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The Hitch Hiker's Guide (Pocket essentials: TV) (Paperback)

by M.J. Simpson (Author)

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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Pocket Essentials; 2nd Revised edition edition (1 May 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1904048463
ISBN-13: 978-1904048466
Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 1.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 753,913 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Don't panic! The Hitch-Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy is a unique phenomenon which started life as a radio series in 1978 and was subsequently adapted into five best-selling novels, remade as a BAFTA-winning TV series, re-recorded as a chart LP, reinvented as a computer game, dramatised for the West End stage and translated into more than 30 languages. For the first time, the full story behind Hitch-Hiker's Guide is told in all its bizarre detail: the Finnish radio series, the German one-man stage show, the modern jazz suite, the two-headed teddy bears...Every variant of the story, every spin-off and cash-in, is documented in context, including the feature film, which has been stuck in development hell for more than 20 years. What's in it? Every version of Hitch-Hiker's Guide is described and compared: the contradictory storylines are explained, the background to the many adaptations is chronicled, the success of the different versions is analysed. Based on twenty years of research and extensive interviews with the cast and crew of Hitch-Hiker's Guide, including Douglas Adams.

Also includes details of Douglas Adams' other projects - including Dirk Gently, The Meaning Of Liff and Starship Titanic - plus his early work on series such as Doctor Who and Monty Python's Flying Circus.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Better than Ed Victor any day!, 28 Nov 2005

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A great little book by MJ Simpson, the man who knew more about Douglas Adams than even Douglas did! It details lots of interesting bits from Douglas' career and specifically Hitch Hiker's. If you want to know about DNA from the perspective of a dedicated, enthusiastic, literate fan (rather than a money-grabbing, vindinctive agent) then buy this and look out for MJS' bio of Douglas too.

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