From artificial disabilities to Bartledan

Mark Steadman, Jon Bounds and Jon Hickman continue their mission to discuss everything in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy canon , in alphabetical order. Artificial disabilities A medical marvel that can make your life as difficult as you need it to be, and provide a winning backstory for your next talent show appearance. Asgard The world of norse myth that brought us Thor, and gives us a good opportunity to talk about gods in sci-fi literature. Babel fish The most improbable thing to exist, and proof of the non-existence of God. Or so it would seem. Bangbang and Shooty These two trigger-pumpin’ cops don’t get name-checked in the book, but they do have names. The team discusses what role 70s TV dramas may have had in the creation of this double-act. __ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGOpIzf-9w0 Barnard’s Star A hyperspace junction, and inspiration for the discussion of whether Earth and the other planets in the hyperspace express route could have just been moved out of the way. Bartledan A place full of netball-loving people with no imagination. We discuss Bartledanian literature, and Arthur’s romantic soul. Book recommendation This week we’re recommending And Another Thing (http://amzn.to/2eM7OH8), the sixth book in the trilogy, by Eoin Colfer. Pick it up in audiobook form for free by taking out a free 30 day trial with Audible. Just head to audibletrial.com/leopard (http://audibletrial.com/leopard) to get started. Hypothetical Zaphod Vote on your favourite actor (http://btlpodcast.com/b/35758ca52b6bdc/) to play Zaphod in a hypothetical new Netflix series of the Hitchhiker’s Guide. Get in touch Share some of your thoughts on the babel fish and more by emailing feedback@btlpodcast.com. Follow @ iamsteadman (https://twitter.com/iamsteadman), @ bounder (https://twitter.com/bounder/) and @ jonhickman (https://twitter.com/jonhickman/) on Twitter.