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The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy 8 March 1978

The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy began life as a radio series, with the first episode airing on 8 March 1978. The science fiction comedy was described in the Radio Times as "an epic adventure in time and space including some helpful advice on how to see the Universe for less than 30 Altairian dollars a day". Written by Douglas Adams, and produced by Simon Brett, it started a franchise that included books, television and a feature film, and even outlasted the author's untimely death.

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47 seconds