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Overview
Date of Birth:
Mini Biography:
Born Douglas Noel Adams on March 11, 1952 in Cambridge. From 1959 until... more
Trivia:
Studied English Literature at Cambridge University. While at university... more
NewsDesk:
(32 articles)
Media Monkey's Diary
(From The Guardian - Film News. 8 November 2009, 11:25 PM, PST)
Books: Review:Eoin Colfer: And Another Thing…
(From The AV Club. 28 October 2009, 10:00 PM, PDT)
Alternate Names:
David Agnew | Douglas
Filmography
Writer:
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (book) (screenplay)
- Starship Titanic (1998) (VG) (writer)
- Doctor Who: Shada (1992) (V) (written by)
- Hyperland (1990) (TV) (writer)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984) (VG) (writer)
- "Doctor Who" (9 episodes, 1978-1983)
- The Five Doctors (1983) TV episode (uncredited)
- City of Death: Part 4 (1979) TV episode (written by) (as David Agnew)
- City of Death: Part 3 (1979) TV episode (written by) (as David Agnew)
- City of Death: Part 2 (1979) TV episode (written by) (as David Agnew)
- City of Death: Part 1 (1979) TV episode (written by) (as David Agnew)
(4 more) - "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" (6 episodes, 1981)
... aka The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (USA: video title)
- Episode #1.6 (1981) TV episode (radio series) (written by)
- Episode #1.5 (1981) TV episode (radio series) (written by)
- Episode #1.4 (1981) TV episode (radio series) (written by)
- Episode #1.3 (1981) TV episode (radio series) (written by)
- Episode #1.2 (1981) TV episode (radio series) (written by)
(1 more) - "Not the Nine O'Clock News" (1979) TV series (unknown episodes)
- "Doctor Snuggles" (2 episodes)
- The Great Disappearing Mystery (????) TV episode (writer)
- The Remarkable Fidgety River (????) TV episode (writer) - "Doctor on the Go" (1 episode, 1977)
- For Your Own Good... (1977) TV episode (writer) - Out of the Trees (1976) (TV) (writer)
- "Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1 episode, 1974)
... aka Monty Python (UK: new title)
- Party Political Broadcast (1974) TV episode (written by)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Doctor Who: Shada (1992) (V) (script editor: original material)
- "Doctor Who" (script editor) (20 episodes, 1979-1980)
- The Horns of Nimon: Part 4 (1980) TV episode (script editor)
- The Horns of Nimon: Part 3 (1980) TV episode (script editor)
- The Horns of Nimon: Part 2 (1979) TV episode (script editor)
- The Horns of Nimon: Part 1 (1979) TV episode (script editor)
- Nightmare of Eden: Part 4 (1979) TV episode (script editor)
(15 more)
Actor:
- Rockstar (2000) .... Black shoe and blue jeans trouser leg
- Starship Titanic (1998) (VG) .... Shorbut Sweet aka Succ-U-Bus/Leovinus
- "The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy" .... Man in Ocean / ... (2 episodes, 1981)
... aka The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (USA: video title)
- Episode #1.2 (1981) TV episode (uncredited) .... Man in Ocean
- Episode #1.1 (1981) TV episode (uncredited) .... Man in Pub - "Monty Python's Flying Circus" .... Dr. Emile Koning - Surgeon / ... (2 episodes, 1974)
... aka Monty Python (UK: new title)
- Mr. Neutron (1974) TV episode (uncredited) .... Ulverston Road Pepperpot
- The Light Entertainment War (1974) TV episode (uncredited) .... Dr. Emile Koning - Surgeon
Producer:
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (executive producer) (posthumous credit)
Cinematographer:
- Rockstar (2000)
Thanks:
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) (dedicatee) (as Douglas)
- Dogma (1999) (humble thanks)
- "Horizon" (thanks) (1 episode, 1991)
- Colonizing Cyberspace (1991) TV episode (thanks)
Self:
- "Top Ten" .... Himself - Interviewee (1 episode, 2001)
- TV Sci-Fi (2001) TV episode .... Himself - Interviewee - "Omnibus" .... Himself (1 episode, 2001)
- Douglas Adams: The Man Who Blew Up the World (2001) TV episode .... Himself - "What a Performance!" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Madcap (2000) TV episode .... Himself - "Infinite Mhz" (1999) TV series .... Himself
- The Triumph of the Nerds: The Rise of Accidental Empires (1996) (TV) .... Himself (author)
... aka The Triumph of the Nerds (USA: short title) - "Cyberpunks and Technophobes" (1993) TV series .... Himself (1993)
- 'Doctor Who': Thirty Years in the Tardis (1993) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Doctor Who: More Than Thirty Years in the Tardis (UK: video title) - The Making of 'The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (1993) (V) .... Himself
- "Have I Got News for You" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
... aka HIGNFY (UK: short title)
... aka Have I Got 1992 for You (UK: rerun title)
... aka Have I Got Old News for You (UK: rerun title)
... aka Have I Got a Little Bit More News for You (UK: rerun title (longer version))
... aka Have I Got the 90s for You (UK: rerun title)
- Episode #4.9 (1992) TV episode .... Himself - "The South Bank Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
- Douglas Adams (1992) TV episode .... Himself - "The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures" .... Himself (1 episode, 1992)
- Growing Up in the Universe: The Ultraviolet Garden (1992) TV episode .... Himself - Hyperland (1990) (TV) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
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"The Comedy Map of Britain"
- Episode #2.5 (2008) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself -
"Time Shift"
- Gagging for It: TV's Hunger for Radio Comedy (2007) TV episode .... Himself - Parrot Fashion (2007) (V) .... Himself
- A Matter of Time (2007) (V) .... Himself
- Paris in the Springtime (2005) (V) .... Himself
- Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005) (V) .... Himself
- The Very Best of 'Have I Got News for You' (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams (2002) (V) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Created The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy for BBC Radio. more
Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 2 Interviews | 37 Articles more
Plot Keywords:
Cult Favorite | Character Name In Title | Satire | Based On Radio Show more
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