As BBC Radio 4 Extra celebrates the 42nd anniversary of the radio debut of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, here are some of Douglas Adams's finest words of wisdom, from potatoes to peer ...

This day is meant to honor the beloved author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Douglas Adams ... using the hashtag #TowelDay, posting iconic quotes, re-reading the books, raising ...

But Douglas Adams gave us many more memorable sayings, in the ‘Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ series, ‘Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency’ and even in scripts for ‘Doctor Who’.

I wonder what are the best quotes from The Hitchhikers' Guide To The Galaxy not in the movie? Both the novel and film are about the demolition of Earth. I first read Douglas Adams' book in middle ...

His success really was out of this world – but Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams once came close ... who died in 2011, became famous for parties at their home in Islington ...

Douglas Adams was born on March 11 ... but also wrote for the BBC, and iconic series such as Monty Python and Doctor Who. The author was also a keen environmentalist. He died of a heart attack ...

Douglas Adams was not just a science fiction writer. As the new Sky Arts documentary The Man Who Imagined Our Future shows, he was a sometimes reluctant, often accidental visionary whose satirical ...

Douglas Adams’ frustration with his most famous work – The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy – has been revealed in his archive. The writer, who also penned stories for Doctor Who and ...

As BBC Radio 4 Extra celebrates the 42nd anniversary of the radio debut of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, here are some of Douglas Adams's finest words of wisdom, from potatoes to peer ...