Douglas Adams (English Wikipedia)

Silverman, Dave (1998–1999). "Interview: Douglas Adams". American Atheist. 37 (1). Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2009.

bbc.co.uk

Cornell, Paul; Day, Martin; Topping, Keith (1995). "The Pirate Planet". The Discontinuity Guide. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 0-426-20442-5.
Cornell, Paul; Day, Martin; Topping, Keith (1995). "City of Death". The Discontinuity Guide. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 0-426-20442-5.
Cornell, Paul; Day, Martin; Topping, Keith (1995). "Shada". The Discontinuity Guide. London: Virgin Books. ISBN 0-426-20442-5.
BBC Online (no date) "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: DNA (1952–2001)" Accessed 9 July 2014
"Don't Panic! It's The Douglas Adams Papers, Archive on 4 – BBC Radio 4". BBC. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

news.bbc.co.uk

Young, Kevin (1 December 2006). "'Lost' gems from the TV archives". BBC News. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

bbc.com

Agustin, Francis (3 March 2025). "'Lying drunk in a field': Douglas Adams on the unlikely origins of the cult space comedy that inspired Elon Musk". BBC. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

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Adams 1998. Adams, Douglas (September 1998). "Is there an Artificial God?". Speech at Digital Biota 2, Cambridge, England. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013.

bookslut.com

Felch 2004. Felch, Laura (May 2004). "Don't Panic: Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Neil Gaiman". Archived from the original on 8 November 2020.

cam.ac.uk

joh.cam.ac.uk

"Douglas Adams: Life in the Universe | StJohns".

cdef.com.br

"Travessa Douglas Adams". Cdef Blog (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 November 2015. Retrieved 30 March 2018.

chortle.co.uk

"BBC plans Dirk Gently TV series". Chortle.co.uk. 11 October 2009. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

comic-con.org

"Inkpot Award". 6 December 2012.

computinghistory.org.uk

"Apple Macintosh SE/30 (Douglas Adams)". The Centre for Computing History website.

doctorwhonews.net

"City of Death novelisation for 21st May". Doctor Who News. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

doi.org

"Adams, Douglas Noël (1952–2001), writer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/75853. Retrieved 10 June 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

douglasadams.com

"Adams's final post on his forums at". Douglasadams.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

douglasadams.eu

Botti, Nicholas. "Interview with Frank Halford". Life, DNA, and H2G2. 2009. Web. Retrieved 13 March 2012. (Click on link at bottom for facsimile page from Daily News article, 7 March 1998.)
Botti, Nicolas (2009). "Life, DNA & h2g2: Douglas Adams's Biography" Archived 1 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 9 July 2014
"Douglas Adams Events". Life, DNA & H2G2. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

dswilliams.co.uk

dirkmaggs.dswilliams.co.uk

"Dirk Maggs News and New Projects page". Archived from the original on 9 December 2002.

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"Douglas Adams." Private Passions, hosted by Michael Berkeley, BBC Radio 3, 13 September 1997. "...I would have loved to have been a rock musician. A couple of years ago I had an enormous extraordinary treat. I got to play one song live on stage with Pink Floyd at Earls Court..."

freshdialogues.com

"Transcript of Elon Musk Interview: Iron Man, Growing up in South Africa". freshdialogues.com. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

gamesradar.com

Golder, Dave (30 April 2015). "Doctor Who Pirate Planet Novelisation Announced". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2015.

ghostarchive.org

"Craig Ferguson 23 February 2010B Late Late show Stephen Fry PT2". YouTube. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
Molloy, Mark (25 May 2016). "What is Towel Day? The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy creator Douglas Adams celebrated". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

groups.google.com

"Discussions – alt.fan.douglas-adams | Google Groups". Retrieved 11 March 2013.

guardian.co.uk

books.guardian.co.uk

Bunce, Kim (5 November 2006). "Observer, The God Delusion, 5 November 2006". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 1 June 2009.

iblist.com

Internet Book List Archived 20 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine page, with links to all five novels, and reproductions of the 1990s paperback covers that included the 42 Puzzle.

imdb.com

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Internet Movie Database
"Internet Movie Database's page for Hyperland". IMDb.

independent.co.uk

"Douglas Adams: Master of his universe". The Independent. 19 April 2005.
Murray, Charles Shaar (10 May 2002). "The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
The Literator (5 January 2002). "Cover Stories: Douglas Adams, Narnia Chronicles, Something like a House". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.

islington.gov.uk

"Islington People's Plaques". 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.

latimes.com

Stockly, Ed (18 July 2018). "Thursday's TV highlights: 'Doctor Who: The Lost Episode' on BBC America". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 July 2018.

laweekly.com

Lewis, Judith; Shulman, Dave (24 May 2001). "Lots of Screamingly Funny Sentences. No Fish. – page 1". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2009.

lifednah2g2.blogspot.co.uk

"The Ninth Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture". Save the Rhino International. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.

microsoft.com

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Adams, Douglas (15 May 2001). "PDC 1996 Keynote with Douglas Adams". channel9.msdn.com. Channel 9. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

minorplanetcenter.net

"New Names of Minor Planets" (PDF), Minor Planet Circular, no. MPC 42677, Cambridge, MA: Minor Planet Center, 9 May 2001, ISSN 0736-6884

montypython.com

Morgan, David (2014). "Monty Python's Flying Circus, Series 4". Monty Python - Official Site. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

nbcnews.com

Boyle, Alan (25 January 2005). "Asteroid named after 'Hitchhiker' humorist". NBC News. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.

nme.com

"Celebrate Towel Day with Disaster Area: The loudest band in the Galaxy". NME. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

oxforddnb.com

Webb 2005b. Webb, Nick (January 2005b). "Adams, Douglas Noël (1952–2001)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 25 October 2005.
"Adams, Douglas Noël (1952–2001), writer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/75853. Retrieved 10 June 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

procolharum.com

"Douglas Adams at The Barbican". procolharum.com. 8 February 1996. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024. I've been a very, very great fan of Gary Brooker and Procol Harum ever since nearly thirty years ago...

radioacademy.org

"The Radio Academy Hall of Fame". The Radio Academy. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

radiotimes.com

Mulkern, Patrick (24 November 2017). "Review: Tom Baker returns in Shada but is this lost Doctor Who still a plodder?". RadioTimes. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
Moffat, Steven (24 December 2012). "Doctor Who Christmas special: Steven Moffat, Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman reveal all". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

recordcollectormag.com

"Grand Designs". Record Collector Magazine. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

richarddawkins.net

"Ep4: The Ultraviolet Garden – Growing Up in the Universe – Richard Dawkins". richarddawkins.net. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 10 February 2022.

salon.com

Cassel, David (15 May 2001). "So long, Douglas Adams, and thanks for all the fun". Salon. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

sfweekly.com

Bowers, Keith (6 July 2011). "Big Three". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

skepticfiles.org

"A 1990s Doctor Who FAQ". Skepticfiles.org. Retrieved 11 March 2013.

telegraph.co.uk

Molloy, Mark (25 May 2016). "What is Towel Day? The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy creator Douglas Adams celebrated". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2017.

theguardian.com

Flood, Alison (March 2014). "Lost poems of Douglas Adams and Griff Rhys Jones found in school cupboard", The Guardian, 19 March 2014. Accessed 2 July 2014
"Douglas Adams's 60th birthday marked with liff, the universe and Pink Floyd". The Guardian. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
Dawkins, Richard (13 May 2001). "Lament for Douglas Adams". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
Brown, Mark (22 March 2021). "Douglas Adams' note to self reveals author found writing torture". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

theregister.co.uk

Speed, Richard (9 March 2020). "Grab a towel and pour yourself a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster because The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is 42". Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2025.

thestage.co.uk

Hemley, Matthew (5 May 2009). "The Stage / News / Douglas Adams's final Dirk Gently novel to be adapted for Radio 4". The Stage. Retrieved 20 August 2009.

thetimes.co.uk

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"Obituary & Guest Book Preview for Jane Elizabeth BELSON". The Times. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

thetimes.com

"Terry Jones remembers Douglas Adams, 'the last of the Pythons'". The Times. 10 October 2009.

web.archive.org

"The Radio Academy Hall of Fame". The Radio Academy. Archived from the original on 5 December 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
"City of Death novelisation for 21st May". Doctor Who News. 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
Golder, Dave (30 April 2015). "Doctor Who Pirate Planet Novelisation Announced". GamesRadar+. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
Speed, Richard (9 March 2020). "Grab a towel and pour yourself a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster because The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is 42". Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
Felch 2004. Felch, Laura (May 2004). "Don't Panic: Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Neil Gaiman". Archived from the original on 8 November 2020.
Internet Book List Archived 20 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine page, with links to all five novels, and reproductions of the 1990s paperback covers that included the 42 Puzzle.
"Douglas Adams at The Barbican". procolharum.com. 8 February 1996. Archived from the original on 27 November 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024. I've been a very, very great fan of Gary Brooker and Procol Harum ever since nearly thirty years ago...
"Grand Designs". Record Collector Magazine. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
Botti, Nicolas (2009). "Life, DNA & h2g2: Douglas Adams's Biography" Archived 1 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 9 July 2014
Adams 1998. Adams, Douglas (September 1998). "Is there an Artificial God?". Speech at Digital Biota 2, Cambridge, England. Archived from the original on 2 March 2013.
Silverman, Dave (1998–1999). "Interview: Douglas Adams". American Atheist. 37 (1). Archived from the original on 18 December 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
"Islington People's Plaques". 25 July 2011. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
Bowers, Keith (6 July 2011). "Big Three". SF Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 September 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
"Obituary & Guest Book Preview for Jane Elizabeth BELSON". The Times. 9 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
Lewis, Judith; Shulman, Dave (24 May 2001). "Lots of Screamingly Funny Sentences. No Fish. – page 1". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
Boyle, Alan (25 January 2005). "Asteroid named after 'Hitchhiker' humorist". NBC News. Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
Murray, Charles Shaar (10 May 2002). "The Salmon of Doubt by Douglas Adams". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 16 October 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
The Literator (5 January 2002). "Cover Stories: Douglas Adams, Narnia Chronicles, Something like a House". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 August 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2009.
"Dirk Maggs News and New Projects page". Archived from the original on 9 December 2002.
"Douglas Adams Events". Life, DNA & H2G2. Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2022.

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Roberts 2015, pp. 129–130. Roberts, Jem (10 September 2015). The Frood: The Authorised and Very Official Biography of Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. London: Arrow Books. ISBN 978-0-09-959076-7. OCLC 920836076.
"New Names of Minor Planets" (PDF), Minor Planet Circular, no. MPC 42677, Cambridge, MA: Minor Planet Center, 9 May 2001, ISSN 0736-6884
Brown, Mark (22 March 2021). "Douglas Adams' note to self reveals author found writing torture". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 March 2021.

youtube.com

"Craig Ferguson 23 February 2010B Late Late show Stephen Fry PT2". YouTube. 21 June 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2011.