by Nicolas Botti | Mar 8, 2010 | News
In 2006, The comedy writer Jon Canter fondly recalled how his accidental role as faithful servant to Douglas Adams and a host of other amusing chaps inspired his first novel. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/book … alaxy.html Jon Canter was also interviewed by...
by Nicolas Botti | Jan 26, 2010 | News
Rod Lord is the genius who made the Hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy TV gaphics! You can read an exclusive interview on my website (also illustrated with rare pictures) : http://www.douglasadams.info/en_index.php?p=en_bonus_interview_rod_lord
by Nicolas Botti | Jan 12, 2010 | News
Rod Lord, the genius who made the computer graphics, has put on ebay some original artwork and you really shouldn’t miss it. End of auction : 17 Jan, 2010 “H2G2_ AW_003 : Gargle Blaster package This package is made up of : 1 – The photographic lith...
by Nicolas Botti | Jan 6, 2010 | News
In 2009, we got a fast-paced year with the 30th years anniversary of the first book and the publication of “And another thing”, both celebrated with Hitchcon 09, which was the biggest hitchhiker event for a long time. We were lucky enough also to enjoy the...
by Nicolas Botti | Jan 5, 2010 | News
Simon Barnard of Wise Buddah productions is currently working on a documentary “The Doctor and Douglas” about Douglas Adams and his relationship with Doctor Who. It should be broadcast in March/April on BBC Radio 4. He will probably talk to most of...
by Nicolas Botti | Dec 3, 2009 | News
Douglas Adams’ bath, kindly donated to Save The Rhino by Jane Belson and Polly Adams, has been sold on ebay for £1,592.42. Did they add “42” at the end on purpose? A funny coincidence anyway and a nice price for this bath which was shown at the...
by Nicolas Botti | Nov 24, 2009 | News
Thanks to Save the Rhino, you can also buy Vogon Commander Kwaltz in bronze on ebay. This Vogon model was created specially for the film adaptation of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Sculpted by Jamie Courtier for Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, it is a scale...
by Nicolas Botti | Nov 24, 2009 | News
Save the Rhino has put Douglas Adams’ bath on ebay. Auction finishes the 02 Dec, 2009. The start price is 100 pounds. Of course, you’ll have to go in London to take the bath and bring it home. If you were at the Hitchcon, the bath was on display and the...
by Nicolas Botti | Oct 24, 2009 | News
It was probably one of the best tribute to Hitchhiker for its 30th anniversary. While the LCROSS spacecraft crashed towards the moon on 9 October, its twitter feed quoted the words of the spermwhale that fell towards its death on the planet of Magrathea: “And...
by Nicolas Botti | Oct 20, 2009 | News
Stephen Fry and Mark Carwardine have made this fabulous sequel to the Douglas Adams’s book “Last chance to see”. The book and DVD of the TV series are now avalaible in all the good shops. Save the Rhino has organised a special event with Mark...
