by Nicolas Botti | Jan 13, 2011 | News
Rod Lord who made the graphics on the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the galaxy TV series has put some original artwork on ebay. This is incredible stuff so if you’ve got enough money, you won’t want to miss such an opportunity. The auction ends the 17th...
by Nicolas Botti | Jan 12, 2011 | News
On Thursday 10 March 2011, Professor Brian Cox will give the Ninth Douglas Adams Memorial Lecture at The Royal Geographical Society. Brian Cox is a physicist but also a popular television presenter & radio broadcaster due to his ability to present science in...
by Nicolas Botti | Jan 11, 2011 | News
The Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy has been adapted on stage many times since its first ever stage adaptation at the Institute of Contempory Arts (ICA) in London, between 1 and 9 May 1979. I have added numerous pics and you can also download three...
by Nicolas Botti | Dec 18, 2010 | News
I’m one of those Douglas Adams fans who always thought that Dirk Gently would be a great TV series. In a world dominated by insipid detective shows, Dirk Gently would be like a breath of fresh air. Dirk Gently is a fascinating detective who believes in...
by Nicolas Botti | Dec 6, 2010 | News
Dirk Gently, the TV series pilot, will be broadcast the 16th december at 9 PM. This TV adaptation has been written by Howard Overman and stars Stephen Mangan as Dirk Gently, Helen Baxendale & Darren Boyd. Here is a nice preview from the folks at...
by Nicolas Botti | Oct 20, 2010 | News
Vancouver is a froody place. “The Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy” was chosen by Vancouver residents as the book the whole city should read this fall. “This year’s One Book, One Vancouver winning book was chosen by Vancouver...
by Nicolas Botti | Oct 10, 2010 | News
Today is the 42day. An event which won’t happen again before one hundred years. So this is a very special day you don’t want to miss. 42day has of course it’s own website where you’ll get all the informations you want and need. Wherever you...
by Nicolas Botti | Oct 5, 2010 | News
As you know, a TV production of Dirk Gently is currently being filmed for BBC4 as one off which should be broadcast during this winter. If this one off is a success, then Dirk Gently could become a TV series. Argh, fingers crossed!! Now some major casting news have...
by Nicolas Botti | Sep 19, 2010 | News
I’ve just opened a page on facebook for all the Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy fans who want to share their memorabilia with others. Post the pics there and give us details about your rare DNA & H2G2 stuff. We’re not...
by Nicolas Botti | Sep 1, 2010 | News
Well, we knew that you couldn’t base an entire TV series on just two books (and the first chapters of a third one) but even the 60 minutes long TV pilot won’t be a straight adaptation of the books as SFX releals in an exclusive interview...