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Introduction: A Guide To The Guide

           WritingepisodicallymeantthatwhenIfinishedoneepisodeIhadnoideaaboutwhatthenextonewouldcontain.When,inthetwistsandturnsoftheplot,someeventsuddenlyseemedtoilluminatethingsthathadgonebefore,Iwasassurprisedasanyoneelse.

           IthinkthattheBBC’sattitudetowardtheshowwhileitwasinproductionwasverysimilartothatwhichMacbethhadtowardmurderingpeople—initialdoubts,followedbycautiousenthusiasmandthengreaterandgreateralarmatthesheerscaleoftheundertakingandstillnoendinsight.ReportsthatGeoffreyandIandthesoundengineerswereburiedinasubterraneanstudioforweeksonend,takingaslongtoproduceasinglesoundeffectasotherpeopletooktoproduceanentireseries(andstealingeverybodyelse’sstudiotimeinwhichtodoso),wereallvigorouslydeniedbutabsolutelytrue.

           ThebudgetoftheseriesescalatedtothepointthatitcouldhavepracticallypaidforafewsecondsofDallas.Iftheshowhadn’tworked…

           ThefirstepisodewentoutonBBCRadio4at10:30P.M.onWednesday,March8,1978,inahugeblazeofnopublicityatall.Batsheardit.Theodddogbarked.

           Afteracoupleofweeksaletterortwotrickledin.So—someoneouttherehadlistened.PeopleItalkedtoseemedtolikeMarvintheParanoidAndroid,whomIhadwritteninasaone-scenejokeandhadonlydevelopedfurtheratGeoffrey’sinsistence.

           Thensomepublishersbecameinterested,andIwascommissionedbyPanBooksinEnglandtowriteuptheseriesinbookform.

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