Beware of the Leopard: the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy podcast

Mark Steadman, Danny Smith and Jon Bounds continue their mission to discuss everything in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy canon , in alphabetical order. This episode has some bad language.

Campaign for Real Time

Danny shares his story of getting his chest waxed at a Twitter-based charity event.

Cathedral of Chalesm

In memories of this lost cathedral, the team discusses things they’ve lost.

Celestial Homecare Omnibus

Here the team discuss how-to books and YouTube videos. “Go ahead and” enjoy this chapter.

Choice

The team examines the concept of choice, and how the choices characters make - or don’t make - affect their future.

Civilisation

Jon educates us on Maslow’s hierarchy of needs.

Cloudworlds of Yaga

Mark asks what it might be like to live in the Cloud (this is nothing to do with Apple or Google) and gets high-roaded by Danny.

Hypothetical Marvin

Vote on your favourite actor to play Marvin the paranoid android, in a hypothetical new Netflix series of the Hitchhiker’s Guide.

Book recommendation

This week we’re recommending Code of the Woosters by PG Wodehouse, read by Martin Jarvis. Pick it up in audiobook form for free by taking out a free 30 day trial with Audible. Just head to audibletrial.com/leopard to get started.

Get in touch

Share your thoughts on California or who might write our new hypothetical Netflix series, via [email protected].

Follow @ iamsteadman, @ probablydrunk and @ bounder on Twitter.

Mark Steadman, Jon Hickman and Jon Bounds continue their mission to discuss everything in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy canon , in alphabetical order.

Brantisvogan

A many-faceted place where banking and bureaucracy happens. Also yes, Mark is aware he pronounced amoeboids with a G. That’s how they pronounce it on Brantisvogan.

The Frood: The Authorised and Very Official History of Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy

Brockian Ultra Cricket

Jon Bounds presents his rules for what can be considered a sport, and what, quite frankly, is not.

The Duckworth Lewis Method - Wikipedia

Brontitall

In the second radio series, we learn about a planet blighted by the Shoe Event Horizon: Erdington.

Broopkidren 13

This planet has an alternative to the human phrase “the other man’s grass is always greener”, so we examine axioms.

Bulldozer

In this chapter, Mark defends Nizlopi and, specifically, the JCB Song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGkseGFQLh4

Café Lou in Gretchen Town, New Betel

A dive in which Hotblack Desiato performed, and a chance for the Jons to share some memories of weird places they’ve been on-stage.

California

A state with a city that features yellow air, for some reason.

Book recommendation

This week we’re recommending Small Gods, a Discworld novel by Sir Terry Pratchett. Pick it up in audiobook form for free by taking out a free 30 day trial with Audible. Just head to audibletrial.com/leopard to get started.

Get in touch

Share your thoughts on California or who might write our new hypothetical Netflix series, via [email protected].

Follow @ iamsteadman, @ bounder and @ jonhickman on Twitter.

Check out the charity single for the Birmingham bin men, co-written by the Jons. Also check out Mark and Mr Hickman’s side-project, Thread.

Mark Steadman, Jon Hickman and Danny Smith continue their mission to discuss everything in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy canon , in alphabetical order. This episode has bad language in it from the start.

Bistro Illegal

This is a bar Ford and Hotblack used to crash, pretending to be health inspectors, and a chance for Danny to share a story of impersonating a journalist and discovering shorthand.

Bistromathics

A wonderful new method of crossing vast interstellar distances without all that dangerous mucking about with improbability factors. Jon is called upon to defend this mode of transport.

Bjanjy Territories

Where there is a wedding between Prince Gid of the Soofling Dynasty and Princess Hooli of Raui Alpha. Trillian Astra reports on the wedding. Here, Danny tells us about the most dangerous place he’s ever been, and you will not expect the answer.

Blagulon Kappa

This is where Bangbang and Shooty come from, and where they play Badabingo.

Blamwellamum of Woont

An opera by Rizgar’s, whose closing piece, March of the AnjaQantine Star Guard from Act IV was performed by the Hallapolis State Opera was heard by Random when she stumbled upon the wreckage of the ship Arthur crash-landed in.

Blart Versenwald III

We discuss what Adams may have meant by featuring this character in the final chapter of the fourth book.

Body debits

Body debiting is the means of teleportation via card-based transaction, and another mode of transport for Jon to defend.

Hypothetical Trillian

Vote on your favourite actor to play Tricia McMillan in a hypothetical new Netflix series of the Hitchhiker’s Guide. (And yes, we know Jon said Sarah when he meant Sandra. Keep your email to yourself!)

Book recommendation

This week we’re recommending Billy Liar by Keith Waterhouse. Pick it up in audiobook form for free by taking out a free 30 day trial with Audible. Just head to audibletrial.com/leopard to get started.

Get in touch

Share some of Blart theories by emailing [email protected].

Follow @ iamsteadman, @ probablydrunk and @ jonhickman on Twitter.

Check out Danny’s Gig of My Life zine in aid of the Manchester bombing relief fund, and the charity single for the Birmingham bin men, co-written by Jon Hickman. Also check out Jon and Mark’s side-project, Thread.

Mark Steadman, Danny Smith and Jon Bounds continue their mission to discuss everything in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy canon , in alphabetical order. This episode has bad language in it.

Followup

Douglas Adams’ Apple Macintosh SE/30, by Andy Taylor. 

Bastablon

The planet whose marketing executives came up with the slogan for the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, and a jumping-off point to discuss Talk Like a Brummie Day.

Bath Sheets in Space

A coffee-table book on the subject of bath towels, and a chance for Danny to discuss his hatred for coffee tables.

Belgium

A revolting intergalactic swear word. We discuss what it could possibly mean.

Betelgeuse

One of the suns that forms the Shoulder of Orion, along with his sister Bellatrix. Here the team discuss displacement of characters throughout the universe.

Bethselamin

A world of staggering beauty, and an opportunity for Jon to wax lyrical about the rolling hills England.

Bill Paterson

The Scottish actor who plays a bit part in the second radio series, and Rob McKenns the rain god.

Bill Wallace

The actor behind Prosser from the council, and Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz. Here the team also discusses scale in the H2G2 universe.

Biscuits

Mark tasks Danny with uncovering the truth behind the biscuit story (if you’re unfamiliar, all will be explained). The story has been discussed at length on Snopes.

Book recommendation

This week we’re recommending Stranger Than We Can Imagine: Making Sense of the Twentieth Century, by John Higgs. Pick it up in audiobook form for free by taking out a free 30 day trial with Audible. Just head to audibletrial.com/leopard to get started.

Twitter question

We were asked "What's your favourite Douglas Adam book/story (besides Hitchhiker's)?"

Get in touch

Share some of your thoughts on the biscuit story by emailing [email protected].

Follow @iamsteadman, @probablydrunk and @bounder on Twitter.

Check out Gig of My Life, and the charity single for the Birmingham bin men, released by Jon Bounds and Jon Hickman.

Mark Steadman, Jon Bounds and Jon Hickman continue their mission to discuss everything in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy canon , in alphabetical order.

Artificial disabilities

A medical marvel that can make your life as difficult as you need it to be, and provide a winning backstory for your next talent show appearance.

Asgard

The world of norse myth that brought us Thor, and gives us a good opportunity to talk about gods in sci-fi literature.

Babel fish

The most improbable thing to exist, and proof of the non-existence of God. Or so it would seem.

Bangbang and Shooty

These two trigger-pumpin’ cops don’t get name-checked in the book, but they do have names. The team discusses what role 70s TV dramas may have had in the creation of this double-act.

Barnard’s Star

A hyperspace junction, and inspiration for the discussion of whether Earth and the other planets in the hyperspace express route could have just been moved out of the way.

Bartledan

A place full of netball-loving people with no imagination. We discuss Bartledanian literature, and Arthur’s romantic soul.

Book recommendation

This week we’re recommending And Another Thing, the sixth book in the trilogy, by Eoin Colfer. Pick it up in audiobook form for free by taking out a free 30 day trial with Audible. Just head to audibletrial.com/leopard to get started.

Hypothetical Zaphod

Vote on your favourite actor to play Zaphod in a hypothetical new Netflix series of the Hitchhiker’s Guide.

Get in touch

Share some of your thoughts on the babel fish and more by emailing [email protected].

Follow @iamsteadman, @bounder and @jonhickman on Twitter.

Mark Steadman, Jon Bounds and Jon Hickman continue their mission to discuss everything in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy canon , in alphabetical order.

Argabuthon

From which planet the plexiglass sceptre of justice was obtained.

Arkintoofle Minor

Upon which planet the bad-news drive was invented.

Arthur Dent

A six-foot tall ape descendent, and the main focus of our conversation.

Book recommendation

This week we’re recommending Surely You’re Joking, Mr Feynman!, by Richard P Feynman. Pick it up in audiobook form for free by taking out a free 30 day trial with Audible. Just head to audibletrial.com/leopard to get started.

Get in touch

Share some of your thoughts on Arthur by emailing [email protected].

Follow @iamsteadman, @bounder and @jonhickman on Twitter.

Mark Steadman, Danny Smith and Jon Bounds continue their mission to discuss everything in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy canon , in alphabetical order. This week, it’s everything Arcturan.

Arcturan megadonkey

A four-legged beast off which Deep Thought could talk all legs. Of. In that vein, we discuss the things we’ve persuaded people to do.

Arcturan megafreighter

A mode of transport which Zaphod hitches aboard. Here, Jon and Danny share their worst travel stories.

Arcturan megagin

Three cubes of which are added to panhgalactic gargleblaster. Here’s what it might look like, and here’s an Instructables piece on the ingredient.

Arcturan megagrasshopper

Used as a comparative phrase, as in “ankle-high to a…”, so we discuss some of the Dad-based anachronisms from our past.

Arcturan megaleach

Another large animal that should be small, but since it’s spelt “leach” not “leech”, we falsely accuse Danny of emptying our wallets on nights out. Read Passport to the Pub, the guide to British pub etiquette.

Arcturan stunt apples

A squadron of which would have put Sir Isaac Newton out of commission, and thoroughly hammered home the concept of gravity.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U90dnUbZMmM

Book recommendation

This week we’re recommending Armageddon the Musical by Robert Rankin. Pick it up in audiobook form for free by taking out a free 30 day trial with Audible. Just head to audibletrial.com/leopard to get started.

Get in touch

• Share some of your anachronistic Dad phrases by emailing [email protected].
• Follow @amarksteadman, @probablydrunk and @bounder on Twitter.
• Pick up a copy of Pier Review: A Road Trip in Search of the Great British Seaside, by Danny and Jon.