20th April 2004
World premiere of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Big showbiz movie premiere in Central London at the UCI Cinema, Leicester Square.

26th April 2004
Movie soundtrack CD released
On Hollywood Records. Available from Amazon.com.

28th April 2005
The Anthology at the End of the Universe
Essays on Hitchhiker's Guide by leading SF authors. Published by Benbella Books. Available from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

28th April 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Australia
source: Greater Union

28th April 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in New Zealand
source: Rialto Cinemas

28th April 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in UK
source: Official movie site

28th April 2005
Robbie Stamp talk in Birmingham
At the Electric Cinema.

29th April 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in USA
source: Official movie site

30th April 2005
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy: The Filming of the Douglas Adams Classic
American hardback edition of the Making Of book. Available from Amazon.com.

May 2005
TV series repeated
On BBC 2.

2nd May 2005
Tertiary Phase on DVD-A
First ever radio series on audio DVD, in 5.1 surround sound, probably including a video documentary. Available from the BBC Shop.

3rd May 2005
Quandary/Quintessential Phase broadcast
First of eight episodes on Tuesdays at 18.30 GMT, repeated on Thursdays at 23.00 GMT. Also available via the Radio 4 website.

6th May 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Canada
source: Douglas Adams Continuum

6th May 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Iceland
source: IMDB (awaiting independent confirmation)

6th May 2005
The Science of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Popular science book by Michael Hanlon exploring concepts used in Hitchhikers. Published by Pan Macmillan. Available from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk.

9th May 2005
Inside the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Half-hour documentary on BBC 2, covering both the film and the history of Hitchhiker's Guide.

19th May 2005
Pocket Essential Hitchhiker’s Guide new edition
Revised and updated, with a new foreword by Simon Jones. Available from Amazon.co.uk.

23rd May 2005
Quandary Phase on CD and cassette
Available from Amazon.co.uk.

24th May 2005
The Deeper Meaning of Liff US paperback
Published by Three Rivers Press. Available from Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

2nd June 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in the Czech Republic
source: IMDB (awaiting independent confirmation)

3rd June 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Brazil
source: Douglas Adams Continuum

9th June 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Argentina
source: IMDB (awaiting independent confirmation)

9th June 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Germany
source: official German site (awaiting independent confirmation)

10th June 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Poland
source: Nie Panikuj

16th June 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Austria
source: IMDB (awaiting independent confirmation)

20th June 2005
Quintessential Phase on CD and cassette
Available from Amazon.co.uk.

29th June 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Belgium
source: IMDB (awaiting independent confirmation)

30th June 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in the Netherlands
source: IMDB (awaiting independent confirmation)

1st July 2005
Hitchhiker Radio Scripts 2
All fourteen new radio scripts, adapted by Dirk Maggs from Douglas Adams' novels. Published by Pan. Available from Amazon.co.uk.

6th July 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in France
source: IMDB (awaiting independent confirmation)

22nd July 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Finland
source: IMDB (awaiting independent confirmation)

27th July 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Sweden
source: Douglas Adams Continuum

29th July 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Norway
source: filmweb.no

12th August 2005
Hitchhiker’s Guide movie released in Denmark
source: Douglas Adams Continuum

1st November 2005
Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide 'Deluxe Edition'
New edition of 1996 omnibus including all five novels plus 'Young Zaphod Plays It Safe'. Available from Amazon.com.

November 2005
'City of Death' on DVD
Douglas Adams' second Doctor Who adventure, released on Region 2 DVD.