 The 1980s also saw the arrival on the BBC of two science fiction comedy series both of which had their origins on radio.The first was "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (1981) by Douglas Adams which amalgamated aspects of the original radio series with that of the subsequent novel.The second was "Red Dwarf" (1988–99, 2009–present), created and originally written by Rob Grant and Doug Naylor.