 This is the ninth version of the "Hitchhikers Guide". It has  previously appeared as a radio series, two record albums, novels, a  television series  (_"Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, The" (1981) (mini)_ (qv)), a  computer game, a stage show, a comic book, a video game  (_Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, The (1984) (VG)_ (qv)) and a  towel.