Shooting began earlier this week in Bristol on the three part series of Dirk Gently stories that are being made for broadcast by BBC4 next Spring. Each of the new episodes has been penned by a separate writer, with Matt Jones and Jamie Mathieson joining the author of the pilot Howard Overman in contributing a single story. Like the pilot these are ( Read more... )

Douglas Adams' daughter Polly Jane Rocket Adams announced yesterday that her mother Jane Belson had died peacefully in her sleep - ten years after her late husband. She posted online:

"I wouldn't change the last 17 year for the world. I could never have asked for a better role model or friend. Rest in peace, mummy."

Our sympathies go to the ( Read more... )

The new "game" that was announced on Towel Day see http://www.thenewhitchhikersguide.com/ was discussed when Simon Jones was interviewed by GeekDad at Wired magazine for their latest podcast, and turns out to be an "app will be all about the Hitchhiker's universe". The 35 minute ( Read more... )

This year is the tenth anniversary of Douglas's death. Towel Day is the event that two weeks after the date of his death celebrates his life and work. Cambridge ZZ9ers, well, me and Jim, will be running a tour of Cambridge that evening, Wednesday 25th May, starting around 18:30/18:45 from Cambridge Station. We will be waiting for the 17:45 from ( Read more... )

On the breakfast show on Planet Rock there is a short section called Alternative Thought for the Day. On Wednesday 25th May it will be Towel Day related. For those of you who want to tune in Planet Rock is a digital radio station available at its website: www.planetrock.com; and in the UK on the DAB network and on digital television (Freesat: 730, ( Read more... )

A series of three, hour-long programmes have been commissioned by the BBC following the pilot last year. They are due on BBC4 in 2012 ( Read more... )

Simon Jones was interviewed on Rob Cowan's BBC Radio 3 Breakfast show on Monday 25th April. He talked about the influence of classical music on his life and work, choosing five tracks to share with the audience. The most interesting piece of information was left until last when Simon announced that, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is going on ( Read more... )

The production of Hitchhiker's at the Ramshorn Theatre during the Glasgow Comedy Festival is the six episodes of the first radio series performed using the conceit that we are watching the radio actors recording (or perhaps rehearsing) their production. This allows the actors to have their scripts in hand, the sound mixing to be done on stage and ( Read more... )

The results of the vote mentioned here in early February are in and Douglas is one of the top five (second in fact) and so should be getting a plaque this year ( Read more... )

Strathclyde Theatre Group with Radio Theatre Group ( Read more... )