The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008 07:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lethargic_manI'm a little disappointed, actually, with the Radio 4 radio play of this. It wasn't as good as the adaptation of the first book: they took out all of the subtleties of the book and made them all overt. Mind you, it was sixteen years ago that I last read that book: I shall have to reread it now, whilst the radio play is still fresh in my mind.
I hope the radio play of The Salmon of Doubt is up to the standard of that of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: I haven't read the book, as the impression I get is that it was highly incomplete at the time of Douglas Adams' death, and not by any means intended for public consumption; and I would regard it as somewhat disrespectful to read it as is. A radio play in which it has been fleshed out and tidied up, however, is a different matter. I hope they do it justice—and look forward to finding out.
Meanwhile, to keep us occupied until it broadcasts, I've discovered BBC 7 is airing I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue repeats.
I hope the radio play of The Salmon of Doubt is up to the standard of that of Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency: I haven't read the book, as the impression I get is that it was highly incomplete at the time of Douglas Adams' death, and not by any means intended for public consumption; and I would regard it as somewhat disrespectful to read it as is. A radio play in which it has been fleshed out and tidied up, however, is a different matter. I hope they do it justice—and look forward to finding out.
Meanwhile, to keep us occupied until it broadcasts, I've discovered BBC 7 is airing I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue repeats.
