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Douglas Adams' Flatmate

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Last broadcast on Wed, 24 Jun 2009, 18:30 on BBC Radio 4 (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

Andrew McGibbon presents a series of interviews analysing great artists from the perspective of someone who knew them.

Jon Canter shared a flat with his friend Douglas Adams while the latter struggled for success and then coped with the fame he found following the success of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Jon reveals the business of sharing a flat with his fiercely loyal, manically obsessive, loveable giant of a friend, who is still greatly missed after his sudden death ten years ago. Featuring contributions from other flatmates and Douglas' friend Professor Richard Dawkins.

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  1. Tue 16 Dec 2008
    11:30
  2. Wed 24 Jun 2009
    18:30

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