The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
- Radio sitcom
- BBC Radio 4
- 1978 - 2018
- 32 episodes (6 series)
A science fiction radio comedy series written by Douglas Adams that started off the H2G2 multi-media franchise phenomenon. Stars Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Peter Jones, William Franklyn, John Lloyd and more.
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Stephen Hawking to guest star in new Hitchhiker's Guide
Physicist Stephen Hawking is set to join the cast of Radio 4's new Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series.
British Comedy Guide, 18th February 2018The 20 funniest radio comedies of all time
Before Radio 1's first run of new shows kicks off next month, here we count down the 20 greatest scripted radio comedies ever to hit the airwaves
Ben Lawrence, Tristram Fane Saunders & Mark Monahan, The Telegraph, 25th January 2018The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy to return in 2018
Radio 4 has confirmed classic radio show The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy is to return in 2018 with a new series, The Hexagonal Phase.
British Comedy Guide, 12th October 2017John Lloyd writing books inspired by his work with Douglas Adams
Comedy writer and producer John Lloyd has revealed he is working on a series of novels inspired by the conversations he had with Hitchhiker's Guide creator Douglas Adams.
British Comedy Guide, 16th February 2017Why Arthur Dent is the smartest H2G2 character
Yes, over 30 years later an eagle-eyed redditor has noticed a crucial detail about lead character Arthur Dent - and when you read it you'll kick yourself for not realizing it sooner.
Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 2nd September 2016Radio 4 orders new Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy series
Radio 4 has commissioned a new sixth series of classic sci-fi comedy The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. It'll be principally based around the book And Another Thing.
British Comedy Guide, 26th May 2016Don't panic: Happy Towel Day
Towel Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to Douglas Adams, author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
BBC News, 25th May 2016Why I ❤️ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
It's Towel Day, which as Douglas Adams' fans will know, is a time to wax lyrical about the man and his books. Over to you, Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch.
Gabby Hutchinson-Crouch, Standard Issue, 25th May 2016Don't panic! National Towel Day 2016 is coming
Still reeling from having missed the opportunity the last couple of years to alert everyone as to the fact that National Towel Day is just around the corner, I thought I'd get a head start this year so everyone (me included) can plan the days activities for #TowelDay2016 on May 25. As most of you probably know, National Towel Day is the annual celebration of the life and works of the late English writer Douglas Adams. You see, it was Adams' classic Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, that alerted Planet Earth to that fact that a towel is one of the most useful items to carry with you around the universe.
Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 11th May 2016Hitchhikers actress Susan Sheridan dies aged 68
Susan Sheridan, an original cast member of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy radio series, providing the voice of Trillian, has died aged 68.
BBC News, 9th August 2015