The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Collector's Edition [sound recording]
by Douglas Adams
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series (Collections and Selections — 1-2)
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A recording compiled to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the popular comic science fiction series. It is introduced by the author and features clips from the original series, together with clips from the actors, producers and composers, as well as an in-depth interview with Douglas Adams himself.Tags
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Douglas Noel Adams (sometimes referred to Bop Ad because of his distinctive signature) was born in Cambridge, England, on March 11, 1952 and educated at St. John's College at Cambridge University. He graduated with honors in English Literature in 1974. In addition to being a writer/editor for radio, television, and stage, Adams has worked as a show more hospital reporter, barn builder, and radio producer. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 1979, one of his bestselling humor and science fiction novels, was originally a radio series. It was the first in a four-book series that includes The Restaurant at the End of the Universe; Life, the Universe, and Everything, and So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish. He once stated that the idea for his first novel came while he was "lying drunk in a field in Innsbruck and gazing at the stars." He pokes fun at humanity by mixing science fiction with humor. Adams's additional books include The Meaning of Liff; The Deeper Meaning of Liff; Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency; The Long Dark Tea-time of the Soul; and Mostly Harmless. He has also co-authored the book Last Chance to See, about endangered species. Douglas Adams died May 11, 2001 of a heart attack in Santa Barbara, California at the age of 49. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Collector's Edition [sound recording]
- People/Characters
- Arthur Dent; Ford Prefect; Zaphod Beeblebrox; Marvin, the Paranoid Android; Tricia "Trillian" McMillan
- Related movies
- The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy (1981 | IMDb); The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 | IMDb)
- Disambiguation notice
- This is the original 1988 release of the first two radio series. It does not include the documentary Douglas Adams's Guide to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy which was added to The Collector's Edition and i... (show all)t is not The Complete Radio Series as it does not include later series.
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- English, German
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