The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)

The very first version of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was conceived as a science-fiction comedy series for radio. It was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom over the BBC, soon followed by global short wave broadcast over the BBC World Service, in 1978. Broadcasting by National Public Radio (one of their first to occur in stereo) in the USA followed in March, 1981, with a repeat broadcast in September.

References

• The Original Hitchhiker Radio Scripts by Douglas Adams and Geoffrey Perkins (US printing, 1985).
• ' by Douglas Adams and Geoffrey Perkins, with additional material by M. J. Simpson (UK printing, 2003).
• Douglas Adams's Guide to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio 4 programme, broadcast 5 March 1998.
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy DVD release, featuring a behind-the-scenes look at "Fit the Ninth."
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Collector's Edition 8 CD set, containing the original 12 radio episodes from 1978 and 1980, as well as an interview and the aforementioned Guide to the Hitchhiker's Guide.
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Tertiary Phase 3 CD set.
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Quandary Phase 2 CD set.
• Don't Panic by Neil Gaiman, second revised edition, with additional material by David K. Dickson, 1993.
• Hitchhiker by M. J. Simpson, first U.S. printing, 2003. ISBN 1-932112-17-0
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Production Diary by Dirk Maggs and Bruce Hyman. BBC Radio 4 Web Page, accessed 13 June 2005.
• The Pocket Essential Hitchhiker's Guide by M. J. Simpson. Original Foreword and Foreword to the 2005 Edition by Simon Jones. Published by Pocket Essentials, Harpenden, UK, 2005. ISBN 1-904048-46-3
• DouglasAdams.se Webchat with Dirk Maggs 16 June 2005.