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Introduction: A Guide To The Guide

           

           AsitisIwenttolieinafield,alongwithmyHitchHiker’sGuidetoEurope,andwhenthestarscameoutitoccurredtomethatifonlysomeonewouldwriteaHitchhiker’sGuidetotheGalaxyaswell,thenIforonewouldbeofflikeashot.HavinghadthisthoughtIpromptlyfellasleepandforgotaboutitforsixyears.

           IwenttoCambridgeUniversity.Itookanumberofbaths—andadegreeinEnglish.Iworriedalotaboutgirlsandwhathadhappenedtomybike.LaterIbecameawriterandworkedonalotofthingsthatwerealmostincrediblysuccessfulbutinfactjustfailedtoseethelightofday.OtherwriterswillknowwhatImean.

           Mypetprojectwastowritesomethingthatwouldcombinecomedyandsciencefiction,anditwasthisobsessionthatdrovemeintodeepdebtanddespair.Noonewasinterested,exceptfinallyonemanaBBCradioproducernamedSimonBrettwhohadhadthesameidea,comedyandsciencefiction.AlthoughSimononlyproducedthefirstepisodebeforeleavingtheBBCtoconcentrateonhisownwriting(heisbestknownintheUnitedStaresforhisexcellentCharlesParisdetectivenovels),Iowehimanimmensedebtofgratitudeforsimplygettingthethingtohappeninthefirstplace.HewassucceededbythelegendaryGeoffreyPerkins.

           Initsoriginalformtheshowwasgoingtoberatherdifferent.Iwasfeelingalittledisgruntledwiththeworldatthetimeandhadputtogetheraboutsixdifferentplots,eachofwhichendedwiththedestructionoftheworldinadifferentway,andforadifferentreason.Itwastobecalled“TheEndsoftheEarth”.

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