Alternative comedy is a style of comedy that originated in the United Kingdom in the late 1970s and 1980s which would eventually go on to become mainstream in the 1990s and up to the present day. It coincided with other comedy movements of a similar style around the world, although the British scene had many unique aspects. Alternative comedy - Definition. Alternative comedy relied not on punchline-based jokes, like traditional comedians. Instead a typical alternative comedian might rely on one, all or a se ...

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"Paranoid Android" is the name of a song by British rock band Radiohead, possibly named after Marvin, but without any other apparent explicit reference. The line "When I am king you will be first against the wall" might be a reference to Marvin's introduction, in which the marketing department of the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation is described as "a bunch of mindless jerks who'll be the first against the wall when the revolution comes." Kimi Wong was the female voice accompanying Stephen Moore (the original radio and TV voice of Marvi ...

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Marvin the Paranoid Android, Marvin the Paranoid Android - References in popular culture, Marvin the Paranoid Android - Marvin's Hangman

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The show was effectively the TV version of Radio Active, which spoofed local radio stations, and was developed by the same team. It was written by Angus Deayton and Geoffrey Perkins, produced by Jamie Rix, directed by John Kilby and John Stroud, and with music by Philip Pope. It starred: Angus Deayton as Mike Channel Helen Atkinson-Wood as Anna Daptor Michael Fenton Stevens as Martin Brown Geoffrey Perkins as Mike Flex Philip P ...

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KYTV, KYTV - History, KYTV - Format

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After the original series there were a couple of radio appearances and a one-off special for the characters Smashey and Nicey. During the period between series Enfield concentrated on straight acting parts and Whitehouse worked on other projects. Through repeats the characters proved popular and, in 1994, BBC2 commissioned a new series, called "Harry Enfield and Chums". The format of the opening credits were the same although Enfield would be seen taking a quick drag from a cigarette hidden behind his b ...

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Harry Enfield's Television Programme, Harry Enfield's Television Programme - Harry Enfield's Television Programme, Harry Enfield's Television Programme - Harry Enfield and Chums, Harry Enfield's Television Programme - Characters

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Various theories have tried to elucidate the text or parts thereof. The Hunting of the Snark - Lewis Carroll is the Baker. This is by far the most serious of them all. The text has a number of hints at this fact. The fact that his name is unknown to the other crew members (he forgets it) attests that some riddle is involved. The baker's character as described in Fit the First matches other descriptions of Carroll of himself (e.g. the White Knight in Through the Looking-Glass). Lewis Carrol wa ...

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The Hunting of the Snark, The Hunting of the Snark - Cast of characters, The Hunting of the Snark - Plot summary, The Hunting of the Snark - Structure, The Hunting of the Snark - Intended audience, The Hunting of the Snark - Origins, The Hunting of the Snark - Jabberwocky connection, The Hunting of the Snark - Interpretations, The Hunting of the Snark - Lewis Carroll is the Baker, The Hunting of the Snark - The murderer was Boots, The Hunting of the Snark - The Boojum was only dangerous to the Baker, The Hunting of the Snark - The illustrations, The Hunting of the Snark - Impact on science, The Hunting of the Snark - Impact on literature, The Hunting of the Snark - Editions

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The third 6-part radio series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Tertiary Phase, based on Life, the Universe and Everything, ran on BBC Radio 4 from Tuesday September 21 to October 26, 2004, with repeats on the following Thursdays. (Arthur Dent, of course, could never get the hang of Thursdays.) Episodes were subtitled Fits the Thirteenth through Eighteenth. The third novel was adapted by Dirk Maggs following instructions left by Adams. Most of the original radio series cast returned, with the exception ...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - The Tertiary Phase, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Thirteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Fourteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Fifteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Sixteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Seventeenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Eighteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - The fourth and fifth radio series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - The Quandary Phase, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Nineteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twentieth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-First, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Second, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - The Quintessential Phase, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Third, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Fourth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Fifth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Sixth

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The name comes from British slang, an apparent misunderstanding of the established term "spit and image;" a person who closely resembles another person can be described as their "spitting image". Furthermore, in the early 1980s in Britain spitting was still perceived by the public as an inextricable component of the punk phenomenon. The puppets, caricaturing public figures, were designed by the cartoonists Peter Fluck and Roger Law (who sometimes spoonerized their names as 'Luck and Flaw'). They were assisted by various young caricatu ...

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Spitting Image, Spitting Image - Introduction, Spitting Image - Sketches of note, Spitting Image - Voices, Spitting Image - Performers, Spitting Image - Writers, Spitting Image - Producers, Spitting Image - Similar shows elsewhere, Spitting Image - United States, Spitting Image - Serbia and Montenegro, Spitting Image - Mexico, Spitting Image - Chile, Spitting Image - France, Spitting Image - Germany, Spitting Image - Ireland, Spitting Image - Israel, Spitting Image - Russia, Spitting Image - Portugal, Spitting Image - Spain, Spitting Image - Sweden

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The book has never been reprinted following its initial print run, as a result of religious censorship. Douglas Adams complained that, as a result, considerably less money was raised for famine relief. In line with its Christmas theme the book contained several pieces about the nativity, including: The Gospel According to a Sheep by Richard Curtis with additions by Douglas Adams. This told the story of the nativity night from the point of view of a sheep that gets eaten as part of the celebrations, and therefore ha ...

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The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book, The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book - Fundraising, The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book - Censorship, The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book - Contributors

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Douglas Adams had contributed comedy sketches for BBC radio programmes produced by Simon Brett (including The Burkiss Way and Week Ending, among others). The two of them came up with an idea for a radio science-fiction comedy series in early 1977. Originally to be called The Ends of the Earth, each episode would have ended with the planet Earth meeting its demise in a different way. While writing the first episode, Douglas said that he needed a character who knew what was going to happen and provide a point of vie ...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series - Early Development, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series - The Primary and Secondary Phases, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series - New adaptations of books three four and five, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series - After the Fifth Series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series - Music used in the series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series - Trivia, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series - Musical Copyrights, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series - Sequences inspired by real events, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series - Rebroadcasts

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Episode One. First Broadcast on BBC Two, 5 January 1981 Cast (in order of appearance): The Book (narrator): Peter Jones Arthur Dent: Simon Jones Mr. Prosser: Joe Melia Ford Prefect: David Dixon Workman One (uncredited): Terry Duran Workman Two (uncredited): George Cornelius Alien (girl): Cleo Rocos Alien (guy): Andrew Mussell Man at end of bar (uncredited): Do ...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Development and Production, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Other Trivia, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Episode summaries, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Episode One, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Episode Two, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Episode Three, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Episode Four, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Episode Five, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Episode Six, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Possibility of second series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Documentary, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy TV series - Video and DVD Releases

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The books are described as "a trilogy in five parts", having been described as a trilogy on the release of the third book, and then a "trilogy in four parts" on the release of the fourth book. Some versions of the fifth book also have the words "The fifth part of the increasingly inaccurately named Hitchhiker Trilogy" on the cover. The plots of the television and radio series are more or less the same as that of the first two novels, though some of the events occur in a different order and many of the details are changed. Much of parts five ...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Origin of The Guide, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Original radio series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Books, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Life the Universe and Everything, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Mostly Harmless, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Other books, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - TV series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Radio series three to five, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Film, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Other adaptations, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Stage shows, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - LP album adaptations, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Interactive fiction and video games, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Comic books, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Hitch-Hikeriana, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The origin of the towel joke, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Cultural references, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - International phenomenon, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Notes

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Alternative comedy relied not on punchline-based jokes, like traditional comedians. Instead a typical alternative comedian might rely on one, all or a selection of the following: Observational humour: Making humour out of everday occurrences, and also laughing at one's own foibles and weakenesses (traditional comedians laughed at other people, such as ethnic minorities or "the mother-in-law", while alternative comedians laughed at themselves, their situation, and at the human condition). Political satire: ...

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Alternative comedy, Alternative comedy - Definition, Alternative comedy - History, Alternative comedy - Transition to mainstream, Alternative comedy - Modern alternative comedy, Alternative comedy - Criticism, Alternative comedy - Notable names and TV shows

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Adams first attended Primrose Hill Primary School in Brentwood, Essex. He took the exams and interviewed for Brentwood School at age six, and attended from 1959 to 1970. Adams attended different divisions of the school, including the Prep School and the Middle School. While at the prep school, he had an English class, taught by Frank Halford, where Halford awarded Adams the only ten out of ten of his entire teaching career for a creative writing exercise. Adams remembered this for the rest of his life, especially when facing writer's block. ...

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Douglas Adams, Douglas Adams - Early life, Douglas Adams - Education and early works, Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams - Doctor Who, Douglas Adams - Music, Douglas Adams - Pink Floyd, Douglas Adams - Procol Harum, Douglas Adams - Other musical links, Douglas Adams - Computer games and projects, Douglas Adams - Dirk Gently, Douglas Adams - Personal beliefs, Douglas Adams - Religion, Douglas Adams - Environmentalism, Douglas Adams - Technology, Douglas Adams - Personal life, Douglas Adams - Adams's death, Douglas Adams - Biographies, Douglas Adams - Douglas Adams's works, Douglas Adams - Novels in the HHGG series, Douglas Adams - The Dirk Gently series, Douglas Adams - Other works, Douglas Adams - Tributes and honorifics, Douglas Adams - Notes

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Douglas Adams was born to Janet (Donovan) Adams (now Janet Thrift) and Christopher Douglas Adams in Cambridge, England. His parents had one other child together: Susan who was born in March 1955. His parents separated and divorced in 1957, and Douglas, Susan and Janet moved in with Janet's parents, the Donovans, in Brentwood, Essex. Douglas's grandmother kept her house as an official RSPCA refuge for hurt animals, which "exacerbated young Douglas's hayfever and asthma." ^{See also:}

Douglas Adams, Douglas Adams - Early life, Douglas Adams - Education and early works, Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams - Doctor Who, Douglas Adams - Music, Douglas Adams - Pink Floyd, Douglas Adams - Procol Harum, Douglas Adams - Other musical links, Douglas Adams - Computer games and projects, Douglas Adams - Dirk Gently, Douglas Adams - Personal beliefs, Douglas Adams - Religion, Douglas Adams - Environmentalism, Douglas Adams - Technology, Douglas Adams - Personal life, Douglas Adams - Adams's death, Douglas Adams - Biographies, Douglas Adams - Douglas Adams's works, Douglas Adams - Novels in the HHGG series, Douglas Adams - The Dirk Gently series, Douglas Adams - Other works, Douglas Adams - Tributes and honorifics, Douglas Adams - Notes

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Margaret Thatcher and her Cabinet are in a restaurant. After Thatcher proclaims "steak, I'll have the steak", the waitress asked: "And what about the vegetables?", to which Thatcher replied: "Oh, they'll have the same as me." Prince Charles and Princess Diana are playing with their baby son. Charles asks: "Do you think William's got your nose, Diana?" She replies: "No, I think it's still in the jar at the hospital." Geoffrey Howe and Leon Brittan are standing at the men's urinal in a single sex toilet and Margaret Thatcher walks in and goes to the toilet next to them standing up. After she leaves Howe turns to Brittan ...

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Spitting Image, Spitting Image - Introduction, Spitting Image - Sketches of note, Spitting Image - Voices, Spitting Image - Performers, Spitting Image - Writers, Spitting Image - Producers, Spitting Image - Similar shows elsewhere, Spitting Image - United States, Spitting Image - Serbia and Montenegro, Spitting Image - Mexico, Spitting Image - Chile, Spitting Image - France, Spitting Image - Germany, Spitting Image - Ireland, Spitting Image - Israel, Spitting Image - Russia, Spitting Image - Portugal, Spitting Image - Spain, Spitting Image - Sweden

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The voices were provided by some of the best British impressionists, including: Chris Barrie (Arnold Rimmer in Red Dwarf) Roger Blake (plays Duke of Edinburgh/Jim Royle in Big Impression) Rory Bremner Phil Cornwell (Dead Ringers) Steve Coogan Hugh Dennis (Mary Whitehouse Experience) Harry Enfield Michael Fenton Stevens (KYTV) Jon Glover Louise Gold Alistair MacGowan Jessica Martin Steve Nallon ( ...

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Spitting Image, Spitting Image - Introduction, Spitting Image - Sketches of note, Spitting Image - Voices, Spitting Image - Performers, Spitting Image - Writers, Spitting Image - Producers, Spitting Image - Similar shows elsewhere, Spitting Image - United States, Spitting Image - Serbia and Montenegro, Spitting Image - Mexico, Spitting Image - Chile, Spitting Image - France, Spitting Image - Germany, Spitting Image - Ireland, Spitting Image - Israel, Spitting Image - Russia, Spitting Image - Portugal, Spitting Image - Spain, Spitting Image - Sweden

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Nineteenth. Broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 3 May 2005 Cast: The Book: William Franklyn The Book's "Update" voice (uncredited): Rula Lenska Arthur Dent: Simon Jones Ford Prefect: Geoffrey McGivern Rob McKenna: Bill Paterson Fenchurch (Fenny): Jane Horrocks Barman: Arthur Smith Russell: Rupert Degas Vogon Guard (and Alien Teaser, uncre ...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - The Tertiary Phase, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Thirteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Fourteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Fifteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Sixteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Seventeenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Eighteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - The fourth and fifth radio series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - The Quandary Phase, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Nineteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twentieth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-First, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Second, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - The Quintessential Phase, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Third, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Fourth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Fifth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Sixth

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A fourth and fifth series based on So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish and Mostly Harmless respectively follow. The names for these series were apparently chosen to be more humorous than the standard terms quaternary and quinary, which are rarely used anyway. While these were treated as the fourth and fifth Hitchhiker's Guide radio series, they were broadcast in one eight-week stretch from May through June 2005, to stop people (in the words of Dirk Maggs) from "nodding off in between." The tradition of "Fits" continues; these were kn ...

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - The Tertiary Phase, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Thirteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Fourteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Fifteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Sixteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Seventeenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Eighteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - The fourth and fifth radio series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - The Quandary Phase, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Nineteenth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twentieth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-First, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Second, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - The Quintessential Phase, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Third, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Fourth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Fifth, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary to Quintessential Phases - Fit the Twenty-Sixth

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Adams sent the script for the HHGG pilot radio programme to the Doctor Who production office in 1978, and was commissioned to write The Pirate Planet (see below). He had also previously attempted to submit a potential movie script, called "Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen," which later became his novel Life, the Universe, and Everything (which in turn became the third Hitchhiker's Guide radio series). Adams then went on to serve as script editor on the show for its seventeenth season in 1979. Altogether, he wrote thr ...

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Douglas Adams, Douglas Adams - Early life, Douglas Adams - Education and early works, Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams - Doctor Who, Douglas Adams - Music, Douglas Adams - Pink Floyd, Douglas Adams - Procol Harum, Douglas Adams - Other musical links, Douglas Adams - Computer games and projects, Douglas Adams - Dirk Gently, Douglas Adams - Personal beliefs, Douglas Adams - Religion, Douglas Adams - Environmentalism, Douglas Adams - Technology, Douglas Adams - Personal life, Douglas Adams - Adams's death, Douglas Adams - Biographies, Douglas Adams - Douglas Adams's works, Douglas Adams - Novels in the HHGG series, Douglas Adams - The Dirk Gently series, Douglas Adams - Other works, Douglas Adams - Tributes and honorifics, Douglas Adams - Notes

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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 Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy Companion) that could potentially be used in the series. According to Adams, the idea for the title The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy occurred to him while he lay drunk in a fiel ...

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Douglas Adams, Douglas Adams - Early life, Douglas Adams - Education and early works, Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Douglas Adams - Doctor Who, Douglas Adams - Music, Douglas Adams - Pink Floyd, Douglas Adams - Procol Harum, Douglas Adams - Other musical links, Douglas Adams - Computer games and projects, Douglas Adams - Dirk Gently, Douglas Adams - Personal beliefs, Douglas Adams - Religion, Douglas Adams - Environmentalism, Douglas Adams - Technology, Douglas Adams - Personal life, Douglas Adams - Adams's death, Douglas Adams - Biographies, Douglas Adams - Douglas Adams's works, Douglas Adams - Novels in the HHGG series, Douglas Adams - The Dirk Gently series, Douglas Adams - Other works, Douglas Adams - Tributes and honorifics, Douglas Adams - Notes

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