Douglas Adams

Author 14 / Writer 10 / Actor 3 · 1900 – 2025 · 🎬 13 📺 1 📖 14 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Douglas Noël Adams was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter. He was best known as the creator of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a 1978 radio comedy series which he adapted into a "trilogy" of five books that sold over 14 million copies in his lifetime. He also adapted it into a 1981 television series, a 1984 video game and a 2005 feature film.

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Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

Douglas Adams: The Man Who Imagined Our Future

actor

2025

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

writer

2005

Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada

writer

2003

Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything

actor

2001

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

actor

1981

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

writer

1981

Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

writer

1980

Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden

Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden

writer

1979

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

writer

1979

Doctor Who: City of Death

Doctor Who: City of Death

writer

1979

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

writer

1979

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

writer

1978

Out of the Trees

Out of the Trees

writer

1976

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