The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts contains a new introduction by Geoffrey Perkins, and newly researched material by M. J. Simpson, including a transcript of "The Lost Hitchhiker Sketch." The sketch was an interview with Simon Jones in character as Arthur Dent, conducted by Sheila Steafel on her show "Steafel Plus" in 1982, written entirely by Adams. The sketch can be heard in the "Douglas Adams at the BBC" CD collection. The book now contains transcripts of all Hitchhikers radio sketches, barring a sketch for Marvin that Adams wrote for the BBC Radio 1 show Studio B15 to promote the television version of the serial, which
Douglas Adams's Guide to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Adams are: University of Cambridge and Footlights, Monty Python, Graham Chapman, Star Wars, Tolstoy's "Resurrection", "Last Chance to See", the Nordic god Thor, is Arthur Dent really Douglas Adams, Simon Jones, light switches, Richard Dawkins, atheism, Procol Harum, "Doom Watch", "X-Files", Sherlock Holmes, Arthur C. Clarke, The Digital Village, John Cleese's influence in selecting "42", the Hubble Constant, and his daughter Polly. The product is no longer available at BBC Shop, but can usually be found on Internet auction sites and used book sites and Internet book stores that sell used books via "partners". It is available as a bonus