Douglas Adams Back On Radio 57
starvo writes "Looks like Douglas Adams, and the BBC are teaming up again.. This time for the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Future" On BBC radio, premiering October 4th.
The Hitchhiker's Guide site has more information.
" It looks like you can listen to snippets of it in RealAudio. The interview stuff with Brian Eno [?] looks to very interesting as well.
Re:don't panic... (Score:2)
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Re:HGTG is cool, slashdot is not (Score:2)
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No more e-mail address game - see my user info. Time for revenge.
Re:I have never read the books... (Score:1)
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Re:Radio Program (Score:1)
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Re:HGTG is cool, slashdot is not (Score:1)
Sorry, I couldn't resist.
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Re:HGTG is cool, slashdot is not (Score:1)
It was pointed out to me by a guy who most closely resembled the comic book dealer from the Simpsons that 6 times 9 Is forty-two... in base 13.
Anyway, I get mixed reviews from Yanks about the BBS series... some like it, some don't get it.
Bluesee
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Too Late (Score:1)
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> On BBC radio, premiering October 4th.
That was today. At 11 am. Not very useful.
On an entirely serious note... (Score:4)
The British have something known as humour which includes something called irony so called because it can get quite heavy.
Without of course forgetting the /. teutonic link recently, the German word is .
Oh, apparently they don't actually have a word for it.
Unless you count buying Rover, and remaking the Mini so it looks Wagnerian.
Ps, the humour has to shine in Britain, because the sun never does.
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Re:don't panic... (Score:1)
The Links (Score:2)
Hear the programme here [bbc.co.uk] . Visit the website for the programme here [bbc.co.uk].
And yes, there is some humour, and, no, you won't hear much you didn't know already.
Regards, Ralph.
Re:don't panic... (Score:1)
Coincidence?!?!?
(As for HHGttG, that's just British humour for you. Lighten up, and revel in the misery of others).
Re:No, no, no! (Score:1)
My question is: How much of the 'trilogy' will be contained in the movie, if it's really made?
Re:I have never read the books... (Score:1)
I was an intern at Hewlett-Packard, working with Jim Donnelly [peak.org], a former HP calculator engineer (extremely cool guy, BTW). Once, we're walking with another engineer, and the other engineer says something about Bistromathics. Jim takes it in stride, but I'm lost.
I ask, "What's Bistromathics?"
Jim and the other engineer just sort of look at each other, and Jim wonders aloud how he's going to explain this. "Haven't you ever read The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy before?"
It dawns on me: "Oh, that Bistromathics."
This had a point. I promise: Douglas Adams is pretty much required reading for any self-respecting geek.
Re:Yay! (Score:1)
Who knows, you may get into some record book for that. AFAIK LW isn't terribly good at propogation.
Just another reason why broadcasters should switch to SSB... :)
Why not VoxOrbis or MP3 format? RealAudio=Pain (Score:1)
RealAudio is privacy insulting, upgrade nagging, sluggish, proprietary, and forever corporate flavored: Blah!
Please PLEASE advise the use of superior formats like MP3 or VOXwhateverItsspelled.
I want my MP3!
HGTG is cool, slashdot is not (Score:1)
Re:Yay! (Score:2)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/douglas_adams
Ex-Monkee Michael Nesmith? (Score:1)
rOD.
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The Real Question (Score:1)
Re:I have never read the books... (Score:4)
Radio Program (Score:1)
here it is
"The artist formerly known as the artist formerly known as Prince."
I had to think about it for a second before I completely understood it, and then I sat at my computer laughing for a little while. I dunno..either it was funny, or those little voices are talking to me again.
Re:Link to Everthing2? (Score:2)
Re:Sounds interesting (Score:2)
No, no, no! (Score:1)
Anyone know anything about the HGTG movie, btw?
It's page dissappeared from imdb a while back...
Re:Link to Everthing2? (Score:1)
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Fi-tech and other such things.. (Score:3)
Huxley, who wrote the dystopian novel "Brave New World," returned to it in the essay "Brave New World Revisited."
Clarke, who set the bar with "2001", has pushed it up further than any of us can argue with in the last installment, "3001."
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Re:bits with ford in them. (Score:1)
I've found that taking a fordlike appproach to life (er just kind of going with it, and hating Geese) works incredibly well. You do have to be incredibly lucky for it to work well, but luckily I am lucky!
Re:No, no, no! (Score:1)
I find it very hard to get excited at the film. Mainly because I've heard it all before. They've been going to make a film since the early '80s - each attempt got to about the stage it's at now, dragged on, and on, and on, and was quietly dropped.
When I see it I'll believe it.
Hacker: A criminal who breaks into computer systems
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Actually, Irony is so called because its like Silverey and Goldy except its made from Iron!
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Too late! (Score:1)
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Realmedia (Score:1)
Re:No, no, no! (Score:1)
There. Apparently they don't like the TARGET="_top" tag here...
Sweet Irony (Score:1)
Yee-har.
Re:Link to Everthing2? (Score:1)
H2G2 tries and succeeds at inducing guffaws while maintaining a smattering of fact, it is in the very nature of DNA fans (who make up the majority of H2G2 researchers) to find the humour in the mundane. Everything2 is a resource at heart whose noders are geeks and techies and while many of them are also DNA fans the nodes emphasize fact with an amusing edge. Kudos to the many busy noders and researchers out there who keep the two site growing.
Re:Sounds interesting (Score:1)
Sounds interesting (Score:4)
But, is DNA doing these commentaries in a serious vein (which would be interesting), or a humourous slant (which would also be interesting and more in keeping with his style)? Either way, I suddenly wish they let me listen to streaming media at work. ;)
-TBHiX-
Radio show and some useless babbling (Score:1)
Offtopic note: The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy OmniBus edition was by far the best book I have ever read and used. The book is nice, thick and has a super thick padded cover, perfect for use in boring classes as a pillow. I was wondering if there were any O'Reilly books that had a nice, padded cover...
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HHG (back) TTF (Score:1)
I think I'd like to see what Ford would do with Doc.
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Re:HGTG is cool, slashdot is not (Score:5)
You are post #21, which is half of 42.
So you are half right.
I have never read the books... (Score:4)
Does this mean that I am not a geek? I am surprised Katz hasn't written on the subject.
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Damn! (Score:2)
Assuming I can get home before the broadcast (whenever that is) and can hook up my shortwave to the VCR (yeah, they make excellent audio recorders with timers, if you can record from A/V in) and string enough wire around the apartment to get a decent reception. Maybe I'll luck out and it'll be on the BBC [bbc.co.uk] webpage...
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Yay! (Score:2)
I remember as a kid that we had tape recorded all the radio versions of Star Wars, HitchHiker's Guide, and the Hobbit. I sure wish I knew where those tapes were now. . .
-Omar
Illustrious Contributors (Score:2)
Am I the only one to notice that Michael Nesmith, Liquid Paper Magnate and former Monkee, is one of the contributors to the program in the music field? I would be interested in seeing what he has to say since he doesn't actually need to make money from the music industry anymore. My only question is when was the last time he worked in the field pre-information revolution?
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11 A.M. What sort of hacker is up at that hour? (Score:2)
Catch this really great line from the last show:
Bailey: Cyclonic become northwesterly 7 to severe gale 9 decreasing 5. Showers. Moderate or good.
But 11AM, that's like, in the morning when I'm due to be asleep at my desk at the office. No repeats. I could try and tape it, as I can get Radio 4 off Astra 2A on the digital service, but they don't build a timer into that thing on the grounds that "You can watch what you want, when you want to watch it". Either I haven't found the tardis controls, or nobody has told the broadcasters that!.