Events Calendar & Sales pages on sabbatical
Events Calendar & Sales pages on sabbatical
Sorry to report that we’ve stopped selling our beloved Beeblebears and other merchandise from this site. Hopefully, temporarily. There’s currently no one who can sort sending all our lovely stuff out to you.
So I’ve now removed those pages. Apologises if you follow a link and end up on our error page.
Also bidding a farewell is the Events Diary. Although events themselves are now up and running, no one is able to add them to the website at the moment. It would be great if this could be reinstated, but I’m not sure it will happen.
Thanks for sticking with us. You really are great froods. We certainly want to be able to sell you at least Beeblebears again in the future.
Starship Titanic – BBC Radio Drama
Starship Titanic – BBC Radio Drama / Hitchhiker’s Repeats
Douglas Adams’s Starship Titanic: A Novel by Terry Jones has been adapted for the one hour Sunday afternoon drama slot on BBC Radio 4. It is being broadcast at 15:00 GMT on 19th December 2021.
Michael Palin provides another Adams-Python connection by starring in the adaptation by Ian Billings which has been directed by Dirk Maggs. Simon Jones make a special guest appearance alongside the cast of Tom Alexander, Ian Billings, Nicholas Boulton, Rupert Degas, Philip Pope (who has also provided the music) , Alana Ramsey and Rebecca Yeo.
For details and to listen again after the broadcast (worldwide for 30 days at least) see: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012pjv
The day after the broadcast of Starship Titanic the first two Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio series start a run of weekday repeats on BBC Radio 4 Extra. Starting at 18:00 GMT on Monday 20th December 2021 the second series ends on Tuesday 4th January 2022. There are broadcast repeats at 00:00 and usually BBC radio programmes are available worldwide for 30 days.
Any repeat of an episode of the six series of Hitchhiker’s gets listed on: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03v379k/broadcasts/upcoming
Hitchhiker’s Vinyl – D&AD Award Shortlist
Hitchhiker’s Vinyl – D&AD Award Shortlist
The six vinyl sets of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Radio Series have been shortlisted for a 2020 Designers and Art Directors Association award. Details: https://www.dandad.org/awards/professional/2020/232746/hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy/
Back in 1981 the Hitchhiker’s TV series won a couple of these. Rod Lord has one and two were sent by Alan Bell to Douglas.
2021 Illustrated Hitchhiker’s – Cover Reveal
2021 Illustrated Hitchhiker’s Book – Cover & Character Reveal
Here is the cover of the new Illustrated edition of Hitchhiker’s to be published next year the 42nd anniversary of the novel. The illustrator is Chris Riddell OBE. Scroll down for studies of the main characters.
ISBN: 9781529046137
Publication Date: 29th April 2021
Thanks to Sabina at Macmillan Children’s Books for the images. Illustrations copyright © Chris Riddell 2021.
Illustrated Hitchhiker’s Book – 2021
Illustrated Hitchhiker’s Book – 2021
An new Illustrated edition of the first Hitchhiker’s book is to be published in April 2021. The illustrator is Chris Riddell OBE, who was the UK Children’s Laureate between 2015 and 2017.
ISBN: 9781529046137
Publication Date: 29th April 2021
