Writing
Douglas Adams
Born March 11, 1952 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Died May 11, 2001 · aged 49
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…
Known For
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · 2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
★ 6.72005
MovieAdventureComedy
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 researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
Faraway Eyes · 2021Faraway Eyes
★ 4.82021
MovieFantasyComedy
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 that he is in singles Purgatory, where he must find his soul mate in order to cross over to the other side. With limited time to find true love among other recently deceased single New Yorkers, Michael must navigate the new customs of a ghostly dating life... as if dating in life wasn't hard enough already.
Parrot Fashion · 2007Parrot Fashion
2007
MovieDocumentary
A 30-minute documentary looking at the writing and production of The Pirate Planet.
Doctor Who: Shada · 2017Doctor Who: Shada
★ 7.12017
MovieScience FictionAdventure
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 unlock one of the Time Lords' greatest secrets: what is Shada? Filming for this story was never finished, and in this version the unfilmed material is completed via animation.
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy · 1981The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
★ 7.31981
MovieAdventureComedy
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.
Out of the Trees · 1976Out of the Trees
1976
Movie
Sketch comedy pilot from Douglas Adams and Graham Chapman.
Doctor Who: Shada · 2003Doctor Who: Shada
★ 7.32003
MovieScience FictionAnimation
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 remounted version of the abandoned Fourth Doctor serial, rewritten to feature the Eighth Doctor and fit in with the Big Finish audio drama continuity.
Hyperland · 1990Hyperland
★ 7.01990
MovieDocumentary
This made-for-TV documentary introduces the layperson to concepts and technologies that were emerging in computer interface design in the late 1980s and early 1990s: hypertext, multimedia, virtual assistants, interactive video, 3D animation, and virtual reality.
