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David Dixon and Mark Wing-Davey in The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)

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Mark Wing-Davey

  • Originated the role of Zaphod Beeblebrox in the BBC4 radio version of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy". He has said that, during the radio recordings, he envisioned Zaphod to be a long-haired blond beach-bum type, and he was surprised when the TV production gave him red hair and dark bushy eyebrows.
  • Returned for the new "Tertiary Phase" episodes of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy" BBC4 radio series, adapted from book 3 of the late Douglas Adams' "Hitch Hiker's Trilogy", "Life, The Universe, and Everything". (September 2004)
  • Attended a boys' boarding school in England from the age of 11.
  • Returned for the new "Quandary Phase" episodes of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy" BBC4 radio series, adapted from book 4 of the late Douglas Adams' "Hitch Hiker's Trilogy", "So Long, And Thanks For All The Fish". (May 2005)
  • The picture shown is of David Dixon. If you click on it, you will see Mark Win-Davey on the right and David Dixon on the left.
  • Returned for the new "Tertiary Phase" episodes of "The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy" BBC4 radio series, adapted from the late Douglas Adams' books 3-5 of the "trilogy". Phase 4 ("Quandary") is slated for 2005, with phase 5 ("Quintessential") to follow. (September 2004)

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