Kevin Jon Davies
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Kevin Jon Davies
@kjd42.bsky.social
· Oct 7
#OTD 45 years ago (7 Oct 1980) according to my diary, I drew these images for the Hitchhiker's Guide BBC TV series. Douglas Adams as both the ad exec and as Paula, the worst poet in the universe. I was 19 years old and having fun.
Drawing on the Past
Creating "The Illustrated Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (1994)
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
My second substack post is another archive article, written in 1992 about the retrospective "Making of Hitchhiker's Guide" documentary, then in production.
#DouglasAdams #thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy
#BBCTV #television #behindthescenes
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#DouglasAdams #thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy
#BBCTV #television #behindthescenes
substack.com/@kevinjondav...
Don't Panic - for at least 12 years!
An article about 'The Making of Hitchhiker's Guide', a retrospective documentary I wrote and directed for BBC Video in 1992.
substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 6:16 PM
My second substack post is another archive article, written in 1992 about the retrospective "Making of Hitchhiker's Guide" documentary, then in production.
#DouglasAdams #thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy
#BBCTV #television #behindthescenes
substack.com/@kevinjondav...
#DouglasAdams #thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy
#BBCTV #television #behindthescenes
substack.com/@kevinjondav...
My first post on Substack is a behind-the-scenes story from the making of the TV pilot of #HitchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy.
open.substack.com/pub/kevinjon...
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Under the table with Peter Jones
A behind the scenes story from "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" TV series
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November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
My first post on Substack is a behind-the-scenes story from the making of the TV pilot of #HitchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy.
open.substack.com/pub/kevinjon...
open.substack.com/pub/kevinjon...
#OTD 45 years ago... (31 Oct 1980) BBC graphics designer Doug Burd visited Pearce Studios and asked me to do some of his work for him - drawing a line of robots for the Encyclopedia Galactica. I sneaked in a few in-jokes to the animation for ep 2 of Hitchhiker's Guide (TV series).
October 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
#OTD 45 years ago... (31 Oct 1980) BBC graphics designer Doug Burd visited Pearce Studios and asked me to do some of his work for him - drawing a line of robots for the Encyclopedia Galactica. I sneaked in a few in-jokes to the animation for ep 2 of Hitchhiker's Guide (TV series).
Reminder about Tomorrow evening's illustrated talk about Douglas Adams at the Faversham Fringe. Still a few tickets available... www.ticketsource.co.uk/handofdoompr...
Sunday 19/10/2025
17:30-18:30pm
The Alexander Centre (in the Mayor's Parlour)
15-17 Preston St,
Faversham, Kent, UK
ME13 8NZ
Sunday 19/10/2025
17:30-18:30pm
The Alexander Centre (in the Mayor's Parlour)
15-17 Preston St,
Faversham, Kent, UK
ME13 8NZ
www.ticketsource.co.uk
October 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Reminder about Tomorrow evening's illustrated talk about Douglas Adams at the Faversham Fringe. Still a few tickets available... www.ticketsource.co.uk/handofdoompr...
Sunday 19/10/2025
17:30-18:30pm
The Alexander Centre (in the Mayor's Parlour)
15-17 Preston St,
Faversham, Kent, UK
ME13 8NZ
Sunday 19/10/2025
17:30-18:30pm
The Alexander Centre (in the Mayor's Parlour)
15-17 Preston St,
Faversham, Kent, UK
ME13 8NZ
Just been reminded of the time my family and I were kindly invited by a friend to look around #Leavesden Studios whilst #HarryPotter and The Prisoner of Azkaban was in production. Here we are with Buckbeak, the Hippogriff. This was long before the official tour was built.
October 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Just been reminded of the time my family and I were kindly invited by a friend to look around #Leavesden Studios whilst #HarryPotter and The Prisoner of Azkaban was in production. Here we are with Buckbeak, the Hippogriff. This was long before the official tour was built.
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#OTD 45 years ago (7 Oct 1980) according to my diary, I drew these images for the Hitchhiker's Guide BBC TV series. Douglas Adams as both the ad exec and as Paula, the worst poet in the universe. I was 19 years old and having fun.
October 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#OTD 45 years ago (7 Oct 1980) according to my diary, I drew these images for the Hitchhiker's Guide BBC TV series. Douglas Adams as both the ad exec and as Paula, the worst poet in the universe. I was 19 years old and having fun.
Timely clip…
V - THE MINISERIES (1983) saw alien reptiles invade Earth and turn America into a fascist state, complete with stylised swastikas. But holocaust survivor Abraham and his friend Ruby are determined not to let history repeat itself...
September 30, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Timely clip…
Enjoyed recording this!
September 24, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Enjoyed recording this!
Worth a listen if you like a bit of archive telly. Nice to hear knowledgeable pros (who've done the homework) talking so enthusiastically.
September 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Worth a listen if you like a bit of archive telly. Nice to hear knowledgeable pros (who've done the homework) talking so enthusiastically.
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Do you want some inspiration for your arctic research station, your deep space facility or your remote settlement game?
Check out this excellent video of this South Pole Station.
youtu.be/gQ3_gZ3ZS_4?...
Check out this excellent video of this South Pole Station.
youtu.be/gQ3_gZ3ZS_4?...
A tour of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station - Part 1
YouTube video by Joe Spins the Globe
youtu.be
September 6, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Do you want some inspiration for your arctic research station, your deep space facility or your remote settlement game?
Check out this excellent video of this South Pole Station.
youtu.be/gQ3_gZ3ZS_4?...
Check out this excellent video of this South Pole Station.
youtu.be/gQ3_gZ3ZS_4?...
I'll be speaking about the life and work of #42DouglasAdams at the Faversham Fringe (in Kent, UK), on Sunday 19 Oct 2025, at 5:30pm.
Tickets only £6:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/handofdoompr...
Tickets only £6:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/handofdoompr...
September 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
I'll be speaking about the life and work of #42DouglasAdams at the Faversham Fringe (in Kent, UK), on Sunday 19 Oct 2025, at 5:30pm.
Tickets only £6:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/handofdoompr...
Tickets only £6:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/handofdoompr...
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Strong read this morning in the Observer on the collapse of Unbound, featuring @alexdecampi.bsky.social, @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social and myself.
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
Death of a publishing dream: how the Unbound revolution b...
The literary disrupters enjoyed great success with their crowdfunding model, signing authors that other publishers overlooked. And then the money ran out…
observer.co.uk
August 9, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Strong read this morning in the Observer on the collapse of Unbound, featuring @alexdecampi.bsky.social, @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social and myself.
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
observer.co.uk/news/busines...
@dirkmaggs.bsky.social - I'd forgotten all about writing this report, but not the actual recording/mixing sessions.
#thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy
#thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy
September 2004
TV Zone, Issue 180: ‘Hitch Hikers Reunited'
(Can’t remember where I got this from, but credit to whoever it was)
TV Zone, Issue 180: ‘Hitch Hikers Reunited'
(Can’t remember where I got this from, but credit to whoever it was)
July 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
@dirkmaggs.bsky.social - I'd forgotten all about writing this report, but not the actual recording/mixing sessions.
#thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy
#thehitchhikersguidetothegalaxy
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🎬 Yesterday we filmed Elstree Project interview #78 with Academy Award-winner John Stephenson.
He reflected on The Dark Crystal, Greystoke, and Return to Oz — and how Elstree Studios became the birthplace of modern British VFX and animatronics.
#ElstreeStudios #Elstree100 #VFX
He reflected on The Dark Crystal, Greystoke, and Return to Oz — and how Elstree Studios became the birthplace of modern British VFX and animatronics.
#ElstreeStudios #Elstree100 #VFX
May 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
🎬 Yesterday we filmed Elstree Project interview #78 with Academy Award-winner John Stephenson.
He reflected on The Dark Crystal, Greystoke, and Return to Oz — and how Elstree Studios became the birthplace of modern British VFX and animatronics.
#ElstreeStudios #Elstree100 #VFX
He reflected on The Dark Crystal, Greystoke, and Return to Oz — and how Elstree Studios became the birthplace of modern British VFX and animatronics.
#ElstreeStudios #Elstree100 #VFX
#AlanYentob (1947-2025). His team @ Late Show Prods gave me my first broadcast gig as director, #DoctorWho: "30 Years in the #Tardis" (1993) & he kindly took part. Did he really crib a witty reply from a Post-It note?
"You may well think that, but..."😎
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"You may well think that, but..."😎
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Alan Yentob: BBC arts broadcaster dies aged 78
He interviewed a raft of important cultural and creative figures over a lengthy career at the BBC.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
#AlanYentob (1947-2025). His team @ Late Show Prods gave me my first broadcast gig as director, #DoctorWho: "30 Years in the #Tardis" (1993) & he kindly took part. Did he really crib a witty reply from a Post-It note?
"You may well think that, but..."😎
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"You may well think that, but..."😎
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
See: www.LondonFilmConvention.co.uk
…for tickets, guest lists and further details.
Nearest tube: Russell Square. I will be signing and selling copies of the #42DouglasAdams book.
Hope to see some you there...?
…for tickets, guest lists and further details.
Nearest tube: Russell Square. I will be signing and selling copies of the #42DouglasAdams book.
Hope to see some you there...?
May 3, 2025 at 3:38 PM
See: www.LondonFilmConvention.co.uk
…for tickets, guest lists and further details.
Nearest tube: Russell Square. I will be signing and selling copies of the #42DouglasAdams book.
Hope to see some you there...?
…for tickets, guest lists and further details.
Nearest tube: Russell Square. I will be signing and selling copies of the #42DouglasAdams book.
Hope to see some you there...?
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Tomorrow our film has the honour of being a national premiere AND the closing film of the Pordenone Docs Festival in Italy! www.pordenonedocsfest.it/en/film/her-...
HER NAME WAS MOVIOLA
A cinematic love letter to the Moviola editing machine, featuring three-time Oscar-winning editor Walter Murch. The Moviola is an analog editing machine the size of a refrigerator with two pedals, one...
www.pordenonedocsfest.it
April 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Tomorrow our film has the honour of being a national premiere AND the closing film of the Pordenone Docs Festival in Italy! www.pordenonedocsfest.it/en/film/her-...
Tonight, don't forget - 8pm Sky Arts.
TV hidden gem for you tonight on Sky Arts: a quirky new profile of Douglas Adams. Here's my pick of the day for Radio Times
March 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Tonight, don't forget - 8pm Sky Arts.
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This is wonderful!
"So, Colin, which film did you base it on?"
"All of them, boss."
"So, Colin, which film did you base it on?"
"All of them, boss."
See if you can figure out what this ad from 1984 is selling before the reveal…
March 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
This is wonderful!
"So, Colin, which film did you base it on?"
"All of them, boss."
"So, Colin, which film did you base it on?"
"All of them, boss."
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Lovely piece by the indubitably lovelier Jon Canter.
Douglas Adams was a genius — and my bathroom-hogging flatmate
A new documentary shows how the author foresaw the future in The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (and based Marvin the Paranoid Android on me)
www.thetimes.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Lovely piece by the indubitably lovelier Jon Canter.
Dunfermline, Scotland on Sat 26 April. Plenty of laughs and behind-the-scenes stories of cult #sci-fi. Tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/42-an-even...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/42-an-even...
March 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Dunfermline, Scotland on Sat 26 April. Plenty of laughs and behind-the-scenes stories of cult #sci-fi. Tickets:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/42-an-even...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/42-an-even...
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Saw this in the Radio Times...
Douglas Adams: the Man Who Imagined Our Future
On Sky Arts, Thursday 27 March. Looks very good!
@kjd42.bsky.social @hg2g-scrapbook.bsky.social #DouglasAdams
Douglas Adams: the Man Who Imagined Our Future
On Sky Arts, Thursday 27 March. Looks very good!
@kjd42.bsky.social @hg2g-scrapbook.bsky.social #DouglasAdams
March 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Saw this in the Radio Times...
Douglas Adams: the Man Who Imagined Our Future
On Sky Arts, Thursday 27 March. Looks very good!
@kjd42.bsky.social @hg2g-scrapbook.bsky.social #DouglasAdams
Douglas Adams: the Man Who Imagined Our Future
On Sky Arts, Thursday 27 March. Looks very good!
@kjd42.bsky.social @hg2g-scrapbook.bsky.social #DouglasAdams
I can personalise and sign on request. The bookshop is local to me. #42DouglasAdams
this week (tuesday) was
douglas adams
birthday
and we are offering the book
'42'
signed by @kjd42.bsky.social
for just £25.
#books #bookshop
douglas adams
birthday
and we are offering the book
'42'
signed by @kjd42.bsky.social
for just £25.
#books #bookshop
March 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
I can personalise and sign on request. The bookshop is local to me. #42DouglasAdams