Trillian confronts the Elders of Krikkit in a last-ditch attempt to dissuade them from annihilating the universe with the Supernova Bomb, and she and Arthur confront HACTAR, the computer intelligence that not only isolated the planet Krikkit but drove its people to the brink of a bloodthirsty paranoia. Thanks to Marvin’s connection to Krikkit’s central battle computer, the robot army has become not just ineffectual, but too depressed to wage war. Somehow, the unlikely assemblage of galactic hitchhikers may actually save the universe – and along the way, Arthur discovers an even more improbable opportunity to find out about the ultimate question to which “42″ is the answer.

written by Douglas Adams
adapted by Dirk Maggs from the novel “Life, The Universe And Everything”
directed by Dirk Maggs
music by Paul “Wix” Wickens

Cast: William Franklyn (The Voice of the Book), Simon Jones (Arthur Dent), Geoffrey McGivern (Ford Prefect), Mark Wing-Davey (Zaphod Beeblebrox), Susan Sheridan (Trillian), Stephen Moore (Marvin), Dominic Hawksley (Elder of Krikkit), Richard Griffiths (Slartibartfast), Roger Gregg (Eddie), Bob Golding (Krikkit Civilian), Toby Longworth (Wowbagger), Henry Blofeld (himself), Fred Trueman (himself), Chris Langham (Prak), Leslie Phillips (HACTAR)

Originally broadcast: October 26, 2004

The Krikkit army awaits its freedom from the slo-time envelope that has kept their entire world from being a threat – and even the seemingly peaceful people of Krikkit have fallen victim to a perverse paranoia in their isolation, preparing a doomsday weapon called the Supernova Bomb. Arthur and Ford try to hold the Krikkiters at bay while Trillian tries to negotiate reasonably with them. The Infinite Improbability Drive is recovered and returned to the Heart of Gold, and despite Zaphod offering everyone a means of escape, they’re as surprised as he is when they turn him down and opt to save the universe instead. At the core of Krikkit’s central battle computer, a massive artificial intelligence is counting down to the universal doomsday it has set in motion. And also connected to Krikkit’s main computer is another massive intelligence – a very, very depressed one – throwing a spanner into the works.

written by Douglas Adams
adapted by Dirk Maggs from the novel “Life, The Universe And Everything”
directed by Dirk Maggs
music by Paul “Wix” Wickens

Cast: William Franklyn (The Voice of the Book), Simon Jones (Arthur Dent), Geoffrey McGivern (Ford Prefect), Mark Wing-Davey (Zaphod Beeblebrox), Susan Sheridan (Trillian), Stephen Moore (Marvin), Dominic Hawksley (Krikkit Commander), Richard Griffiths (Slartibartfast), Roger Gregg (Eddie), Bob Golding (Dispatcher), Mike Fenton Stevens (Krikkiter), Philip Pope (Krikkiter)

Originally broadcast: October 19, 2004

Arthur’s teleport signal has been diverted to an unknown location, where a horrific creature called Agrajag seems to be intent on killing him. It claims Arthur has killed it in all of its incarnations, and it wants revenge – but all it succeeds in doing is killing itself. In the process, Arthur quite accidentally discovers the art of flying, and ends up flying right into the wild airborne party that Ford and Slartibartfast are attending, ostensibly to save the universe. But the arrival of Krikkit robots interrupts Slartibartfast’s universe-saving plans, and another vital piece of the key that will free the rest of their army falls into the wrong hands.

written by Douglas Adams
adapted by Dirk Maggs from the novel “Life, The Universe And Everything”
directed by Dirk Maggs
music by Paul “Wix” Wickens

Cast: William Franklyn (The Voice of the Book), Simon Jones (Arthur Dent), Geoffrey McGivern (Ford Prefect), Susan Sheridan (Trillian), Dominic Hawksley (Thor the Thunder God), Richard Griffiths (Slartibartfast), Douglas Adams (Agrajag), Bob Golding (Award Winner), Joanna Lumley (The Woman with the Sydney Opera House Head)

Notes: The vocal performance of Agrajag originated from a book-on-tape reading by Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy author Douglas Adams, who died of a heart attack on May 11th, 2001. Not one to let mere death stand in his way, Adams had already suggested to director Dirk Maggs that he could play the role, and to prove his point even played Maggs the very same book-on-tape from which his performance would eventually be drawn.

Originally broadcast: October 12, 2004

Aboard his starship, the Bistromath, Slartibartfast is filling Arthur and Ford in on the dark history of the planet Krikkit, the planet whose wars not only inspired the game of cricket, but also gave rise to the white robots who have now ransacked Lord’s Cricket Ground and kidnapped Marvin. These same robots have also boarded the Heart Of Gold, zapped Zaphod, and stolen the Heart of Gold’s heart itself – the core of the Infinite Improbability Drive. The Krikkit robots are trying to retrieve the various components of the key that will unlock their planet – and its unstoppable army. Slartibartfast sets the Bistromath on a course that he hopes will allow him to beat the robots to one of the next components. But when he, Ford and Arthur attempt to teleport to their destination, someone snatches Arthur away.

written by Douglas Adams
adapted by Dirk Maggs from the novel “Life, The Universe And Everything”
directed by Dirk Maggs
music by Paul “Wix” Wickens

Cast: William Franklyn (The Voice of the Book), Simon Jones (Arthur Dent), Geoffrey McGivern (Ford Prefect), Mark Wing-Davey (Zaphod Beeblebrox), Dominic Hawksley (Krikkit Robots), Richard Griffiths (Slartibartfast), Douglas Adams (Agrajag), Roger Gregg (Eddie), Rupert Degas (Judiciary Pag) Mike Fenton-Stevens (Krikkiter), Philip Pope (Krikkiter), Tom Maggs (Krikkiter), Henry Blofeld (himself), Henry Trueman (himself)

Originally broadcast: October 5, 2004