Dirk Gently

[zeitghost]

's holistic detective agency.

Is on BBC4 on Sunday (I think).

 

[Sysman]

Ta for the tip.

Can't see it on this Sunday's programme guide, so maybe it's destined for another one

Beeb Four looks right

 

[Platypus]

It's on Thursday 16th at 9pm
Repeated on the 17th at 01:10
Repeated on the 17th at 03:40
Repeated on the 21st at 22:10
Repeated on the 22nd at 23:20

 

[Wodewick]

Never liked Dirk Gently that much... somewhat of a let down after Hitchhiker.

 

[Doggy Styles]

Never liked Dirk Gently that much... somewhat of a let down after Hitchhiker.

Yes, I only got a few pages in when I realised that and put it down. Never finished it. Was it good?

 

[VectraMan]

Yes, I only got a few pages in when I realised that and put it down. Never finished it. Was it good?

The first one was quite good I thought, but the second book was dire. It'll be interesting to see what they can do with it, but being BBC4 they don't have to try that hard.

Poor old Douglas Adams had one completely genius idea when he was young, then seemed doomed never to be able to repeat that success. Though he can count himself lucky he died before the abomination that was the Hitchiker's movie saw the light of day.

 

[TykeMerc]

Yes, I only got a few pages in when I realised that and put it down. Never finished it. Was it good?

I like the book, I do prefer the Hitch Hikers Guide books as they're utter classics, but the Dirk Gently book is good in its own right.

 

[gingerjedi]

The first one was quite good I thought, but the second book was dire. It'll be interesting to see what they can do with it, but being BBC4 they don't have to try that hard.

Poor old Douglas Adams had one completely genius idea when he was young, then seemed doomed never to be able to repeat that success. Though he can count himself lucky he died before the abomination that was the Hitchiker's movie saw the light of day.

I read the books and liked the movie.

'Last Chance to See' by Douglas Adams and Mark Carwardine is a great read, laugh your socks of funny in parts but never deviates from the serious subject.

 

[Sysman]

None of it benefited much from the rewriting after the first radio series.

That really was the classic.

Adams busily deleted everything that he hadn't written himself.

I always thought of the original as a joint effort between Adams and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. It really wouldn't have been the same without the sound effects.

 

[xoggoth]

Off topic, but I found an old MS DOS 5 book while clearing out the garage. Knowing how cutting edge you are, I wondered if you might want it.