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Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

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Red Dwarf. Image shows from L to R: Kryten (Robert Llewellyn), Rimmer (Chris Barrie). Copyright: BBC TV

Red Dwarf III retrospective: Hitting the big time

Thursday 1st August 2024

The third series of cult sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf brought with it more than a few changes, propelling the sitcom to wider success.

Douglas Adams Features

Enter Douglas Adams' world of Dirk Gently

Saturday 25th May 2024

Think of Douglas Adams and you'll think of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, but what of his self-proclaimed holistic detective, Dirk Gently?

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Image shows left to right: Zaphod Beeblebrox (Sam Rockwell), Humma Kavula (John Malkovich), Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman), Ford Prefect (Mos Def), Trillian (Zooey Deschanel) Film

Exploring The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy film

Thursday 25th May 2023

It's Towel Day, so an ideal time for two new in-depth articles looking at the 'development hell' that the movie version of Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy went through.

The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Arthur Dent (Simon Jones) Features

Comedy Rewind: The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy TV series

Sunday 9th May 2021

Douglas Adams's brilliant universe has spanned radio, books, films, video games and more... but for a lot of people the 1981 TV adaptation was their first experience of Arthur Dent's story.

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