The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) Starship "Heart of Gold", which has been stolen by Ford's semi-cousin Zaphod Beeblebrox, accompanied by Trillian, a young woman who Arthur once met at a party. Ford and Arthur are escorted to the bridge by Marvin the Paranoid Android and meet Zaphod and Trillian. The episode ends after they are introduced, with no cliffhanger. First Broadcast on BBC Two, 19 January 1981 The episode opens with a guide entry explaining the legendary planet of Magrathea, which manufactured planets millions of years ago, until the galactic economy collapsed. Zaphod has been explaining to Ford that he has found the legendary planet
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Hexagonal Phases The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Hexagonal Phases The Tertiary Phase, Quandary Phase, Quintessential Phase and Hexagonal Phase are respectively the third, fourth, fifth and sixth series of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" radio series. Produced in 2003, 2004 and 2018 by Above the Title Productions and Perfectly Normal Productions for BBC Radio 4, they are radio adaptations of the third, fourth, fifth books and sixth books in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series: "Life, the Universe and Everything"; "So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish"; "Mostly Harmless" and "And Another Thing...". These