The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)

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British radio programme radio series science fiction comedy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a landmark British science fiction comedy radio series created by Douglas Adams, following the absurd intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent after Earth's destruction.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form Occurrences
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978) 8
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) 4
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1978 radio series) 2

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British radio programme ⓘ
radio series ⓘ
science fiction comedy ⓘ
basedOn The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (concept by Douglas Adams)
countryOfFirstBroadcast United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Douglas Adams ⓘ
firstBroadcastYear 1978 ⓘ
followedBy The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel series)
follows Arthur Dent ⓘ
format audio ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
radio drama ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
hasCatchphrase Don't Panic ⓘ
hasCultFollowing true ⓘ
hasPart The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Primary Phase)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Quandary Phase)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Quintessential Phase)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Secondary Phase)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Tertiary Phase)
hasTheme bureaucracy and absurdity ⓘ
cosmic insignificance ⓘ
meaning of life ⓘ
influenced The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game) ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984 computer game)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film) ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage adaptations)

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (television series)
mainCharacter Arthur Dent ⓘ
Ford Prefect ⓘ
Marvin the Paranoid Android ⓘ
Trillian ⓘ
Zaphod Beeblebrox ⓘ
medium radio ⓘ
notableCharacter Slartibartfast ⓘ
notableFor absurdist humour ⓘ
satire of science fiction tropes ⓘ
notableItem The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (fictional electronic guidebook)
notableNumber 42 ⓘ
originalBroadcastNetwork BBC Radio 4 ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
originalMedium radio ⓘ
plotElement destruction of Earth ⓘ
intergalactic travel ⓘ
precededBy none ⓘ
producer BBC ⓘ
setting Milky Way ⓘ
surface form: Milky Way galaxy

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

slogan on merchandise related to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
subject surface form: "Don't Panic" (Hitchhiker's Guide slogan)
Arthur Dent → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Betelgeuse Five → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Betelgeusian → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Don't Panic → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Heart of Gold → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Heart of Gold (spaceship) → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
subject surface form: Heart of Gold
Infinite Improbability Drive → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
Marvin the Paranoid Android → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Megadodo Publications → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
President of the Galaxy → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
Sirius Cybernetics Corporation → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Slartibartfast → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series
The Guide → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series
Tricia McMillan → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Trillian → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Vogon → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Zaphod Beeblebrox → appearsIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Genuine People Personalities → appearsInFranchiseElement → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy radio adaptations
David Learner → basedOn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio and novel series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) → basedOn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game) → basedOn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Stephen Moore → characterVoicedIn → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
Arthur Dent → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978)
Don't Panic → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1978 radio series)
Heart of Gold → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Heart of Gold (spaceship) → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
subject surface form: Heart of Gold
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978)
Marvin the Paranoid Android → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978)
Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978)
President of the Galaxy → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1978 radio series)
Slartibartfast → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978)
The Guide → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1978 radio series)
Tricia McMillan → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Trillian → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978)
Vogon → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978)
Zaphod Beeblebrox → firstAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) → follows → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
Genuine People Personalities → mediumAppearance → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: radio series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Stephen Moore → notableWork → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
Krikkit war → relatedWork → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series (adapted elements)
Betelgeuse Five → workOfFictionOrigin → The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (original radio series)