Steven H. Silver reports two recent Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy deaths:
BBC Producer Geoffrey Perkins died in a car accident on 29 August 2008. Born 22 February 1953, he may be best known as the producer of the radio series The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1978-79). Following his radio stint, he moved into television, where he won one BAFTA TV Award and was nominated for eight others. His other genre productions include the series My Hero (2002) and the 1999 one-shot Blackadder Back & Forth.
Ken Campbell died 31 August 2008. Born 10 December 1941, he formed the Science Fiction Theatre of Liverpool in 1976, and adapted the Illuminatus Trilogy and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for the stage. Campbell also appeared in the radio series of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy as Poodoo. His other genre appearances include: Creep (2004), Alice in Wonderland (1999), Fantasy Island (1998), Wings of Fame (1990), Super Gran (1987), Dreamchild (1985), The Bride (1985), and Mystery and Imagination (1968). He auditioned for the role of the seventh Dr. Who in 1987, but lost out to Sylvester McCoy.