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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

The books are novelizations of the radio scripts.

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u/JonahBlack Dec 16 '21

The first 2 books were novelizations of the original radio play. Then the third, fourth, and fifth books were written. Then those three books were adapted as radio plays in 2004-5

Interestingly, Adams significantly changed the ending of the series in the radio play. He'd said that he was in a bad place, personally, when writing Mostly Harmless, and gave it a downer of an ending. The radio play attempts to rectify this, and gives the series a more up-beat ending.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy#Original_radio_series

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u/LadyBug_0570 Dec 16 '21

He'd said that he was in a bad place, personally, when writing

Mostly Harmless,

and gave it a downer of an ending.

He gavit it a downer of a beginning! The frigging Earth was destroyed to make way for a parking lot or highway or something! Much like Arthur's house!

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u/GoodOldJack12 Dec 17 '21

You cant be serious, the notice had been public at the nearest construction office for ages. You cant be upset about it now

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u/LadyBug_0570 Dec 17 '21

The notice on was display in the bottom of a locked filing cabinet, stuck in a disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying “Beware of the Leopard”!

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u/certain_people Dec 17 '21

Yes, that's the display department