8 March 1978 March 7, 2015 Author: Staff The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is first broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Famous Words of Inspiration..."The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions." Plato — Click here for more from Plato Related posts: 12 October 1979 8 March 1978 14 March 1978 22 March 1978 17 September 1978 19 February 1978 12 June 1978 17 September 1978 11 September 1978 20 February 1978 Categories: History Tags: 1978, 8 March