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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (The) (TV) (Blu-ray) (1981)
An Earth man and his alien friend escape Earth's destruction and go on a truly strange adventure as space hitchhikers.Director: Alan J. W. Bell
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes (Play All - 199:48):
- "Episode 1" (32:52)
- "Episode 2" (34:55)
- "Episode 3" (31:02)
- "Episode 4" (32:21)
- "Episode 5" (32:52)
- "Episode 6" (35:44)
Production Notes Subtitle Track
DISC TWO
Extras (Play All - 145:06):
- "The Making of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" 1993 documentary (61:06)
- "Don't Panic!" Amateur Video From: Slartibartday '81 A Convention for the Fans London, August 8th 1981 (27:10)
- "Communicate!" Rehearsal footage (10:55)
- "Behind the Scenes" featurette (7:38)
- "Pebble Mill at One (Alan Bell and Rod Lord)" featurette (6:52)
- Deleted Scene Episode 2 (2:18)
- "Tomorrow's World" Sequence (2:34)
- Out-takes Blooper Reel (9:38)
- Peter Jones Introduction (8:50)
- Trailers (2:55)
- "Explosion of Earth" 2018 featurette (0:46)
- Unused Titles (0:40)
- "Heart of Gold" featurette (3:36)
DISC THREE
"Mostly Hand-Drawn" animated sequences (30:58)
"Life, the Universe and Clapperboards: Live Action Film Extracts" 2018 featurette (24:00)
Extras (Play All - 145:33):
- "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Recorded at the End of the Universe" 2018 featurette (25:03)
- "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Writing Hitchhiker's" 2018 featurette (15:27)
- Trailer for "Radio Times" (1:26)
- Open Door: The Sound of Love (Douglas Adams, 1980) (5:11)
- Douglas Adams on Nationwide (1980) (3:34)
- Marvin in on Blue Peter (1980) (3:21)
- Douglas Adams on Paperbacks (1981) (6:11)
- The Sound of Sypher (1980) (14:22)
- Saturday Review (Douglas Adams, 1985) (9:37)
- Douglas Adams on Micro Live (1985) (5:55)
- Simon Jones on BBC Breakfast (2012) (5:02)
- Ten Short Films (29:52)
- Tertiary Phase Trailer (6:16)
- Marvin and Zen (5:31)
- Q Phases Trailer (5:47)
- Hexagonal Phase Trailer (2:42) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080i60 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (1981)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (2018)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Includes a 24-page liner notes booklet and a slipcover.
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Easter eggs:On the Bonus Materials menu of Disc 3, highlight "The Sound of Cypher (1980)", press Left, Right to highlight the red button in the lower right corner, press Enter. You'll see a brief "please do not press this button again" video (0:14).
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Extras:DISC ONE
Episodes (Play All - 199:48):
- "Episode 1" (32:53)
- "Episode 2" (34:57)
- "Episode 3" (31:02)
- "Episode 4" (32:21)
- "Episode 5" (32:52)
- "Episode 6" (35:43)
Production Notes Subtitle Track
DISC TWO
Extras (Play All - 139:10):
- "The Making of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" 1993 documentary (58:36)
- "Don't Panic!" Amateur Video From: Slartibartday '81 A Convention for the Fans London, August 8th 1981 (26:04)
- "Communicate!" Rehearsal footage for radio series (10:29)
- "Behind the Scenes" 2018 featurette (7:20)
- "Pebble Mill at One (Alan Bell and Rod Lord)" 2018 featurette (6:36)
- Deleted Scene Episode 2 (2:13)
- "Tomorrow's World" Sequence (2:28)
- Out-takes Blooper Reel (9:15)
- Peter Jones Introduction (8:29)
- Trailers & Continuities (2:48)
- "Explosion of Earth" 2018 featurette (0:45)
- Unused Titles (0:39)
- "Heart of Gold" 2018 featurette (3:28)
DISC THREE
"Mostly Hand-Drawn" animated sequences (30:59)
"Life, the Universe and Clapperboards: Live Action Film Extracts" 2018 featurette (24:00)
Extra (Play All - 145:11):
- "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Recorded at the End of the Universe" 2018 featurette (25:04)
- "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Writing Hitchhiker's" 2018 featurette (15:28)
- Trailer for "Radio Times" (1:26)
- Open Door: The Sound of Love (Douglas Adams, 1980) (5:07)
- Douglas Adams on Nationwide (1980) (3:31)
- Marvin in on Blue Peter (1980) (3:17)
- Douglas Adams on Paperbacks (1981) (6:12)
- The Sound of Sypher (1980) (14:29)
- Saturday Review (Douglas Adams, 1985) (9:32)
- Douglas Adams on Micro Live (1985) (5:56)
- Simon Jones on BBC Breakfast (2012) (4:57)
- Ten Short Films (29:53)
- Tertiary Phase Trailer (6:16)
- Marvin and Zen (5:31)
- Q Phases Trailer (5:47)
- Hexagonal Phase Trailer (2:42) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.33:1
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Picture Format:1080i50 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono (48kHz)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (1981) (48kHz)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Stereo (2018) (48kHz)
English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz) -
Case type:Special Case
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Notes:3-disc keep case.
Also available in the Anniversary Collector's Edition packaged in a special, thick VHS style packaging with an outer slip case and a Digipak interior with art cards and a 24-page liner notes booklet. -
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OVERALL: Draw
Only minor differences.
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- BBC - No cuts (199:48)
- Blu-ray ALL Special Edition United Kingdom- BBC - No cuts (199:48 - 25fps)
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Comparison added by Rick_Curzon on 28/09/18
Comparison last updated by Anthony_DiPaola on 24/04/24UPDATE LOG:
28/09/18: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
10/04/19: Added US.
22/01/21: Corrected typo in title.
24/04/24: Addition of the Easter Egg to US release.
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