 First edition (UK) | |
| Author | Douglas Adams |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | David Scutt (UK) |
| Language | English |
| Series | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| Genre | Comic science fiction |
| Publisher | Pan Books (UK) Harmony Books (US) |
Publication date | August 1982 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 160 (UK Paperback) |
| ISBN | 0-330-26738-8 |
| OCLC | 51000970 |
| Preceded by | The Restaurant at the End of the Universe |
| Followed by | So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish |
Life, the Universe and Everything (1982, ISBN 0-345-39182-9) is the third book in the six-volume Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy science fiction "trilogy of five books" by British writer Douglas Adams. The title refers to the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.
The story was originally outlined by Adams as Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen to be a Tom Baker Doctor Who television six-part story, but was rejected by the BBC.[1] It was later considered as a plotline for the second series of the Hitchhiker's TV series, which was never commissioned.
A radio adaptation of Life, the Universe and Everything was recorded in 2003 under the guidance of Dirk Maggs, starring the surviving members of the cast of the original Hitchhiker's radio series. Adams himself, at his own suggestion[citation needed], makes a cameo appearance; due to his death before production began on the series, this was achieved by sampling his character's dialogue from an audio book of the novel read by Adams that was published in the 1990s. The radio adaptation debuted on BBC Radio 4 in September 2004.
- ^ Gaiman, Neil; Dickson, David K; Simpson, M. J (1 October 2003). "Appendix V: Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen". Don't Panic: Douglas Adams and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (3rd ed.). Titan Books ltd. ISBN 1-84023-501-2.