The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy was first published on October 12th, 1979.
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| The Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy |
This first part of a 5 part trilogy was written by Douglas Adams and based on the hugely popular BBC radio series from the year previous.
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| The Radio Series Cassette set |
1981 saw a BBC TV adaptation.
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| David Dixon and Simon Jones |
In 2005 a movie was released.
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| The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005) |
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Sid Vicious was charged with the murder of Nancy Spungen in 1978
