The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts contains a new introduction by Geoffrey Perkins, and newly researched material by M. J. Simpson, including a transcript of "The Lost Hitchhiker Sketch." The sketch was an interview with Simon Jones in character as Arthur Dent, conducted by Sheila Steafel on her show "Steafel Plus" in 1982, written entirely by Adams. The sketch can be heard in the "Douglas Adams at the BBC" CD collection. The book now contains transcripts of all Hitchhikers radio sketches, barring a sketch for Marvin that Adams wrote for the BBC Radio 1 show Studio B15 to promote the television version of the serial, which
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future future of TV with John Browning, Dylan Winter and Mathew Steele. Topics included the possibilities of interactive programming, digital video creation and custom scheduling. Adams discusses the future evolution of technology and Artificial Intelligence with Chris Langton, Stuart Kauffman, and others. Topics included embedded and nano- technologies. On Saturday 14 March 2015, Mitch Benn presented a programme called Did Douglas Get It Right? which reviewed how accurate the predications from the year 2000 were. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Future was a four-part radio series hosted by Douglas