fans get their towels out ( UK )

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fans get their towels outIt's Towel Day all over the world for fans of 's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyAs every good reader knows, a towel is "about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have", and fans all over the world are today celebrating the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by conspicuously carrying a towel. From Australia to the USA, Towel Day events are taking place in parks, pubs and public places, including recitals of Vogon poetry in Prague and Barcelona, a flashmob in Berlin, celebrations at the Restaurant at the End of the Universe in Bali, Indonesia, and a party in St sburg, Russia. Here in the UK there's a Vogon poetry slam in London and a talk about about the science of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy at the Chemistry Centre. In addition to organised events, individuals may simply show their appreciation for

the creativity of by wandering around proudly carrying a towel. Although the actual date of 's death, of a heart attack at the age of 49, was 11 May, Towel Day is celebrated two weeks later, remaining faithful to the date of the first event, which was set up as a wake for fans soon after his sudden death. The original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio series was first broadcast more than 30 years ago, but it remains popular and has spawned six novels, a TV series, a computer game, three major stage productions and a film. Last year, to mark the 30th anniversary of the first book, the sixth novel, And Another Thing … by Eoin Colfer (the bestselling Irish author most famous for his Artemis Fowl series), hit the bestseller lists. Hundreds of people gathered at London's South Bank wearing dressing gowns to celebrate the

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