Originally broadcase as a BBC television series in 1981.

Special features of these DVDs: Making of The hitchhiker's guide to the gallery, Kevin Davies' hour-long documentary form 1993 ; "Don't panic," Kevin Davies revisits his footage from 'The making of...' documentary, to bring together a further 20 minutes of interviews and other material that didn't mak it into the final program ; introduction by Peter Jones ; "communicate!" as part of a BBC Education program, cameras were given access to the radio studios of 'Hitchhiker's' during the production of the second series, just in time to record things going not-terribly-well with the Nutrimatic Drink Dispenser scene ; outtakes ; deleted scenes ; photo gallery ; behind-the-scenes ; "Tomorrow's world," ; "Pebble Mill at one," an appearance by animator Rod Lord and producer/director Alan J.W. Bell on the January 23, 1981 edition of the program ; the making of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ; Douglas Adams tribute program from Omnibus ; digitally mastered ; scene selection.

Simon Jones, David Dixon, Sandra Dickinson, Mark Wing Davey, voice of Peter Jones.

This compilation contains all six episodes of the BBC's adaptation of a sci-fi fantasy about an unassuming Englishman and his outwardly average neighbor who is actually an alien from the vicinity of Betelgeuse.

DVD.

Closed captioned for the hearing impaired.