The most obvious of which is I think, Zaphod's (mark Wind-davies) second head. In the radio series it is not that well described apart from that he has two heads side by side. This with out the modern advanced is special and visual effects would prove quite a challenge.
To today's eyes this seems rather crude and not at all realistic but on a BBC budget in 1981 it is quite remarkable I think. Especially id you take into account the Vogons which Personally I think were just as good as the movie ones that were made in the 2000s.
This production also used techniques to create the idea of infinity in the sets with set pieces painted on glass. by a bored Frenchman. This technique had been used before production decided to do the reverse to create even more of a look of infinity in the small BBC sound stages.
Something else that they used in the film was a lot of miniature work in the scenes where something is flying through space. For this they used animation. First drawing the designs on clear ascitate and then turning this negative. Then They used colored paper to reveal individual letters of pictures.
So Hitchhikers managed to create outer space and Alien races on a minor BBC budget but even though to todays eyes it does look rather crude some of it still stands up today sich as the animation.
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