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"His first idea was to turn it into a radio show..."
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Started conversation May 7, 2005
I read that his *first* idea was to make a movie of it, but all the producers he approached told him "There's no money to be made in Science Fiction". (This was before "Star Wars") Radio seemed a more attainable goal, so he submitted a radioplay for the first episode to the BBC.
"His first idea was to turn it into a radio show..."
Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted May 10, 2005
You try summarising 30 years in 20 second 
"His first idea was to turn it into a radio show..."
Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) Posted May 10, 2005
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"His first idea was to turn it into a radio show..."
- 1: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (May 7, 2005)
- 2: Smij - Formerly Jimster (May 10, 2005)
- 3: Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcups-Spurtle-and-Spoonswinner, BBC Cheese Namer & Zaphodista) (May 10, 2005)
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