The comedian and actor Roy Hudd has died at 83
Among his many roles was playing the compere in the radio version of the Restaurant at the End of the Universe.
Its to be found in Volume 2 of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy which is 42 this year.
The comperes name was Max Quordlepleen,described by Wiki thus:
Max Quordlepleen is an entertainer who hosts at Milliways, the Restaurant at the End of the Universe and the Big Bang Burger Bar (or “Big Bang Burger Chef” in the original radio version). His feelings about the Universe outside of his onstage persona are unclear, but he has witnessed its end over five hundred times.
In the book Quordlepleen says
‘I’m your host for tonight..and I will be with you right through this historic occasion, the End of History itself
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