Heiny.henr@Parc-Maxc.Arpa (11/07/83)
From: Chris Heiny <Heiny.henr@Parc-Maxc.Arpa> I noticed the name Douglas Adams in the credits to a Monty Python episode (from c. 1974) the other day. I wasn't watching too closely (on my way to the fridge) and didn't catch the actual connection (something about looking up silly words). Is this person the same as The Douglas Adams of the Hitchikers's Guide to the Galaxy? Chris
ables@ut-ngp.UUCP (King Ables) (11/08/83)
Douglas Adams did some work with the Python troupe once. As he said in a TV interview when he was here a couple of years ago, it consisted of a few ideas being passed around over lunch. He didn't *REALLY* work with them in the sense of going somewhere (studio or such place) and writing or shooting scenes. He merely was an acquaintance of one or more of them. As to his name in this particular case, I can't say for sure, but I wouldn't doubt that it is his. It may be one of those silly credits that just needs a name and since they knew him, they stuck his there. King (ables@utexa-11.ARPA , ...!ut-ngp!ables.UUCP)
rlr@pyuxn.UUCP (Rich Rosen) (11/09/83)
A friend of mine told me that Douglas Adams wrote the first few chapters of Graham Chapman's autobiography (I know, I know...) at Chapman's request. He was fired because Chapman didn't like all the space opera he was writing, though those chapters were retained in the book. Does anyone out there know anything about this book?
andie@cvl.UUCP (Diane Donaldson) (11/09/83)
Douglas Adams also helped write and edit some Dr. Who scripts, such as the quest for the Key to Time. I've always wondered if he got the idea for his third book from there...
dag@sultan.UUCP (Dan Glasser -- PRO 350 Graphics - ML) (11/10/83)
[ ] Douglass Adams also wrote an ill-fated but multi-episode Dr. Who sequence. I believe that the particular story was never aired due to a strike. I got this information from the Whovian Times, the official newsletter of the Dr. Who Fan Club of America. Daniel Glasser ...!decvax!sultan!dag [One of those things that goes BUMP (ouch!) in the night!]