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Some old 1979 interview tapes with Douglas Adams have been rediscovered and published, and anybody who’s ever enjoyed Doctor Who, H2G2, or any of the other products of his extraordinary imagination and comedy talent will no doubt enjoy this article.

The Radio version of Hitchhiker’s remains one of the funniest programmes ever put out by the BBC, the books are just as good, the TV version remains a classic BBC Sci-Fi effort (dodgy special effects and running about in quarries compliment the humour wonderfully), and whilst the recent film left a lot to be desired, it still had enough of the original (including plenty of references) to be an enjoyable few hours.

Reading the interview, it’s very sobering and sad to remember that he died so suddenly, and so young, with so much more to no doubt offer on the various causes he was passionate about. This ranged from conservation of the natural world (long before it became fashionable), to humourously speaking up for atheism in novel and challenging ways, and generally living life to the fullest possible extent. He certainly remains one of the real inspirations in my life.

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