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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally a 1978 radio comedy, it was later adapted to other formats, including novels, stage shows, comic books, a 1981 TV series, a 1984 text adventure game, and 2005 feature film. The various versions follow the same basic plot but they are ...
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy [a] [b] is a comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams.Originally a 1978 radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, it was later adapted to other formats, including novels, stage shows, comic books, a 1981 TV series, a 1984 text adventure game, and 2005 feature film.
Hitchwiki is "a collaborative project to build a free guide for hitchhikers". [1] It is an international exchange for information about hitchhiking in many countries, and contains specific tips, for example, for hitchhiking out of the large cities, general information about equipment, safety and strategies to quickly and efficiently hitchhike.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was a concept for a science-fiction comedy radio series pitched by Adams and radio producer Simon Brett to BBC Radio 4 in 1977. Adams came up with an outline for a pilot episode, as well as a few other stories (reprinted in Neil Gaiman 's book Don't Panic: The Official Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ...
Ford Prefect (also called Ix) is a character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by the British author Douglas Adams.His role as Arthur Dent's friend – and rescuer, when Earth is unexpectedly demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass at the start of the story – is often expository, as Ford is an experienced galactic hitchhiker [1] and explains that he is actually a journalist, a ...
Cast lists for different versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. A blank cell in the table indicates that the information is unknown. "N/A" indicates that the role in question does not exist for that version of the story. Character's Name Tertiary to Quintessential Phases [6] [7] [8] German Radio Series Two [11] Hitchhiker's Guide ...
A typical hitchhiker's gesture. Hitchhikers use a variety of signals to indicate they need a ride. Indicators can be physical gestures or displays including written signs. [1] The physical gestures, e.g., hand signals, hitchhikers use differ around the world: In some African countries, the hitchhiker's hand is held with the palm facing upwards. [2]
The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Part One, 2-LP set. Hannibal Records, 1982, HNBL2301. The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy Part Two: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, LP. Hannibal Records, 1982, HNBL 1307. The Guide to Twenty Years' Hitchhiking Radio 4 programme, broadcast 5 March 1998.