Seasons & episodes
S0 · E29Douglas Adams on Nationwide 1980-12-05 · 3 min
The first broadcast glimpse of the new Hitchhiker's TV series was during this Nationwide clip, when presenter Sue Cook interviewed "Richard, er, Douglas Adams."
S0 · E30Marvin on Blue Peter 1981-06-25 · 3 min
The Paranoid Android made his first bid for chart success with this whimsical appearance on the legendary BBC's flagship children's magazine show.
S0 · E31Hexagonal Phase Trailer 2018-02-02 · 2 min
Made by Perfectly Normal Productions for BBC Radio 4, adapted by Dirk Maggs from the Eoin Colfer book And Another Thing.. plus some material newly discovered among Douglas Adams' papers. Once again, surviving cast members gathered at The Soundhouse in London, and welcomed some wonderful guest stars including Mitch Benn, Ed Byrne, John Lloyd and Sir Lenny Henry, with Jim Broadbent as Marvin.
S0 · E32Radio Times Trailer 1980-01-01 · 1 min
The only time the BBC's listings magazine ever granted Hitchhiker's the honour of a front cover, they also made this promo, with unique narration. Luckily, the producer kept this copy. (NB: Edited for music copyright reasons.)
S0 · E33The Sound of Sypher 1980-01-03 · 14 min
The world of proto-digital audio production was examined here in this highly technical explanation of the BBC's newest dubbing suite, featuring the BAFTA-winning sound supervisor Mike McCarthy, at work on Hitchhiker's. Warning: May also contain beer barrels.
S0 · E34Ten Short Films 2009-01-04 · 29 min
Made in 2009 for Penguin Books' launch evert and website for the Eoin Colfer (6th Official) Hitchhiker's novel And Another Thing. These films about various aspects of Hitchhiker's were online for 2 years, in very low resolution, but have been up-sealed here. Douglas Adams features in archive footage from the early 80s. 1.Towels 2. Radio Origins 3. ICA Stage Show 4. Rainbow Theatre 5. BBC TV Series 6. Guide Graphics 7. Promos & Porsches 8. The Movie 9. Premier Party 10. This Never Happened.
S0 · E35Heart of Gold Air date unannounced · 3 min
35mm widescreen animation sequences used for back-projection on the set
S0 · E36Explosion of Earth Air date unannounced · 1 min
The unexpurgated explosion, filmed at high speed, by looking up at a pyrotechnic