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The terms ''Primary Phase'' and ''Secondary Phase'' describe the first two The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series), radio series of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', first broadcast in 1978. These were the first incarnations of the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' franchise. Both were written by Douglas Adams and consist of six episodes each. The series followed the aimless wanderings of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect and his book, the eponymous ''Guide''. It introduced unfamiliar music, mind-stretching concepts and the newest science mixed together with-out of-context parodies, unfeasibly rude names, "semantic and philosophical jokes", compressed prose, and "groundbreaking deployment of sound effects and voice techniques". By the time the sixth episode was broadcast, the show had a cult following. A Christmas special would follow, many repeats and a second series. The two original series were followed by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quin ...
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H, or h, is the eighth Letter (alphabet), letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, modern English alphabet, including the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is English alphabet#Letter names, ''aitch'' (pronounced , plural ''aitches''), or regionally ''haitch'' (pronounced , plural ''haitches'')''.''"H" ''Oxford English Dictionary,'' 2nd edition (1989); ''Merriam-Webster's Third New International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged'' (1993); "aitch" or "haitch", op. cit. Name English For most English speakers, the name for the letter is pronounced as and spelled "aitch" or occasionally "eitch". The pronunciation and the associated spelling "haitch" are often considered to be H-dropping#H-insertion, h-adding and are considered non-standard in England. It is, however, a feature of Hiberno-English, and occurs sporadically in various other dialects. The perceived name of the letter affects the c ...
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