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This timeline shows the dates (and order of release) of all of the various media relating to Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series. Where multiple releases/broadcasts occurred, the first one is given.
| Date |
Media |
Title |
| March 8 - April 12, 1978 |
Radio series |
Primary Phase |
| December 24, 1978 |
Radio series |
Fit the Seventh (Christmas Special) |
| May 1 - May 9, 1979 |
Play |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| 1979 |
Record |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| October, 1979 |
Book |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| January 21 - February 23, 1980 |
Play |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| January 21 - January 25, 1980 |
Radio series |
Secondary Phase: Fit the Eighth to Fit the Twelfth |
| July, 1979 |
Play |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| 1980 |
Book |
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe |
| 1980 |
Record |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Part Two: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe |
| January 5 - February 9, 1981 |
TV series |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| 1982 |
Book |
Life, the Universe and Everything |
| October, 1984 |
Computer game |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| November, 1984 |
Book |
So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish |
| 1985 |
Radio scripts |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts |
| 1986 |
Short story |
Young Zaphod Plays it Safe |
| 1992 |
Book |
Mostly Harmless |
| May 11, 2001 |
Death of Douglas Adams |
|
| September 21 - October 26, 2004 |
Radio series |
Tertiary Phase |
| April 28, 2005 |
Movie |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy |
| May 3 - May 24, 2005 |
Radio series |
Quandary Phase |
| May 31 - June 21, 2005 |
Radio series |
Quintessential Phase |
