Beware of the Leopard: the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Podcast
by Mark Steadman, Jon Bounds, Jon Hickman, Danny Smith · 79 episodes
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Jon Bounds, Jon Hickman, Danny Smith and Mark Steadman are writing new additions to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, the book with the famous words "Don't Panic" written in large, friendly letters on the cover. This smart, funny podcast fuses real-world observation with a writing style Adams fans have sorely missed. With each topic, the panel of authors, podcasters and performers present an essay in the style of a Hitchhiker's Guide entry, which is then discussed in a format that fans of BBC radio comedy know well, but with a 21st century twist. Whether you've only read the first...
Latest episodes
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Productivity
Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to getting it all done.In our new format, each panelist writes a short essay on the given topic, in the style of the Hitchhi…
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1 h 02
Sleep
Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to getting a good night's rest.In our new format, each panelist writes a short essay on the given topic, in the style of the…
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43 min
Towel Day 2021
To commemorate Towel Day 2021, Mark, Danny, and the Jons present the worst bits of Beware of the Leopard. These are all the bits that are normally cut from the main body of the epi…
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1 h 02
Birthdays and ageing
Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to getting on in years.In our new format, each panelist writes a short essay on the given topic, in the style of the Hitchhi…
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49 min
Don't Panic! It's Christmas!
Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to Christmas and the new year.In our new format, each panelist writes a short essay on the given topic, in the style of the…
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1 h 05
The Don't Panic guide to music
Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to music.In our new format, each panelist writes a short essay on the given topic, in the style of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to…
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1 h 02
Don't Panic! goes back to school
Mark, Danny, and the Jons present their Hitchhiker’s Guide entries on a return to school, including the long dark teatime of the soul, robot school, so-called non-subjects, and hom…
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53 min
The Don't Panic guide to sport
Mark, Danny and the Jons present the Hitchhiker’s Guide to sport, with contributions on politics and PE, and a host of alien sporting activities sure to become major hits on Earth.…
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1 h 23
Towel Day 2020
Join Mark, Jon, Jon and Danny as they play Podcast Day, the text adventure game written by Mark. Follow Danny on Twitter Follow Jon Bounds on Twitter Follow Jon Hickman on Twitter…
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1 h 03
The Dont Panic Guide to the COVID-19 pandemic
Join Mark, Danny and the Jons as they tackle the fiddly social issues that arise from living through a global pandemic.Each panelist – including Mark – was tasked with writing an e…
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46 min
42nd anniversary special
Join Mark, Danny and the Jons as they recap what they’ve been up to since our last full episode, say goodbye to a fellow Hitchhiker and Adamsify a piece of existing pop culture. Ho…
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1 h 21
The question to the ultimate answer
Join Mark, Danny and the Jons as they attempt to solve the world’s problems and make it a good and happy place. Jon Hickman turns to pop culture, Danny says it’s all about kindness…
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41 min
From Zaphod Beeblebrox to Zentalquabula
Join Mark and the Jons as they finish up the last of the Zs in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.Zaphod BeeblebroxZaphod Beeblebrox is – or was – President of the Imperial Galac…
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47 min
From the Wormhole Disco to the Zansellquasure Flamarion Bridge Club
Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they saunter into the Z section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.Wormhole DiscoThe place Zaphod and Roosta transport themselves to is the Wormhol…
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53 min
From wave harmonic theory to the Wise Old Bird
Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they traverse the W section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.Wave harmonic theory of historical perceptionReason not withstanding, the universe c…
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53 min
From Vogons to Walkmans
Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they traverse the V section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.Vogon constructor fleetsHere is what to do if you want to get a lift from a Vogon: f…
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39 min
From the Uncertain Areas to Vod
Join Mark and the Jons as they traverse the V section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, with a quick final stop-off at U.Uncertain Areas“Wild horses thundered through the sk…
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41 min
From Tri-D to Turlingdrome
Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they clear the T section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.Tri-DTri-D is Adams’ allusion to some sort of 3D TV, and is distinct from Five-D, the s…
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44 min
From Thor to Transtellar Cruise Lines
Join Mark, Jon and Danny as they traverse the T section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.Tea and DouglasWhat JB said about kettles isn’t entirely inaccurate, according to an…
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40 min
From sun diving to Terry Jones
Join Mark and the Jons as they traverse the [letter] section of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.Sun diveHotblack Deseato’s band has a completely black stunt ship that dives in…