The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Interesting Facts Origins & Acclaim The idea for the series came to Douglas Adams while he was stargazing in Austria. He had been hitchhiking from London to Istanbul with a copy of Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe by Ken Welsh . The novel was adapted from Adams's multi-part radio series that was 1 originally broadcast from 1978 to 1980 . It garnered attention for its innovative use of music 2 and sound effects (it was the first comedy series to be produced in stereo), and was the only radio show ever to be nominated for a Hugo science fiction award . 3 Towel Day Celebrated on May 25 each year, Towel Day was created as a tribute to Douglas Adams . 4 On that day, fans around the world carry a towel in his honor. The End? Adams had fallen behind schedule in finishing the book, so his publisher called and told him to finish the page he was writing because they were sending someone to collect his manuscript in a half an hour . Adams is quoted as saying, “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise 5 they make as they go by.” 5 https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2020/july/hitchhikers-guide-galaxy-douglas-adams-42-facts.html 4 http://www.towelday.org/ 3 https://www.webcitation.org/5yVVCtt7U?url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/1979-hugo-awards/ 2 https://www.britannica.com/topic/The-Hitchhikers-Guide-to-the-Galaxy-novel-by-Adams 1 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63473/16-fun-facts-about-hitchhikers-guide-galaxy __________________________________________________ 1
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
by Douglas Adams
Interesting Facts
Origins & Acclaim
The idea for the series came to Douglas Adams while he was stargazing in Austria. He had
been hitchhiking from London to Istanbul with a copy of Hitch-hiker's Guide to Europe by
Ken Welsh . The novel was adapted from Adams's multi-part radio series that was1
originally broadcast from 1978 to 1980 . It garnered attention for its innovative use of music2
and sound effects (it was the first comedy series to be produced in stereo), and was the only
radio show ever to be nominated for a Hugo science fiction award .3
Towel Day
Celebrated on May 25 each year, Towel Day was created as a tribute to Douglas Adams .4
On that day, fans around the world carry a towel in his honor.
The End?
Adams had fallen behind schedule in finishing the book, so his publisher called and told him to
finish the page he was writing because they were sending someone to collect his manuscript
in a half an hour . Adams is quoted as saying, “I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise5