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As this is the 42nd edition of 45 words as well as its welcome return after almost 6 months, I thought I ought to do something related to h2g2. However I have already done both Hootoo and Douglas Adams. I got to thinking what can I do to make this one special and decided to start a series on the cast of the original radio series. So this week as The Book

Peter Jones 1920 - 2000


Shropshire born actor, sacked five minutes into first job.

Voice first broadcast in The Card

West End debut during war.

For twenty-five years attempted speaking for Just a Minute without repetition, deviation or hesitation.

Famously narrated as 'The Book' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.


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