The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 1978 - 2018
- 32 episodes (6 series)
A science fiction radio comedy series written by Douglas Adams that started off the H2G2 multi-media franchise phenomenon. Stars Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Peter Jones, William Franklyn, John Lloyd and more.
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Douglas Adams's life celebrated by Google doodle
Search page filled with references to events and characters in writer's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series of books.
The Guardian, 11th March 2013Douglas Adams is still the king of comic sci-fi
Intergalactic travel may seem ripe for comedy, but Douglas Adams, whose 61st birthday is celebrated by Google today, showed that the funniest laughs are found in the real world.
David Barnett, The Guardian, 11th March 2013H2G2 radio show gets a big thumbs up
I was never a huge fan of what must be one of the shaggiest dog stories of all time, but Adams's imagination and good humour shine through, with the spoof sci-fi saga still twinkling with lines such as, 'time is an illusion - and lunchtime doubly so'.
Patrick Marmion, Daily Mail, 15th June 2012Video: Douglas Adams' eBooks prediction brought to life
This year's Towel Day was a very special one, as Adams' collected Hitchhicker's novels - "a trilogy in five parts" - were formally released to download on eReaders.
What makes this occurrence so especially special is that to tie in with May 25, the books' publishers commissioned fans to create a video to accompany an audio recording of Douglas Adams back in 1993 where he predicted - you guessed it - the arrival of the eReader.
Alistair Plumb, The Huffington Post, 29th May 2012Douglas Adams celebrated by fans worldwide on Towel Day
Annual celebration of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams's birthday attracts huge support on Twitter from fans including Stephen Fry.
James Lachno, The Telegraph, 25th May 2012Douglas Adams biographer Nick Webb dies
Nick Webb, the man behind Douglas Adams' best-seller The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, has died, according to The Bookseller.
BBC News, 12th April 2012Stars gather to mark Douglas Adams' 60th
The 60th birthday of the late writer Douglas Adams, creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, is to be marked with a special show.
BBC News, 12th January 2012Stephen Fry to judge H2G2 animation comp
TV presenter Stephen Fry is to judge an international competition, launched by literature and technology site The Literary Platform, to animate an audio recording of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams.
Charlotte Williams, The Bookseller, 10th January 2012Hitchhiker's Guide live show tour dates announced
32 dates have been announced for The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy Radio Show - Live!, a new stage tour of the comic sci-fi classic which features the original radiocast.
British Comedy Guide, 21st December 2011Celebrate life, the universe and everything in 2012
Sunday, 11 March, 2012, Douglas Adams's 60th birthday, is the day to celebrate the man who gave us life, the universe and everything.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 17th December 2011