Douglas Adams
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
| Known For | Writing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.6775 |
| Birthday | 1952-03-11 |
| Place of Birth | Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK |
| Also Known As |
2002
Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams
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A celebration of Douglas Adams, the genius behind The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy who died in May 2001, aged just 49. First heard on radio in 1...
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Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams
1990
Hyperland
7/6
This made-for-TV documentary introduces the layperson to concepts and technologies that were emerging in computer interface design in the late 1980s a...
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Hyperland
1981
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
7.256/160
An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure across the universe with a known fugitive.
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The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
2001
Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything
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Douglas Adams was the best-selling British author and satirist who created The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. In this talk at UCSB recorded shortly...
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Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything
2000
Rockstar
5.333/3
In November, 1999, Apple brought together a group of people under its AppleMaster program to teach them to use their new digital video editing softwar...
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Rockstar
2005
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'
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An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
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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'
1994
Visions of Heaven and Hell
9/1
Dennis Potter, Esther Dyson, William Gibson and other techno-thinkers appeared in this award-winning three-part documentary series which examined soci...
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Visions of Heaven and Hell
1993
30 Years in the TARDIS
7.875/4
A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, featuring new interviews, rare archive footage and recently discovered material.
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30 Years in the TARDIS
2025
Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
8.3/3
Author of The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, polymath Douglas Adams was a pioneer of science fiction, comedy, technology and environmental activism...
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Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future
2007
A Matter of Time
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A retrospective documentary looking at Graham Williams' three-year tenure as Doctor Who producer.
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A Matter of Time
2007
Parrot Fashion
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A 30-minute documentary looking at the writing and production of The Pirate Planet.
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Parrot Fashion
2005
Paris in the Springtime
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A 45-minute look at the making of City of Death, and in particular, the contribution of writer and script editor Douglas Adams.
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Paris in the Springtime
1993
The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
10/1
A documentary looking at the making of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981), including interviews with leading members of the cast and product...
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The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2024
Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams
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Family and colleagues remember the Doctor Who producer. In 1977, Birkenhead-born first-time producer Graham Williams took over one of the BBC’s most f...
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