English writer and dramatist Douglas Adams was perhaps the first author ever to reveal the universe's biggest secret: the answer to the ultimate question - The Meaning of Life, the Universe and Everything. It’s 42, apparently. He is best known for his incredibly popular 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' series, which initially started off as a BBC radio comedy back in 1978. It has since taken a number of other forms as a series of books, a well-loved BBC TV series, several stage plays, a computer game, a successful feature film and even a comic book series!

Adams was a man of many talents. He also wrote the hilarious dark comedy 'Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency', about a perceptive psychic who believes he can use his paranormal talents to solve grizzly crimes, but instead mainly ends up solving fluffy disappearances of little old ladies' cats. During his lifetime, Adams also wrote episodes for the acclaimed BBC Drama, Doctor Who.

Featuring the voice talents of Harry Enfield, Simon Jones, Joanna Lumley, Billy Boyd (Lord of the Rings), Andrew Sachs (Fawlty Towers), Jim Carter (The Golden Compass) and Olivia Colman (Peepshow), these delightful BBC recordings are now available on CD and downloadable MP3 audiobook format, so you can join the madness and uproar of Adam's unique worlds in the format of your choice.