Videos

Eoin Colfer responds to the Spinebreakers

Eoin answers the questions put to him by the Spinebreakers
Eoin Colfer talks to Niall Breslin

Eoin Colfer talks to Niall Breslin about their single And Another Thing…
Dara O’Briain meets Eoin Colfer pt1

Dara O’Briain and Eoin Colfer discuss life, the universe, and everything…
Dara O’Briain meets Eoin Colfer pt2

Dara O’Briain and Eoin Colfer discuss life, the universe and everything…
Dara O’Briain meets Eoin Colfer pt3

Dara O’Briain finds out just how much of a galactic traveller Eoin Colfer really is
Hitchcon '09 – the biggest party in the galaxy

Footage from Hitchcon ’09, an event celebrating all things Hitchhiker’s, attended by Clive Anderson, actor Simon Jones (the original Arthur Dent), Andrew Sachs, Harry Shearer, The Blizzards and best-selling author Eoin Colfer.
This Never Happened

This is the story of a unique concept for a Hitchhiker’s radio series which ultimately never happened.
Premier Party

The world’s press and TV crews covered the star-studded premier of the Hitchhiker movie in London’s Leicester Square, but the galactic-themed party afterwards was a glittering, invitation-only affair.
The Movie

By 1985, Douglas Adams was already frustrated by the lack of progress in his plans for a Hitchhiker feature film and the situation rarely improved over subsequent years.
Promos & Porches

By 1985, Douglas Adams was already enjoying a degree of celebrity and financial success.
TV Guide Graphics

Douglas Adams explains how and why the animated “computer graphics” sequences of the Hitchhiker’s Guide TV series really worked.
BBC TV Series

Douglas Adams reflects on the problems of adapting Hitchhiker from the freedom of its superior radio roots to the more limited visual medium(!) of television.
Rainbow Theatre

Regular Hitchhiker cast member Michael Cule, in footage from a 1981 fan convention, recalls his many roles in the doomed Rainbow Theatre production of The Hitchhiker’s Guide in July 1980.
ICA Stage Show

Douglas Adams recalls how the mad theatrical genius of Ken Campbell (who died in 2008) first brought The Hitchhiker’s Guide vividly to life on stage, in May 1979, with the aid of an airborne auditorium.
Radio Origins

Before the official towel, before the novels, the vinyl LP records or the TV version, there was the original 1978 series on BBC Radio 4.
Towels

Douglas Adams, author and creator of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy explains the story behind a rare piece of licensed merchandise from 1985; the official towel.