
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.

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
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- Thursday 3rd April 2025 at 6:30pm on Sky Arts
- Sunday 30th March 2025 at 10:10pm on Sky Arts