Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy voted the nation’s favourite audio book.

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy voted the nation’s favourite audio book. Available here.

The book, also voted the UK's fourth-favourite novel in the BBC's Big Read poll in 2003, was originally created as a radio play by Douglas Adams. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978, today's poll confirms H2G2's place in the comic canon, and is also testament to the power of comedy in audio form.

The winner was chosen from a selection of 40 titles which appeared in a special Guardian supplement on 28th June, the public were then invited to vote for their favourite title on a dedicated website:

www.40bestaudiobooks.co.uk

The top five titles reflect the wide range of audio books available covering everything from modern fiction to Shakespeare with another BBC Audiobooks title I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue: Anniversary Special being voted into 5th place.