Name: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Specials
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Released: 1981

The Making of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Kevin Davies' hour-long documentary from 1993. Packed with unbroadcast and archive material, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Simon Jones, David Dixon, Mark Wing Davey, Sandra Dickinson, Douglas Adams and Alan J. W. Bell.

Fri, 1 Jan 1993

Don't Panic!

Kevin Davies revisits his footage from "The Making of..." documentary, to bring together a further 20 minutes of interviews and other material that didn't make it into the final program.

Tue, 30 Apr 2002

Douglas Adams Omnibus

A profile of the late Douglas Adams - creator of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'. Features contributions from many of hsi famous collaborators and friends, such as Stephen Fry, Terry Jones, Clive Anderson and Griff Rhys Jones.

Sat, 4 Aug 2001

Introduction by Peter Jones

The first episode was screened to a selected audience at the National Film Theatre, and featured a specially recorded introduction by voice-of-the-book Peter Jones -- his only on-screen appearance in his 'Hitchhiker's' Capacity. (The 'laughter-track' idea was dropped after this one episode experiment).

Thu, 1 Jan 1981

Communicate!

As part of a BBC Education program, cameras were given access to the radio studios of 'Hitchhiker's' during the production of the second series, just in time to record things going not-terribly-well with the Nutrimatic Drink Dispenser scene...share and enjoy!

Tue, 1 Jan 1980

Original Trailer

The BBC2 trailer for the first episode of 'Hitchhiker's'.

Thu, 1 Jan 1981

Behind the Scenes

The final minutes of studio recording for Episode Two on Saturday, November 8, 1980 were a fraught affair, with time seriously running out. A 15-minute overrun was formally agreed but it still meant lights-out at 10:15 P.M., whether the scene was completed or not. Watch the timecode as it counts down towards the cut-off point of 22:15:00 and you'll begin to feel some of the tension experienced by all concerned...

Tue, 30 Apr 2002

Pebble Mill At One

Rod Lord and Alan J.W.Bell's appearance on Pebble Mill at One.

Fri, 23 Jan 1981

Deleted Scene From Episode 2

Deleted scene.

Tue, 30 Apr 2002

Out-takes

Out-takes.

Tue, 30 Apr 2002

Tomorrow's World Sequence

Tomorrow's World animatronics feature on Zaphod Beeblebrox.

Thu, 12 Feb 1981

Graphics from the Show

BAFTA award winning graphics from the show.

Life, The Universe and Douglas Adams

Mon, 5 Oct 2009

The Man who Blew up the World

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - The Movie

Fri, 29 Apr 2005

Original Opening Titles

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Sat, 7 May 2005

Douglas Adams on Micro Live (1985)

Fri, 8 Mar 1985

Douglas Adams on Nationwide (1980)

Douglas Adams on Paperbacks (1981)

The Sound of Sypher (1980)

Recorded at the End of the Universe

Ten Short Films

Life the Universe and Clapperboards

Writing Hitchhiker’s

Saturday Review (1985)

Simon Jones on BBC Breakfast (2012)

Marvin on Blue Peter (1981)

Marvin and Zem

Open Door, The Sound of Love (1980)

Trailer for Radio Times (1980)

Mostly Hand-Drawn (HD animation feature)

Tertiary Phase Trailer

Q-Phases Trailer

Hexagonal Phase Trailer

Explosion of Earth

Heart Of Gold

Specials

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Where to Watch

Specials

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