In the first of the new series, based on the book Life the Universe and Everything, stranded on prehistoric Earth, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect find escape in the form of a time-traveling sofa.

In the second installment, adapted from Adams' fourth book So Long & Thanks For All The Fish, The Earth has miraculously reappeared, and even more miraculously, Arthur Dent has found it.

In the final 4 instalments, adapted from Mostly Harmless, while frequent flyer Arthur Dent searches the universe for his lost love, Ford Prefect discovers a disturbing blast from the past at The Hitchhiker's Guide HQ.

COMEDY & DRAMA

Broadcast on Radio 4 in September and October 2004, May and June 2005