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Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

  • TV documentary
  • Sky Arts
  • 2025
  • 1 episode

Enter the mind and universe of Douglas Adams in this documentary. Also features Stephen Fry, Griff Rhys Jones, Mary Allen, Jon Canter, John Lloyd and more.

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Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

Key details

Genre
Documentary
Broadcast
2025
Channel
Sky Arts
Episodes
1
Features
Stephen Fry, Griff Rhys Jones, Mary Allen, Jon Canter, John Lloyd, Robin Ince, Mark Carwardine and Douglas Adams
Directors
Todd Austin
Producers
Min Clough and Jack Oliver
Company

Author of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, polymath Douglas Adams was a pioneer of science fiction, comedy, technology and environmental activism.

We're on a playful journey with Douglas Adams - diving into the broad questions of life, the universe and everything at a time when we are all asking questions of ourselves and our place on Earth - and our fear of destroying it. Campaigning for endangered species and the coming storm of climate change, he was years ahead of his time.

Optimistic about the infinite possibilities that computers will bring, obsessing with the art of writing, while exploring parallel dimensions and artificial intelligence, his philosophy and ideas are meaningful, and visionary.

Additional details

Production
Location
Camera set-up
Single camera
Picture
Colour

Broadcast details

First broadcast
Thursday 27th March 2025 at 8pm on Sky Arts
Episode length
90 minutes
All previous repeats
  • Thursday 3rd April 2025 at 6:30pm on Sky Arts
  • Sunday 30th March 2025 at 10:10pm on Sky Arts

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