Writing
Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English writer, humorist, and dramatist. He is best known as the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which started life 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, a television series, several stage plays, comics, a computer game, and in 2005 a feature film. Adams's contribution to UK radio is commemorated in The Radio Academy's Hall of Fame
Acting
- 1989Prisoners of GravitySelf12 ep.
- 1984Saturday ReviewSelf1 ep.
- 1982WoganSelf1 ep.
- 1981The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyMan in Ocean (uncredited)6 ep.
- 1969Monty Python's Flying Circus2 ep.
- 1967Omnibus2 ep.
- —Open DoorSelf1 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2016Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective AgencyBook18 ep.
- 2012Dirk GentlyNovel3 ep.
- 1981The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyBook, Writer6 ep.
- 1979Doctor SnugglesWriter2 ep.
- 1969Monty Python's Flying CircusWriter2 ep.
Guest appearances
- 1994OmnibusSelf2 ep.
- 1991Prisoners of GravitySelf12 ep.
- 1992Have I Got News for YouSelf1 ep.
- 1992The South Bank Show1 ep.
- 1989WoganSelf1 ep.
- 1985Saturday ReviewSelf1 ep.
- 1981The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyMan in Ocean (uncredited), Man in Pub (uncredited)2 ep.
- 1980Open DoorSelf1 ep.
- 1974Monty Python's Flying Circus2 ep.