

1981–1981 · BBC Two · Ended
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was a BBC television adaptation of Douglas Adams's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy broadcast in January and February 1981 on UK television station BBC Two. The adaptation follows the original radio series in 1978 and 1980, the first novel and double LP, in 1979, and the stage shows, in 1979 and 1980, making it the fifth iteration of the guide.
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Last aired
S01E06 · Episode 6
1981-02-09
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Episode 1
1981-01-05 · 33 min
Episode 2
1981-01-12 · 33 min
Episode 3
1981-01-19 · 33 min
Episode 4
1981-01-26 · 33 min
Episode 5
1981-02-02 · 33 min
Episode 6
1981-02-09 · 33 min
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