Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams

Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which started life in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime, a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film. Adams's contribution to UK radio is commemorated in The Radio Academy's Hall of Fame

  • Title: Douglas Adams
  • Popularity: 5.498
  • Known For: Writing
  • Birthday: 1952-03-11
  • Place of Birth: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
  • Homepage: http://www.douglasadams.com/
  • Also Known As:
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Douglas Adams Movies

  • 2002
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    Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams

    Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams

    8 2002 HD

    A celebration of Douglas Adams, the genius behind The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy who died in May 2001, aged just 49. First heard on radio in...

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  • 1990
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    Hyperland

    Hyperland

    7 1990 HD

    This made-for-TV documentary introduces the layperson to concepts and technologies that were emerging in computer interface design in the late 1980s...

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  • 1981
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    The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

    7.173 1981 HD

    An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure across the universe with a known fugitive.

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  • 2001
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    Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything

    Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything

    1 2001 HD

    Douglas Adams was the best-selling British author and satirist who created The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. In this talk at UCSB recorded...

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  • 2000
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    Rockstar

    Rockstar

    3 2000 HD

    In November, 1999, Apple brought together a group of people under its AppleMaster program to teach them to use their new digital video editing...

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  • 2005
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    Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

    Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

    1 2005 HD

    An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).

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  • 2005
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    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    6.7 2005 HD

    Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a...

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  • 2005
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    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    6.7 2005 HD

    Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a...

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  • 1981
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    The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy

    7.173 1981 HD

    An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure across the universe with a known fugitive.

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  • 1990
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    Hyperland

    Hyperland

    7 1990 HD

    This made-for-TV documentary introduces the layperson to concepts and technologies that were emerging in computer interface design in the late 1980s...

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  • 2005
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    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    6.7 2005 HD

    Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a...

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  • 1976
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    Out of the Trees

    Out of the Trees

    1 1976 HD

    Sketch comedy pilot from Douglas Adams and Graham Chapman.

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  • 1979
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    Doctor Who: City of Death

    Doctor Who: City of Death

    8.8 1979 HD

    While taking in the sights of Paris in 1979, the Doctor and Romana sense that someone is tampering with time. Who is the mysterious Count Scarlioni?...

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  • 1992
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    Doctor Who: Shada

    Doctor Who: Shada

    5.8 1992 HD

    The story revolves around the lost planet Shada, on which the Time Lords built a prison for defeated would-be conquerors of the universe. Skagra, one...

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  • 1978
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    Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

    Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet

    6.8 1978 HD

    The Doctor and Romana learn the second segment of the Key to Time is on the planet Calufrax. Yet they arrive on a planet called Zanak, which has been...

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  • 2020
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    Faraway Eyes

    Faraway Eyes

    5.083 2020 HD

    Michael, a struggling actor, dies right after a bad breakup. He finds himself awakening in a very bright room with a very strange lady and learns...

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  • 1979
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    Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

    Doctor Who: The Armageddon Factor

    4.5 1979 HD

    The final segment of the Key to Time is at the heart of a devastating war between neighbouring planets Atrios and Zeos. The Fourth Doctor discovers...

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  • 1979
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    Doctor Who: City of Death

    Doctor Who: City of Death

    8.8 1979 HD

    While taking in the sights of Paris in 1979, the Doctor and Romana sense that someone is tampering with time. Who is the mysterious Count Scarlioni?...

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  • 1979
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    Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

    Doctor Who: Destiny of the Daleks

    5.5 1979 HD

    The Doctor and a newly-regenerated Romana arrive on Skaro to find that the Daleks, locked in a war with the robotic Movellans, have returned to...

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  • 1979
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    Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden

    Doctor Who: Nightmare of Eden

    6.5 1979 HD

    A freak accident leaves two dangerously unstable spacecraft locked together, and a horde of monsters unleashed on their passengers.

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  • 1979
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    Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

    Doctor Who: The Creature from the Pit

    6 1979 HD

    The Doctor and Romana follow a distress signal which leads to the jungle planet Chloris, whose ruthless ruler Lady Adrasta harbors a deadly creature...

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  • 1992
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    Doctor Who: Shada

    Doctor Who: Shada

    5.8 1992 HD

    The story revolves around the lost planet Shada, on which the Time Lords built a prison for defeated would-be conquerors of the universe. Skagra, one...

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  • 1980
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    Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

    Doctor Who: The Horns of Nimon

    6 1980 HD

    After the TARDIS collides with a spacecraft delivering human tributes to the evil bull-like Nimon, the Doctor and Romana must stop the fearsome...

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  • 2017
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    Doctor Who: Shada

    Doctor Who: Shada

    7.3 2017 HD

    The Doctor visits his old Time Lord friend Chronotis in Cambridge, 1979. But the ruthless Skagra has also arrived to retrieve a book that will help...

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  • 2017
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    Doctor Who: Shada

    Doctor Who: Shada

    7.3 2017 HD

    The Doctor visits his old Time Lord friend Chronotis in Cambridge, 1979. But the ruthless Skagra has also arrived to retrieve a book that will help...

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  • 2000
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    Rockstar

    Rockstar

    3 2000 HD

    In November, 1999, Apple brought together a group of people under its AppleMaster program to teach them to use their new digital video editing...

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  • 2003
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    Doctor Who: Shada

    Doctor Who: Shada

    6 2003 HD

    Where the Fourth Doctor left off, the Eighth Doctor comes to finish the job. With Romana and K9 by his side, they have to stop the evil Skagra. A...

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  • 1969
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    Monty Python's Flying Circus

    Monty Python's Flying Circus

    8.238 1969 HD

    A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational...

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  • 1989
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    Prisoners of Gravity

    Prisoners of Gravity

    5.7 1989 HD

    Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction — science fiction,...

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  • 1981
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    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    8.04 1981 HD

    Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth...

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  • 1970
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    Open Door

    Open Door

    1 1970 HD

    Open Door was a programme produced by the BBC's Community Programme Unit. It was first broadcast on 2 April 1973. The programme gave people control...

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  • 1984
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    Saturday Review

    Saturday Review

    1 1984 HD

    A BBC TV cultural review show featuring celebrity interviews.

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  • 1990
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    Have I Got News for You

    Have I Got News for You

    7.2 1990 HD

    Hilarious, totally-irreverent, near-slanderous political quiz show, based mainly on news stories from the last week or so, that leaves no party,...

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  • 1982
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    4.5 1982 HD

    Chat show hosted by Terry Wogan, featuring live studio interviews with famous and notable personalities.

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  • 1970
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    6.6 1970 HD

    Doctor Snuggles is an animated television series created by Jeffrey O'Kelly based on original artwork by Nick Price, about a friendly and optimistic...

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  • 1970
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    8.238 1970 HD

    A British sketch comedy series with the shows being composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational...

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  • 1970
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    8.04 1970 HD

    Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth...

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  • 1970
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    7.864 1970 HD

    The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling...

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  • 1970
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    7.711 1970 HD

    A comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd. An...

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  • 1970
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    8.04 1970 HD

    Don't Panic! The story of Arthur Dent, an average Englishman who life was spared by his friend, who turned out to be an alien, while the planet Earth...

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  • 1970
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    Wogan

    Wogan

    7 1970 HD

    Detective Dirk Gently operates based on the fundamental interconnectedness of all things.

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