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HG2G - will you be listening?

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LindsD Mar 2018 1:40pm, 8 Mar 2018 22,001 posts	0 LindsD It's 40 years since the first radio show was broadcast and tonight will see the start of the radio adaptation of the Eoin Colfer sequel. Will you be listening? Even if you think the whole thing is an abomination and a despoiling of Douglas Adams's memory, it's well worth listening to this, if you haven't already: bbc.co.uk
GregP Mar 2018 1:42pm, 8 Mar 2018 100,794 posts	0 GregP They played a trailer on Radio 3 this morning. Yes, really. Sounded quite good.
Diogenes Mar 2018 1:43pm, 8 Mar 2018 26,885 posts	0 Diogenes Thanks Linds, I didn’t know about this.
LindsD Mar 2018 1:44pm, 8 Mar 2018 22,002 posts	0 LindsD It's 6.30 on Radio 4, Dio. Do listen to the archive show, though. It's really good.
HappyG(rrr) Mar 2018 2:31pm, 8 Mar 2018 28,430 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Ooh, good prompt. I not only listened to them in 1979 (reruns, missed them in 1978!) I also "home taped" them so I had all episodes (Fits?). It was awesome! G
HellsBells Mar 2018 3:21pm, 8 Mar 2018 23,530 posts	0 HellsBells I still have all the episodes and a book of the scripts and the original paperbacks I'm torn between curiosity and fear of it being awful - but as I'm likely to be driving home at some point between 6:30 and 7, will probably listen by default
Jenni-far-far Mar 2018 3:42pm, 8 Mar 2018 73 posts	0 Jenni-far-far I'll definitely be listening - I have hope
McGoohan Mar 2018 3:44pm, 8 Mar 2018 33,434 posts	0 McGoohan DA's books ended on a SPOILER ALERT somewhat miserable note and he always intended to deliver a more uplifting ending, but his writer's block and untimely death put a stop to that, so I don't have too big a problem with Eoin Colfer having a go.
HappyG(rrr) Mar 2018 4:03pm, 8 Mar 2018 28,431 posts	0 HappyG(rrr) Good point McGooh. The endings were wonderfully downbeat, but you always felt he had more stories to tell. I think Eoin Colfer has a suitable quirky and subversive style that he might pull it off. Fingers crossed. G
BanjoBax Mar 2018 5:11pm, 8 Mar 2018 4,464 posts	0 BanjoBax Cheers for the heads-up, would have missed it otherwise. Can't be worse than the Marvin they used in the film (apologies to fetchie who uses it as avatar)