Douglas Adams
Date of birth: 1952-03-11
Place of birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Known for: Writing
Also known as:
Biography
Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which started life in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime, a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film. Adams's contribution to UK radio is commemorated in The Radio Academy's Hall of Fame
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Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams
2002-07-01
A celebration of Douglas Adams, the genius behind The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy who died in
Hyperland
1990-09-21
This made-for-TV documentary introduces the layperson to concepts and technologies that were emergin
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
1981-02-09
An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure acros
Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything
2001-05-28
Douglas Adams was the best-selling British author and satirist who created The Hitchhiker's Guide to
Rockstar
2000-01-01
In November, 1999, Apple brought together a group of people under its AppleMaster program to teach t
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005-09-05
An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
Visions of Heaven and Hell
1994-01-31
Dennis Potter, Esther Dyson, William Gibson and other techno-thinkers appeared in this award-winning
30 Years in the TARDIS
1993-11-29
A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, featuring new interviews, rare archive
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
2025-03-20
Author of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, polymath Douglas Adams was a pioneer of science fict
A Matter of Time
2007-09-24
A retrospective documentary looking at Graham Williams' three-year tenure as Doctor Who producer.
Parrot Fashion
2007-09-24
A 30-minute documentary looking at the writing and production of The Pirate Planet.
Paris in the Springtime
2005-11-07
A 45-minute look at the making of City of Death, and in particular, the contribution of writer and s
The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
1993-01-01
A documentary looking at the making of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981), including inter