The cover of the 2005 Romanian translation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Within a couple of years after the original 1978 radio broadcasts in the UK, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy became a large international phenomenon. The original radio episodes have been broadcast in English, worldwide, and have been translated and adapted anew for radio in non-English speaking countries. The TV series, similarly, has also been broadcast worldwide (in English, in some instances with subtitles, or redubbed into a new language). CDs of the original or locally-adapted radio series are available worldwide, as are VHS tapes and DVDs of the TV series. Image File history File links Romanian edition of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy scanned by Bogdan Giuşcă File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Romanian edition of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy scanned by Bogdan Giuşcă File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (1979, ISBN 0330258648) is the title of the first of five books in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... 1978 was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... The cover of the first novel in the Hitchhikers series, from a late 1990s printing. ...

The books, as of 2005, have been translated into more than thirty languages, including Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Spanish, Turkish and Ukrainian. However, despite the wide translations, several of these editions have gone out of print (editions in Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese and Italian are out of print as of July 2005). The German and French editions have remained readily available, and the Dutch paperback edition of the first novel, like its American and French counterparts, has been reprinted with a "movie tie-in" cover, replicating art off of the movie's poster. The American "movie tie-in" edition, in addition to the full text of the novel, contains an essay by one of the film's producers, and interviews with members of the cast and the screenwriter, whereas the Dutch "movie tie-in" edition has none of these, but instead has a printed preview of the second novel in the series. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

The 2005 movie was also scheduled for worldwide release, opening first in the United Kingdom and Australia, then the United States and Canada a day later, and covering most of the rest of the world through the summer of 2005. DVDs of the movie will follow a similar release pattern, starting with the United Kingdom, the USA and Canada in September 2005.

Early international exposure

Many science fiction fans and radio listeners outside of the United Kingdom were first exposed to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in one of two ways: shortwave radio broadcasts of the original radio series, or by Douglas Adams being "Guest of Honour" at the 1979 World Annual Science Fiction Convention, Seacon, held in Brighton, England, UK. It was there that the radio series was nominated for a Hugo Award (the first radio series to receive a nomination) but lost to Superman: The Movie. A convention exclusively for H2G2, Hitchercon I, was held in Glasgow, Scotland, UK, in September 1980, the year that the official fan club, ZZ9 Plural Z Alpha, was organized. In the early 1980s, versions of H2G2 became available in the USA, Canada, Germany, Sweden and Finland. Douglas Noël Adams (March 11, 1952 – May 11, 2001), also known (to fans) as Bop Ad or Bob (after his illegible signature) or by his initials DNA (Watson and Cricks famous discovery was announced in Cambridge, nine months after Douglas Adams was born there). ... This page refers to the year 1979. ... The Hugo Award is given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy stories of the previous year, and for related areas in fandom, art and dramatic presentation. ... Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel, Superman Superman, also known as Superman: The Movie, is a 1978 Warner Bros. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ...

Finland

The five books have been published in Finland as follows:

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Linnunradan käsikirja liftareille
• The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Maailmanlopun ravintola
• Life, the Universe and Everything: Elämä, maailmankaikkeus - ja kaikki
• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: Terve, ja kiitos kaloista
• Mostly Harmless: Enimmäkseen harmiton

A Finnish radio adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases was broadcast in 1984. The third and fourth books were adapted in a six part radio series, featuring the same cast, in 1991. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (1979, ISBN 0330258648) is the title of the first of five books in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980, ISBN 0345391810) is the second book in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... Life, The Universe and Everything cover Life, the Universe and Everything (1982, ISBN 0345391829) is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy science fiction trilogy by Douglas Adams. ... So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish (1984, ISBN 0345391837) is the fourth book of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series written by Douglas Adams. ... The front cover of the US first hardcover edition of Mostly Harmless. ... The terms Primary Phase and Secondary Phase describe the first two radio series of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

France

The cover of a French paperback translation, printed in 2005, of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

The five books have been published in France as follows: Image File history File links Scan of the front cover of Le Guide galactique (the French translation of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), a 2005 paperback printing by Denoël. ... Image File history File links Scan of the front cover of Le Guide galactique (the French translation of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), a 2005 paperback printing by Denoël. ... The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (1979, ISBN 0330258648) is the title of the first of five books in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ...

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Le Guide galactique, translated by Jean Bonnefoy, published by Denoël — reissued with a "movie tie-in" cover, 2005.
• The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Le dernier restaurant avant la fin du monde, translated by Jean Bonnefoy, published by Denoël
• Life, the Universe and Everything: La vie, l'univers et le reste, translated by Jean Bonnefoy, published by Denoël
• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: Salut, et encore merci pour le poisson, translated by Jean Bonnefoy, published by Denoël
• Mostly Harmless: Globalement inoffensive, translated by Jean Bonnefoy, published by Denoël

A French radio adaptation, drawn from the 12 radio scripts of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Primary and Secondary Phases was broadcast in 1995. There's also an A-Z "Guide to the Guide" available, written by Jean Bonnefoy. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (1979, ISBN 0330258648) is the title of the first of five books in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980, ISBN 0345391810) is the second book in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... Life, The Universe and Everything cover Life, the Universe and Everything (1982, ISBN 0345391829) is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy science fiction trilogy by Douglas Adams. ... So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish (1984, ISBN 0345391837) is the fourth book of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series written by Douglas Adams. ... The front cover of the US first hardcover edition of Mostly Harmless. ... The terms Primary Phase and Secondary Phase describe the first two radio series of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable in the French adaptation are slight changes in the names of the main characters. Thus Arthur Dent becomes "Arthur Accroc", Ford Prefect becomes "Ford Escort", Zaphod Beeblebrox becomes "Zappy Bibicy", and Slartibartfast becomes "Saloprilopette". Trillian, Eddie and Marvin have the same names. Simon Jones as an upset Arthur Dent, watching his home being demolished in the first episode of the BBC TV series. ... David Dixon as Ford Prefect in Episode One of the TV adaptation of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. ... Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, from the TV adaptation. ...

Germany

The cover of a German paperback translation, printed in 1990, of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

The five books have been published in Germany as follows: Scan of the front cover of Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis (the German translation of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), a 1990 paperback printing by Verlag Ullstein GmbH (Frankfurt am Main and Berlin). ... Scan of the front cover of Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis (the German translation of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), a 1990 paperback printing by Verlag Ullstein GmbH (Frankfurt am Main and Berlin). ... The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (1979, ISBN 0330258648) is the title of the first of five books in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ...

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis, translated by Benjamin Schwarz, first published by Rogner und Bernhard GmbH und Co. Verlags KG, Munich, 1981.
• The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Das Restaurant am Ende des Universums, translated by Benjamin Schwarz, first published by Rogner und Bernhard GmbH und Co. Verlags KG, Munich, 1982.
• Life, the Universe and Everything: Das Leben, das Universum und der ganze Rest, translated by Benjamin Schwarz, first published by Rogner und Bernhard GmbH und Co. Verlags KG, Munich, 1983.
• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: Macht's gut, und danke für den Fisch, translated by Benjamin Schwarz, first published by Rogner und Bernhard GmbH und Co. Verlags KG, Munich, 1985.
• Mostly Harmless: Einmal Rupert und zurück, translated by Sven Böttcher, first published by Hoffmann und Campe, Hamburg, 1993.

Unlike the French translations, many of the main characters in the German language printed editions have exactly the same names (and spellings) as the original English printed editions. After the publication of the first novel in Germany (the first translation of H2G2), a German adaptation of the first six radio episodes was recorded, entitled Per Anhalter ins All. This was a co-production of Bayerischer Rundfunk, Südwestfunk (now Südwestrundfunk) and Westdeutscher Rundfunk, and the series was first transmitted in 1981 and 1982. The six episodes were translated by Benjamin Schwartz, who also translated the first four novels, and the series is available on CD. This first series uses complete and uncut versions of the radio episode scripts as its basis. Material in the English Edition script book, as well as Don't Panic, indicated as being cut or left out of the original BBC performances, is included in the German episodes. Because of the inclusion of this material, the first six BBC radio episodes were actually transmitted on radio in Germany in twelve parts. The CDs of the first series, as released in 2003 and 2005, contain all of the material for a single original BBC episode on each of six discs, but do not include the announcements read at the conclusion of each episode. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (1979, ISBN 0330258648) is the title of the first of five books in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980, ISBN 0345391810) is the second book in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Life, The Universe and Everything cover Life, the Universe and Everything (1982, ISBN 0345391829) is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy science fiction trilogy by Douglas Adams. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish (1984, ISBN 0345391837) is the fourth book of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series written by Douglas Adams. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German state of Bavaria. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The front cover of the US first hardcover edition of Mostly Harmless. ... Hamburg is Germanys second largest city (after Berlin) and, with the Hamburg Harbour, its principal port. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Map of the nine regional broadcasting members of Germanys ARD radio/TV network. ... The Südwestrundfunk (SWR) is a public broadcasting company for the southwest of Germany belonging to the ARD group. ... The Westdeutsche Rundfunk (WDR) is a public broadcaster in the German Bundesland North Rhine-Westphalia with its main office is in Köln. ...

A second radio series, Per Anhalter ins All 2, adapted from the third and fourth novels by Walter Andreas Schwarz and comprising seventeen episodes, followed in 1990-91. The adaptation of Life, the Universe and Everything starts with episode thirteen, and ends partway through episode twenty-two. The adaptation of So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish begins with the conclusion to episode twenty-two and ends with episode twenty-nine. This adaptation was not as popular with fans in Germany (reportedly due to most of the original cast not returning to record the second series) ^[1]. CD sets of the 1981-82 and 1990-91 radio adaptations were re-released in 2005 with cover art that ties in to the 2005 movie release, and retitled Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis. [Per Anhalter ins All means, roughly, "hitchhiking in space" and Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis means, roughly, "hitchhiking through the galaxy."] The LP adaptations were also made available in 1990 and 1991. Adams travelled at least once to Germany, giving readings from his Hitchhiker's novels in 1994, and these were available as "Douglas Adams Live" on CD. Life, The Universe and Everything cover Life, the Universe and Everything (1982, ISBN 0345391829) is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy science fiction trilogy by Douglas Adams. ... So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish (1984, ISBN 0345391837) is the fourth book of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series written by Douglas Adams. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ...

A one man show, consisting of Axel Pape, was performed at the Comedia Colonia in February 1987. An adaptation with a full cast was staged in Berlin in December 1987. ^[2] Another adaptation was staged at Brechtbau in February 2000, and again in Freiburg in May 2000. 1987 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...   Berlin? (pronounced: , German ) is the capital of Germany and its largest city, with 3,426,000 inhabitants (as of January 2005); down from 4. ... This article is about the year 2000. ...

The six TV series episodes are available in a 2 DVD set in Germany, packaged in a replica of the prop used as the "outer case enclosure" for the TV series' Guide prop. An audiobook version of the short story Young Zaphod Plays it Safe was released as Der junge Zaphod geht auf Nummer sicher on a 30 minute CD, read by Boris Aljinovic, in May 2005. The 2005 movie will be released on DVD in Germany in January 2006. 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Holland

The cover of a Dutch "movie tie-in" paperback translation, printed in 2005, of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

All five novels were first translated and published from 1981 on, and reprinted in 2004-2005. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was reprinted with a new cover that would have linked the artwork across all five books, but this was withdrawn and printed again with a movie tie-in cover. Each book in the series (except for the first in its movie tie-in edition) bears the legend "Part [1-5] in a trilogy of five parts." Image File history File links Scan of the front cover of Het Transgalactisch Liftershandboek (the Dutch translation of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), a 2005 movie tie-in paperback printing by Uitgeverij Luitingh. ... Image File history File links Scan of the front cover of Het Transgalactisch Liftershandboek (the Dutch translation of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy), a 2005 movie tie-in paperback printing by Uitgeverij Luitingh. ... The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (1979, ISBN 0330258648) is the title of the first of five books in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (1979, ISBN 0330258648) is the title of the first of five books in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ...

The books in the series were translated as:

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Het Transgalactisch Liftershandboek, published by Uitgeverij Luitingh, Amsterdam, 2004; "movie tie-in" edition published 2005.
• The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Het Restaurant aan het Eind van het Heelal, translated by S. Commandeur and Rien Verhoef, published by Uitgeverij Luitingh, Amsterdam, 2005.
• Life, the Universe and Everything: Het leven, het heelal en de rest
• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: Tot ziens en bedankt voor de vis
• Mostly Harmless: Grotendeels ongevaarlijk

Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980, ISBN 0345391810) is the second book in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... Life, The Universe and Everything cover Life, the Universe and Everything (1982, ISBN 0345391829) is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy science fiction trilogy by Douglas Adams. ... So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish (1984, ISBN 0345391837) is the fourth book of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series written by Douglas Adams. ... The front cover of the US first hardcover edition of Mostly Harmless. ...

Sweden

In Sweden, the national radio company staged a translation of the radio series in the summers of 1987 (episodes 1-6) and 1988 (reruns of episodes 1-6, and then episodes 7-12).

The five books in the series have been translated as follows:

• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Liftarens guide till galaxen
• The Restaurant at the End of the Universe: Restaurangen vid slutet av universum
• Life, the Universe and Everything: Livet, universum och allting
• So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish: Ajöss och tack för fisken
• Mostly Harmless: I stort sett menlös

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (1979, ISBN 0330258648) is the title of the first of five books in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980, ISBN 0345391810) is the second book in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... Life, The Universe and Everything cover Life, the Universe and Everything (1982, ISBN 0345391829) is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy science fiction trilogy by Douglas Adams. ... So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish (1984, ISBN 0345391837) is the fourth book of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series written by Douglas Adams. ... The front cover of the US first hardcover edition of Mostly Harmless. ...

USA

The cover of the first US edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, from a 2004 anniversary reproduction.

Harmony Books published the first Hitchhiker's novel as a hardback in October 1980. A few months after this, in March 1981, the original radio series was first broadcast on NPR. In August 1981, Pocket Books placed an ad in an issue of Rolling Stone, which gave away 3,000 copies of the first US paperback edition. A repeat of the radio series was broadcast by NPR in September, and the paperback edition was released to the public in October. Douglas began making trips to the USA in 1981, to promote his books, and to first discuss a US adaptation of the TV series in 1981, and later a Hollywood movie adaptation of the story (his first trip to Hollywood, and first attempt were in 1983). Scan of the front cover of the 25th Anniversary Facsimile Edition of the novel of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, reprinted by Harmony Books, New York, New York, USA, in 2004. ... Scan of the front cover of the 25th Anniversary Facsimile Edition of the novel of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, reprinted by Harmony Books, New York, New York, USA, in 2004. ... The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (1979, ISBN 0330258648) is the title of the first of five books in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... NPR logo For other meanings of NPR see NPR (disambiguation) National Public Radio (NPR) is a private, not-for-profit corporation that sells programming to member radio stations; together they are a loosely organized public radio network in the United States. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rolling Stone is an American magazine devoted to music and popular culture. ...

In September 1982, Adams appeared at Chicon IV, that year's Worldcon, held in Chicago, Illinois, USA from 2-6 September. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe was published in the USA in October 1982, followed by the TV series appearing on PBS stations in November 1982. Life, the Universe and Everything was published in the USA in 1983. The first ever omnibus (multiple volume) printing, entitled The Hitchhiker's Trilogy and containing the US editions of the first three novels, appeared in 1983. After the release of Life, the Universe and Everything, Adams had three bestselling novels on the lists of both Publishers Weekly and The New York Times. Worldcon, or more formally The World Science Fiction Convention, is the longest running science fiction convention having been held from 1939 to 1941 and, after the interruption of World War II, every year since 1946. ... Chicago, colloquially known as the Second City and the Windy City, is the third-largest city in population in the United States and the largest inland city in the country. ... The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980, ISBN 0345391810) is the second book in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series by Douglas Adams. ... Opening titles from the TV series, designed by Doug Burd The televised adaptation of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, broadcast in January and February of 1981 on BBC 2, became the fifth version. ... Life, The Universe and Everything cover Life, the Universe and Everything (1982, ISBN 0345391829) is the third book in the five-volume Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy science fiction trilogy by Douglas Adams. ... Publishers Weekly is a weekly trade news magazine targeted at publishers, librarians, booksellers, and literary agents. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ...

Infocom launched their "interactive fiction" version in October 1984, in New York City, a month before So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish was published, simultaneously on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, for the first time. The computer game was also promoted at Comdex in Las Vegas, Nevada, and the radio series was re-transmitted on NPR, to create further publicity. Adams himself toured the USA to promote both the computer game and the fourth novel, including an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman. The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy is an interactive fiction computer game based on the seminal comic science fiction series of the same name. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ... So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish (1984, ISBN 0345391837) is the fourth book of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series written by Douglas Adams. ... COMDEX (Computer Dealers Exhibition) is a computer expo held in Las Vegas, Nevada each November. ... Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign just to the south of the Las Vegas Strip welcoming visitors to the city City nickname: The Entertainment Capital of the World Location Location of Las Vegas in Nevada Government County Clark Mayor Oscar B. Goodman Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 293. ... NPR logo For other meanings of NPR see NPR (disambiguation) National Public Radio (NPR) is a private, not-for-profit corporation that sells programming to member radio stations; together they are a loosely organized public radio network in the United States. ...

Abridged audiobook versions of all four novels were published in the early 1980s, read by Stephen Moore, who played Marvin (among other roles) in the original radio series. Copies of the LP adaptations were also released in the USA and Canada, first by Hannibal Records, and later by Simon and Schuster as part of their Audioworks series. Cassettes of the actual radio episodes first appeared in 1989. Stephen Moore (born December 11, 1937) is a British actor from Brixton, London. ...

Mostly Harmless was published simultaneously in the USA and UK again in 1992. VHS tapes of the complete TV series and The Making of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy were published by CBS-Fox video in 1993. Also in 1993, Adams spent some time living in New Mexico, working on another movie adaptation of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Unabridged audiobook versions of all five novels were published in 1994. Hollywood Pictures got the rights to the movie in 1998, and released it worldwide (under the banners of Touchstone Pictures and Spyglass Pictures) in 2005. The front cover of the US first hardcover edition of Mostly Harmless. ... State nickname: Land of Enchantment Other U.S. States Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Governor Bill Richardson Official languages English and Spanish Area 315,194 km² (5th)  - Land 314,590 km²  - Water 607 km² (0. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... Hollywood Pictures is one of The Walt Disney Companys subsidiary movie studios. ... Touchstone Pictures is a film division of The Walt Disney Company. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

Stage adaptations of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy appeared in California in 1990 and 1994, Hawaii in 1999, New York in 2002, San Francisco in 2003 and Florida in 2004. Some of these were adaptations from the books, and the New York and Florida versions were adaptations of the first six radio scripts. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notes and References

1. ^  Simpson, M. J. (2005). The Pocket Essential Hitchhiker's Guide, Second Edition. Pocket Essentials. 1-904048-46-3.
2. ^  Photographs from a 1987 stage adaptation in Berlin

• Adams, Douglas Translated by Jean Bonnefoy (2005). Le Guide galactique. Denoël. 2-07-041568-6.
• Adams, Douglas Translated by S. Commandeur and Rien Verhoef (2005). Het Transgalactisch Liftershandboek ("Movie tie-in" edition). Uitgeverij Luitingh. 90-245-5749-6.
• Adams, Douglas Translated by Benjamin Schwarz (1990). Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis. Verlag Ullstein GmbH. 3-548-22491-1.
• Adams, Douglas and John Lloyd (Lloyd uncredited). Translated by Benjamin Schwarz (2003). Per Anhalter ins All (German adaptation of The Primary Phase). Der Hörverlag. 3-89940-276-6.
• Adams, Douglas. Translation and audio adaptation by Walter Andreas Schwarz. (1996). Per Anhalter ins All Teil 7-15 (German radio adaptation of Life, the Universe and Everything and So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish). Der Hörverlag. 3-89584-171-4.
• Adams, Douglas. Foreword by Terry Jones, Introductory Essay by M. J. Simpson, Afterword by Peter Guzzardi. (2004). The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: 25th Anniversary Illustrated Collector's Edition. Harmony Books. 1-4000-5293-9.
• Gaiman, Neil (1993). Don't Panic: Douglas Adams and the "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy". Titan Books. 1-85286-411-7.
• Simpson, M. J. (2003). Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams, First U.S. Edition. Justin Charles & Co. 1-932112-17-0.
• Webb, Nick (2003). Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams (first UK hardcover edition). Headline Book Publishing Ltd. 0755311558.