The 12th episode of Douglas Adams’ breakthrough radio science fiction comedy series The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is first broadcast on BBC Radio, ending the second series of the now-hit cult science fiction phenomenon. The conclusion of this episode effectively ends the series, though this ending is ignored by all later Hitchhiker’s Guide media, including the 21st century revival of the radio series, which will take its cues from Adams’ post-radio-series novels. Jonathan Pryce, Rula Lenska, and Ken Campbell guest star. 
Arthur, Lintilla, Marvin, Lintilla and Lintilla are trapped, pinned down by Brontitall Foot Warriors, but they get an unexpected bit of help from a number of clones all named Allitnil, all of whom are quite taken with Lintilla. Meanwhile, Ford and Zaphod make their way into the still-viable derelict, discovering that the crew is in suspended animation – at least until they awaken. But they’re suddenly removed from Brontitall by Zarniwoop, the man about whom Zaphod left himself a message. Together with Arthur, they meet the man who’s supposedly running the universe. And when he reveals that it was, in fact, Zaphod who ordered the demolition of the Earth, no one expects Arthur Dent to do what he does next.
written by Douglas Adams
directed by Alick Hale-Munro
music by Paddy Kingsland
LogBook entry by Earl Green