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Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, TheFirst Aired in 1981 Don't Panic! A classic and fondly remembered British cult TV series from the early 1980s, The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy started out life as a BBC Radio series of six episodes which grew to twelve episodes, a collection of five best-selling books and a wildly successful TV series. The latest branch is the feature film which premiered in 2005. The creator, Douglas Adams, had previously been a script editor for Doctor Who and admitted that the original idea came about while he was lying drunk in a field in Innsbruck (as all great ideas happen!). The quirky and uniquely British humour shoots through the six episodes, but what really sets this version apart from the other formats of Hitch Hiker is the animated graphics for the Guide created by Rod Lord–very real, very hilarious and unlike anything seen on British TV at the time. These cartoons inspired the animation in a TVO educational series called Landscape of Geometry in January 1983. Hitch Hiker was able to bring home several awards including the 1982 BAFTA TV Award for Best Graphics (Rod Lord), Best Sound Supervisor (Michael McCarthy), and the 1982 RTS Television Award for "Most Original Programme." Douglas Adams sadly died in May 2001 and this series is a quality reminder of his writing genius. If you see any mistakes on this page or if you have more infomation about this show, please submit a comment |