h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Here is a thread for interesting mentions of h2g2 and the people in it, as I don't think there is another one around...

Our Robbie is on the radio today http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b07pj826 "Robbie Stamp has an imagined conversation with his late business partner and friend, Douglas Adams."

Thanks Sasha

I do collect historic references to h2g2 and the edited guide here: A46972182 but it needs an update, and this thread will be good for current alerts.

Icy

Brilliant listening!

I saw this linked to on facebook earlier. I love that puddle analogy, which I've somehow never come across.

Deb

...and yet I must've come across it before because it was in the Salmon of Doubt.

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Deb

Here's him introducing this concept in a lecture at the University of California Santa Barbara.

http://youtu.be/v8mJr4c66bs

Here's the full lecture: Parrots, The Universe, and Everything -
http://youtu.be/_ZG8HBuDjgc

I try to spread the word among my friends, but it's an uphill battle.

I had cause to look up 'gin and tonic' on wiki this morning. There was an article about it in our paper which stated that it had been invented by a Dutch doctor in the 17th century - Francois de Boe.

Wiki says that this is a myth. However, in the 'references' section, the first mention is the full quote from the Guide all about gynnantonnix etc. Can't post a link for the minute but it's easy enough to find.

Wikipedia could definitely benefit from having intergalactic input.

Pangalactic, I think you mean.

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Alas, poor Pangalactic. I knew him. He died of a shortage of galactic acid

On Bookclub on the World Service this week, they are repeating a discussion with Douglas Adams about the Hitchhiker's Guide.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006s5sf/episodes/downloads

You should be able to listen again on the iplayer wherever you are, or download the podcast. I am currently doing the latter, although I may have recording of the original broadcast somewhere.

It will be lovely to hear his voice again.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006s5sf/episodes/downloads

Thanks TC

They regularly air other DNA documentaries on Radio 4 Extra too. There was a good series about the future, I remember - very prescient.

Thank you so much for posting this, TC. I've just had the lovely experience of listening to it with a G and T

There was this

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PP.

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