Arthur Dent is informed by his friend Ford Prefect that the world is going to end in exactly 12 minutes, but he doubts it's going to happen.

Arthur and Ford are held prisoner aboard the demolition spacecraft by the ill-bred, heartless, slimy-green Vogons.

Arthur and Ford find themselves aboard the stolen Heart of Gold spacecraft with two-headed Zaphod Beeblebrox and his girlfriend.

Slartibartfast reveals that the McGartheans have been building planets for years and are currently creating Earth Mark II.

Arthur, Ford, Trillian and Zaphod find themselves in a restaurant, apparently at the end of the universe.

As a spectacular finale to Disaster Area's rock concert, a black spacecraft is sent crashing into the sun.