Imported from the UK, released on 28 January 2002. Cataloged as BBC DVD1092.
Released in the US by Warner Home Video on 2 DVDs on 30 April 2002. NOTE: A memorial tribute to Douglas Adams from the program Omnibus is on the US
edition of this set, and NOT on the UK edition! The US/Canada edition is Region 1 coded.
You can get the Region 1 edition at amazon.com.
Discs are region encoded for regions 2 (Europe, Japan, Middle East, South Africa)
and 4 (Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America) and are in PAL format.
Packaging is a slipcase, within which is a three panel case holding both discs.
Disc 1 Features:
All 6 episodes are on this disc, with sound in original mono or remastered
stereo.
Each episode includes its own opening and closing titles, unlike the
"movie" format of the 3 hour VHS release from a number of years ago.
English subtitles for those with hearing disabilities
Production subtitles with behind the scenes information
Episodes 2,4,6 have all had footage restored, some of which had been available in the aforementioned VHS edition.
Disc 2 Features:
The full "Making of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" from 1993
20 more minutes, called "Don't Panic", cut from the documentary, with
more interviews and information from 1992.
Behind the scenes clips
Bloopers
Peter Jones's introduction to Episode 1, as viewed by an audience meant
to provide a laugh track on the show, later cut.
Behind the scenes look at Fit the Ninth from the second radio series
(Arthur Dent and the Nutrimat, and the 'Share and Enjoy' song).
Look at Zaphod's animatronic second head from the TV show "Tomorrow's World"
Easter Eggs:
Disc 2 - "Inner Planets" menu
In the center, moving around with a mouse/remote will cause a blue and
green electronic 'Earth' to appear. Selecting this will go through the pilot
version of the title sequence, with the astronaut going through a 'time tunnel'
effect straight out of the Doctor Who titles. This was later changed, and
cast member names were added.
