- As Noted In: 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die, Quintessence Editions
- As Noted In: 1100 or so Notable Novels and Novellas, Phantom
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy originated as a radio series on BBC Radio 4 in the United Kingdom. In 1979, the show was nominated for a Hugo, Hugos are awards of excellence presented annually by the members of the World Science Fiction Convention and is probably the highest award for science fiction. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio show lost in the Best Dramatic Presentation category to a feature film, Superman, the Movie. Hitchhiker's Guide or, HHGG, exploded like a super nova into a series of novels (HHGG was the 1st of six), a collection of comic books, a TV series, a computer game and numerous stage presentations. HHGG was made into a film, released 28 April 2005. - AsNotedIn
Timeline
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978/04/08 | Douglas Adams | Author | The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy radio series debuts, BBC Radio 4 | ||||
| 1979/10/12 | Douglas Adams | Author | Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy - published | ||||
| 1979/10/12 | Pan | Publisher | Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy - published |
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| Particulars for Hitchhikers' Guide to the Galaxy: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
| Information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Original Language: | English | ||
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