Or was, as Adams explains: “Andrew has now left his wife, suddenly decided he’s gay and is now living with a man in Milton Keynes and has cheered up a lot. It’s curious.” So how does he feel about being immortalised as a robot? “He tells me he’s very annoyed about it but he makes sure that everybody else knows it’s him.”

screenshot of Andrew Marshall, wearing a trim leather jacket over a white t-shirt, and a trim moustache. The screenshot is from "Film 86" and not "Out on Tuesday"

#hhgg
Was Marvin the Paranoid Android in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy gay? Would he have been happier out of the closet?

Well, not quite…

But Douglas Adams did say Marvin was inspired by comedy writer Andrew Marshall’s worst sullen behaviour

and in a 2 Oct 1983 NME interview:

Today's ADHD phrase of day is a name : Paula Nancy Millstone Jennings. #HHGG

#HHGG

Reactolites be damned, those are clearly Peril Sensitive Sunglasses from #HHGG.

if only the trump administration covered their heads with towels, then the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal won't see them. #DontPanic #HHGG

ZZ9ers! Sunday 1st Feb is our Reading Slouch.

There's a ruined abbey to explore. The Museum of English Rural Life and Reading Museum to learn from. Waterways to stroll alongside (weather permitting). Shops! Pubs!

Full details in the recent MH178, or event in ZZ9's facebook group #HHGG #ZZ9PZA

cover image of MH178 - Marvin from the promo of the HHGG Live stage show, sitting

the latest Mostly Harmless (issue 178) was sent out earlier this week!

If you were expecting it, but haven't seen it, let us know!

If you aren't a member, but want to be, visit zz9.org/membership

#zz9 #DouglasAdams #HitchHikersGuideToTheGalaxy #HHGG #H2G2

a bald man is wearing a red sweater with a star trek logo on it Alt: Captain Picard putting his head in his hand

My elder Millennial brain has just informed me that if I combine 6*7 then it equals 42.
For a second, I thought I had uncovered some ancient wisdom #hhgg #6-7

Ikäväkseni luin juuri Hesarista, että Esa Saario kuoli kuukausi takaperin. Hän oli ainoa oikea #Marvin.

www.hs.fi/muistot/art-...

#HHGG

If the Total Perspective Vortex was a 12 panel cartoon 👌

#HHGG

#HHGG 😉

Space Space is one of the most basic and most important components of the Hitchhiker's Guide series. It is what Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect are launched into after enduring Vogon poetry. It is what is trav...

“Space is big.[...]" But Canada is bigger!!

hitchhikers.fandom.com/wiki/Space

#Canada #HHGG

"a Nutri-Matic machine which had provided him with a plastic cup filled with a liquid that was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea"

#HHGG

Wplace - A massive real-time pixel art canvas on the world map! Wplace is a collaborative, real-time pixel canvas layered over the world map, where anyone can paint and create art together.

In case anyone else is painting on wplace.live, some #HHGG fans are drawing a whale and petunias just north of Taunton in the west country. We're mainly organised through the Heart of Gold server (invite at top of r/HItchhikersGuide).

A page about Daleks from ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.’ STAY AWAY REALLY, STAY AWAY NO HONESTLY, JUST STAY AWAY, THEY’RE HORRIBLE IT IS A POPULAR AND WELL KNOWN FACT THA

#Dalek #DoctorWho #HHGG

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live Show Tickets – London Book The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live Show at Riverside Studios. Don’t panic — this galactic comedy lands in London Nov 2025. Get tickets.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy Live Show is NOW ON SALE

Book now: www.westendtheatre.com/295139/shows...

Tickets are now on sale for this major new immersive live show based on Douglas Adams' books & the film

Riverside Studios from 15 Nov

#HHGG #TheHitchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Playing Cards The Infinite Improbability Deck, based on Douglas Adams' HHGG, designed by Jack Brutus Penny

So I'm going to be talking a lot about #DouglasAdams and #HHGG #Hithchikers in the months ahead. If that's not your jam, I'm not your guy. Here's something that's happening right now -- www.kickstarter.com/projects/pro...

The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy | Immersive Live Shows Join Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy for immersive live shows, events, and unforgettable performances. Explore upcoming experiences, book tickets, and connect with creative talent today.

Oh, did I forget to mention -- www.hitchhikerslive.com --- #HHGG #DouglasAdams

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy live show to play London’s Riverside Studios | West End Theatre A new stage version of Douglas Adams' cult hit The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is coming to London this autumn.

Don’t Panic!

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy live show to play London's Riverside Studios

Read more: www.westendtheatre.com/295123/news/...

A new live version of Douglas Adams' cult hit is coming to London's #RiversideStudios from November 2025

#HHGG #TheHitchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy

So this is happening #HithchikersGuideToTheGalaxy #HHGG #DouglasAdams #Theatre #Theater -- www.hitchhikerslive.com

Douglas Adams: The Ends of the Earth - Audiobook - Pushkin A celebration of the startling wit and unexpected wisdom of the legendary science fiction author, featuring readings of Douglas Adams’s work, rare archival audio, plus interviews with his most famous ...

Use Code DA20 for 20% off when you preorder my new #book about #DouglasAdams author of #HHGG #HitchhikersGuide #DIrkGently #bookskey

www.pushkin.fm/audiobooks/d...

Happy Towel Day!
We celebrated #towelday with a towel breakfast on the beach next to the nature reserve.
Later in the day we did some towel laundry and dutifully folded and organised them.
#dontpanic #alwaysknowwhereyourtowelis #hhgg #douglasadams

On lilac paper surrounded by lilacs reads "All the little angels rise up, rise up. All the little angels rise up high! How do they rise up, rise up, rise up? How do they rise up, rise up high? They rise heads up, heads up, heads up. They rise heads up, heads up high!" - Terry Pratchett. #TheGlorious25thMay

On a space backdrop reads "A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. - Douglas Adams. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Happy Towel Day and a Glorious 25th to all those who celebrate either or both.

Justice
Freedom
Reasonably priced love
and a hard boiled egg

And always know where your towel is.

#Discworld #HHGG

Lo-Fi Orchestra - Journey of the Sorcerer The Lo-Fi Orchestra presents the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy aka Journey of the Sorcerer by the Eagles. Trivia - the tempo of this piece is minim = 42... Full details of the Arduino Lo-Fi Orche...

Happy #TowelDay and hope you have a #Glorious25thMay

I don't have any TP related music, but I do have this for DA..

https://makertube.net/w/3wJUQJ9oHBgNRPo5XE5L6W

#HHGG #LoFiOrchestra #GNUTerryPratchett

This photo perfectly captures the spirit of Towel Day. Front and centre is a towel decorated with bold red and blue circles, proudly displayed on a glass table—an unmistakable nod to Douglas Adams and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. Next to the towel, a bottle of sparkling wine and several bottles of mineral water suggest a celebratory mood, perhaps a toast to the author or to fellow fans. The background, with its wicker baskets, houseplants, and family photos, adds a cozy, lived-in feel, making the towel’s presence all the more personal. Altogether, the scene radiates a sense of quiet celebration and appreciation for the wit and imagination of Douglas Adams.

Well I certainly know where mine is.
#TowelDay #HHGG

Happy Towel Day all you hoopy froods! 👍🏻

#TowelDay #TowelDay2025 #HHGG

a man talking to another man with the words " if you want to survive out here you gotta know where your towel is " below him ALT: a man talking to another man with the words " if you want to survive out here you gotta know where your towel is " below him

Happy #TowelDay! 👍
Fröhlichen #Handtuchtag! 🛸

#PerAnhalterdurchdieGalaxis #HitchHikersGuidetotheGalaxy #HHGG

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A #QuoteSunday for #HHGG on #TowelDay!

"You know," said Arthur, "it's at times like this, when I'm trapped in a Vogon airlock with a man from Betelgeuse, and about to die of asphyxiation in deep space that I really wish I'd listened to what my mother told me when I was young."
"Why, what did […]