'fits' / episodes.
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*The story is divided into 'fits' / episodes, as was the [[Primary Phase|Primary Phase]].
*Trillian is not present for any of the Secondary Phase, but does reappear in the [[Tertiary Phase]].
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*Trillian is not present for any of the Secondary Phase, but does reappear in the [[Tertiary Phase|Tertiary Phase]].
 
==Devices, Ships, People, Places, Races and Species encountered==
 
*The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy offices are located on [[Ursa Minor Beta]].
 
*Zaphod gets taken to the [[Frogstar]] and placed in the [[Total Perspective Vortex]].
 
*[[Sirius Cybernetics Corporation]]'s motto is "Share and Enjoy".
 
*The rudest word in the universe is "[[Belgium]]". (Except on [[Earth]]).
 
*The planet [[Brontitall]] is the property of the [[Dolmansaxlil Galactic Shoe Corporation]].
 
*The [[Shoe Event Horizon]] is explained.
 
*It is revealed that Zaphod signed off on the [[Earth]] being destroyed.
 
 
==Notable variations between Radio/audio and book==
 
* Lintilla is entirely absent from any of the books.
 
 
==External Links==
 
''to be added''
 
   
 
* The character Lintilla is entirely absent from any of the books.
{{Hitchhikers}}
 
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* In the books, Milliways is built on the ruins of Frogstar World B, but in the TV series and radio plays, it's built on the ruins of Magreathea.[[Category:Radio Series|2]]
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[[Category:Secondary Phase]]

Revision as of 03:00, 24 February 2020

The Secondary Phase is the second part of the original radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first broadcast in 1978.

Story Summary

See individual fits

Episodes/"Fits"

Cast and Characters

Notes

  • The story is divided into 'fits' / episodes, as was the Primary Phase.
  • Trillian is not present for any of the Secondary Phase, but does reappear in the Tertiary Phase.
  • The character Lintilla is entirely absent from any of the books.
  • In the books, Milliways is built on the ruins of Frogstar World B, but in the TV series and radio plays, it's built on the ruins of Magreathea.