The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Marvin, the Paranoid Android, who, although 37 times older than the universe itself (what with time travel and all), has just enough power left in his failing body to read the message and feel better about it all before expiring. This was the first "Hitchhiker's" novel which was not an adaptation of any previously written story or script. In 2005 it was adapted for radio as the Quandary Phase of the radio series. Finally, in "Mostly Harmless" (published in 1992), Vogons take over "The Hitchhiker's Guide" (under the name of InfiniDim Enterprises), to finish, once and for all, the
Douglas Adams at the BBC original transmissions, had been discussed in biographies of Adams (e.g. "Don't Panic" by Neil Gaiman and "Wish You Were Here" by Nick Webb). In addition, the complete script for "The Lost Hitchhiker Sketch" appears in the 25th anniversary edition of "". Disc one covers subjects A to G, disc two covers subjects H to P, and disc three covers subjects Q to Z. Note: The CD set was released in early September 2004, after the Tertiary Phase of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" had been recorded, but before transmissions began. The earliest material on the set is from August