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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future

Douglas Adams and the digital world
Artikelnummer: 978-1-5291-2892-5
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Technology affects almost everything we do, and its possibilities can be both exhilarating and daunting. This collection features two radio documentaries exploring Douglas Adams' vision of the digital future, plus Did Douglas Get it Right?, presented by Mitch Benn.

Douglas Adams was a passionate technology enthusiast. His bestselling The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is full of futuristic tech, and in 1990 he predicted something very like the World Wide Web in the BBC2 film Hyperland. So in 1999, he was the natural choice to present Radio 4's The Internet: The Last 20th Century Battleground. In it, he looked at the explosion in online communication, the evolution of cyberspace, and the risks and opportunities of the new virtual world.

A year later, he hosted The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future, in which he and his guests discussed how music, publishing, broadcasting, and society in general would be transformed in the 21st century. Sadly, this was Adams' last BBC project: his death in 2001 meant he would never see if his visions came true.

However, in 2015, Mitch Benn dipped into the archives for a follow-up programme, Did Douglas Get it Right?, revisiting Adams' predictions to discover how prescient (or otherwise) they turned out to be...

Fascinating, funny and insightful, these three programmes are a wonderful tribute to Douglas Adams, and a treat for fans and futurists alike.


Produced by Mark Rickards.


Technology affects almost everything we do, and its possibilities can be both exhilarating and daunting. This collection features two radio documentaries exploring Douglas Adams' vision of the digital future, plus Did Douglas Get it Right?, presented by Mitch Benn.

Douglas Adams was a passionate technology enthusiast. His bestselling The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is full of futuristic tech, and in 1990 he predicted something very like the World Wide Web in the BBC2 film Hyperland. So in 1999, he was the natural choice to present Radio 4's The Internet: The Last 20th Century Battleground. In it, he looked at the explosion in online communication, the evolution of cyberspace, and the risks and opportunities of the new virtual world.

A year later, he hosted The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future, in which he and his guests discussed how music, publishing, broadcasting, and society in general would be transformed in the 21st century. Sadly, this was Adams' last BBC project: his death in 2001 meant he would never see if his visions came true.

However, in 2015, Mitch Benn dipped into the archives for a follow-up programme, Did Douglas Get it Right?, revisiting Adams' predictions to discover how prescient (or otherwise) they turned out to be...

Fascinating, funny and insightful, these three programmes are a wonderful tribute to Douglas Adams, and a treat for fans and futurists alike.


Produced by Mark Rickards.


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VerlagRandom House UK
EinbandAudio CD (CD/SACD) (CD)
Erscheinungsjahr2020
Seitenangabe214 S.
AusgabekennzeichenEnglisch
Abbildungen4 CD standard audio format
MasseH14.3 cm x B12.6 cm x D2.5 cm 198 g; 210 Min.
CoverlagBBC Physical Audio (Imprint/Brand)
AutorAdams, Douglas / Adams, Douglas (Gelesen) / Benn, Mitch (Gelesen)

Über den Autor Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams, geboren 1952 in Cambridge, ist der Autor von Romanen, Sachbüchern Radiosendungen und TV-Serien. Die Idee zu seinem bekanntesten Werk, die Kult-Saga Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis, kam ihm, als er nach einem Kneipenbesuch in Innsbruck angetrunken auf einem Acker lag und in die Sterne schaute. Um die Verfilmung des Anhalters zu unterstützen, zog er 1999 mit seiner Familie nach Kalifornien, wo er 2001 überraschend starb. Zu seinem Gedenken findet jährlich am 25. Mai der sogenannte Handtuchtag statt.

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