8 March 1978 Posted on March 7, 2015 by Staff The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams, is first broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Famous Words of Inspiration..."What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn't much better than tedious disease." Alexander Pope — Click here for more from Alexander Pope 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