So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

There has never been another writer remotely like Douglas Adams. He discovered a completely new genre – scientific wit – and having discovered it he raised it to dizzying heightsTony Robinson

I haven’t known many geniuses in my life. Some brilliantly smart people, but only a tiny handful would I class as geniuses. I would class Douglas, because he saw things differently, and he was capable of communicating the way he saw things, and once he explained things the way he saw them, it was almost impossible to see them the way you used to see themNeil Gaiman

One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering geniusDavid Walliams

It changed my whole life. It's literally out of this worldTom Baker