The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a landmark British science fiction comedy radio series created by Douglas Adams, following the absurd intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent after Earth's destruction.
All labels observed (19)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T619713 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) Context triple: [Marvin the Paranoid Android, appearsIn, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)]
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) is a theatrical adaptation of Douglas Adams' cult science-fiction comedy, bringing the absurd intergalactic adventures and dry British humor of the original story to the live stage.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game) is a 1984 interactive fiction adventure co-designed by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky, known for its humorous, punishingly difficult text-based puzzles adapted from the original radio and book series.
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The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is a comic science fiction novel by Douglas Adams, serving as the second book in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series and continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
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So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" is the fourth comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, following Arthur Dent's return to a mysteriously restored Earth and his romance with the enigmatic Fenchurch.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) Target entity description: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a landmark British science fiction comedy radio series created by Douglas Adams, following the absurd intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent after Earth's destruction.
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A.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) is a theatrical adaptation of Douglas Adams' cult science-fiction comedy, bringing the absurd intergalactic adventures and dry British humor of the original story to the live stage.
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B.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a comedic science fiction series following the misadventures of an unwitting human and his alien friend as they travel through an absurd and satirical universe.
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C.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game) is a 1984 interactive fiction adventure co-designed by Douglas Adams and Steve Meretzky, known for its humorous, punishingly difficult text-based puzzles adapted from the original radio and book series.
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D.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe is a comic science fiction novel by Douglas Adams, serving as the second book in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy series and continuing the absurd adventures of Arthur Dent and his companions.
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E.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish" is the fourth comedic science fiction novel in Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, following Arthur Dent's return to a mysteriously restored Earth and his romance with the enigmatic Fenchurch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British radio programme
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radio series ⓘ science fiction comedy ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (concept by Douglas Adams)
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| countryOfFirstBroadcast | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel series)
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| follows | Arthur Dent ⓘ |
| format | audio ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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radio drama ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCatchphrase | Don't Panic ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Primary Phase)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Quandary Phase)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Quintessential Phase)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Secondary Phase)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Tertiary Phase)
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| hasTheme |
bureaucracy and absurdity
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cosmic insignificance ⓘ meaning of life ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (computer game)
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surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1984 computer game)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film) ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage show) ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (stage adaptations)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (television series)
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| mainCharacter |
Arthur Dent
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Ford Prefect ⓘ Marvin the Paranoid Android ⓘ Trillian ⓘ Zaphod Beeblebrox ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| notableCharacter | Slartibartfast ⓘ |
| notableFor |
absurdist humour
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satire of science fiction tropes ⓘ |
| notableItem |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (fictional electronic guidebook)
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| notableNumber | 42 ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastNetwork | BBC Radio 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalMedium | radio ⓘ |
| plotElement |
destruction of Earth
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intergalactic travel ⓘ |
| precededBy | none ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| setting |
Milky Way
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surface form:
Milky Way galaxy
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Subject: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) Description of subject: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a landmark British science fiction comedy radio series created by Douglas Adams, following the absurd intergalactic adventures of Arthur Dent after Earth's destruction.
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