Who wrote The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
I believe it was written by Douglas Adams, an English author.
Douglas Adams has written many books, right?
Yes, as well as other genres of writing. He is also an essayist and scriptwriter.
Did he ever work for television?
I think that he contributed here and there, yes. He was widely successful in a few mediums, but especially writing and The Hitchhiker's Guide.
The Guide was also adapted for radio and TV, correct?
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (sometimes referred to as HG2G, HHGTTG, H2G2, or tHGttG) is a comedy science fiction series created by Douglas Adams. Originally a radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978, it was later adapted to other formats, including stage shows, novels, comic books, a 1981 TV series, a 1984 video game, and 2005 feature film.
A prominent series in British popular culture, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to
Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author, scriptwriter, essayist, humorist, satirist and dramatist.
Adams was author of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", which originated in 1978 as a BBC radio comedy before developing into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime and generated a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film. Adams's