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''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' radio series written by Douglas Adams was first broadcast in 1978 and was the first incarnation of his ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' franchise. The terms ''Primary Phase'' and ''Secondary Phase'' describe the first two radio series of the tale, which consist of six episodes each. The series followed the aimless wanderings of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect and his book, the eponymous ''Guide''. It introduced unfamiliar music,〔 mind stretching concepts and the newest science mixed together with out of context parodies, unfeasibly rude names, 'semantic and philosophical jokes',〔 compressed prose and 'groundbreaking deployment of sound effects and voice techniques'. By the time the sixth episode was broadcast, the show had become a cult.〔 A Christmas special would follow, many repeats and a second series. The two original series were followed by three more in 2004 and 2005. The following article is a list of episodes from the Primary and Secondary Phases. For information on its production, see ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. ==The Primary Phase== The first radio series was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March and April 1978. It was split into episodes, known as "Fits" (an archaic term for a section of a poem revived by Lewis Carroll for ''The Hunting of the Snark''). The original series comprised Fit the First to Fit the Sixth. Fits the Fifth and Sixth were co-written by John Lloyd; subsequent versions of the story omit most of Lloyd's material. The success of the series encouraged Adams to adapt it into a novel, which was based on the first four Fits and released in the second week of October 1979. A slightly contracted double LP re-recording of the first four Fits was released in the same year, followed by a single LP featuring a revised version of Fits the Fifth and Sixth and the second book, both in 1980. ===Fit the First=== *Broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 8 March 1978 Cast : * The Book (narrator): Peter Jones : * Arthur Dent: Simon Jones : * Prosser and Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz (Vogon Captain): Bill Wallis : * Ford Prefect: Geoffrey McGivern : * Lady Cynthia Fitzmelton: Jo Kendall : * The Barman: David Gooderson As the episode opens Arthur Dent is attempting to prevent the local council, represented by Mr Prosser, from bulldozing his house to make way for a bypass. Dent's friend, Ford Prefect arrives and takes him to the pub. At the pub, Ford explains that he is not from Guildford after all, but from a small planet somewhere in the vicinity of Betelgeuse, and that the world is about to end. Meanwhile, Lady Cynthia Fitzmelton, a character unique to the radio series, has arrived at the site of Arthur Dent's house. She makes a speech about progress, and the future for the village of Cottington, and insults the residents in the process. She begins the construction of the bypass, and the demolition of Arthur Dent's house, by smashing a bottle of "very splendid and worthwhile" champagne against a yellow bulldozer. Ford and Arthur hear this, and Arthur races back to the former site of his house, Ford chasing after him after first buying some peanuts. Shortly after Arthur and Ford return to the ruins of Arthur's house, a fleet of Vogon Constructor Ships arrives in the sky, and Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz broadcasts an announcement that they are to demolish the Earth to make way for a hyperspace bypass. Panic ensues. Ford uses his "electronic thumb" to hitch a lift onto one of the ships, taking Arthur with him, just moments before the Earth is destroyed. On board the Vogon Constructor Ship, Ford explains that he was a field researcher for the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and had been stuck on the Earth for several more years than he originally expected. The two are soon captured by the Vogons, who take an unfriendly view of hitchhikers. The episode ends on a cliffhanger, after the Vogon Captain tortures them by reading them some poetry, with them due to be thrown into space afterwards. Music: ''Journey of the Sorcerer'' from ''One of These Nights'' by The Eagles; ''Lontano'' by György Ligeti; ''A Rainbow in Curved Air'' by Terry Riley; ''Volumina'' by György Ligeti. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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