Thirty years of celebrating the comic genius of Douglas Adamsâ ¦ On 12 October 1979 the most remarkable book ever to come out of the great publishing corporations of Ursa Minor (and Earth) was made available to humanity â " The Hitchhikerâ s Guide to the Galaxy. Itâ s an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterwards to make way for a new hyperspace bypass and his best friend has just announced that heâ s an alien. At this moment, theyâ re hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocuous-looking book inscribed with the big, friendly words: DONâ T PANIC. The weekend has only just begunâ ¦ Volume one in the trilogy of five
