# Date announced for new Hitchhikers' Guide radio series!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-announced-for-new-hitchhikers-guide-radio-series/251567>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 22, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-announced-for-new-hitchhikers-guide-radio-series/251567 "2004-06-22T03:39:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-announced-for-new-hitchhikers-guide-radio-series/251567/1 "2004-06-22T03:39:01Z")

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[September 21](http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/hitchhikers/index_new.shtml)

Woohoo!

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**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-announced-for-new-hitchhikers-guide-radio-series/251567/2 "2004-06-22T04:45:23Z")

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Swell. So how do us 'Merkin HHGTTG fans get to hear it?

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**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-announced-for-new-hitchhikers-guide-radio-series/251567/3 "2004-06-22T12:54:34Z")

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Radio 4 is streamed online, so you can hear it that way. IIRC they’ll be selling CDs of it eventually.

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**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\
**Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/date-announced-for-new-hitchhikers-guide-radio-series/251567/4 "2004-06-22T13:33:46Z")

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I could barely suppress a groan of annoyance when I saw the title for this thread - first thing I thought was “Oh man, they’re going to make a total hatchet job of it and it will SUCK. It will make SW Eps 1 and 2 look as mildly embarrassing as a soft fart in an elevator.”

Then I read the article. Y’know, I think this may actually have a chance. I’ll be looking forward to it.