 Definitely
what DVD's were invented for,
this release of Hitch-Hikers
comes in a two disc set choc
full of extras. Initally a
radio series on the BBC in 197
before going on to conquer the
world in book form Hitch-hikers
finally hit the small screen in
1981 with all of the humour and
most of the characters intact,
I'm sure everyone knows the plot
of Earthling Arthur Dent being
taken on a journey through space
and time by his friend Ford
Prefect after the Earth is
demolished to make way for a new
hyperspace bypass.
Although some might find it a
little dated now in terms of
effects (lets face it the two
headed Zaphod Beeblebrox never
really worked anyway) it is
still fantastically funny and a
must for everyone's collection.THE
DVD
 The
extras in this release take up
an entire disc on their own and
are fantastic, easily the equal
of the show itself, it includes
the 1993 hour long documentary
on the making of the show by
Kevin Davies, plus a 20 minute
bonus of outtakes from that
documentary called Don't Panic.
Their is the introduction by
Peter Jones for the screening of
the first episode at the NT
(this has never been seen since
that showing), a behind the
scenes look at the making of the
radio series, the original BBC
trailers for the series, one or
two deleted scenes, a great
sequence showing the last ten
minutes of studio filming for
Episode Two when lines needing
to be completed and time was
fast running out, a great clip
from Tomorrow's World showing
how the second head of Zaphod
worked (or didn't as was usually
the case) and a clip from the
chat show Pebble Mill at One
featuring an interview with
director Alan J.W Bell and
animator Rod Lord, besides all
this wonderful stuff there is a
selection of out takes and a
photo gallery.
SPECIFICATIONS
 Format:
PAL Region 4
Total
Running Time:
199 minutes Certificate:
G
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