Douglas Adams had contributed comedy sketches for BBC radio programmes produced by Simon Brett (including "The Burkiss Way" and "Week Ending"), and was asked to pitch a radio sitcom in February 1977.
Douglas Adams had contributed comedy sketches for BBC radio programmes produced by Simon Brett (including "The Burkiss Way" and "Week Ending"). Having written a successful sketch called "Kamikaze" for "The Burkiss Way", Adams was called into Brett's office to pitch a radio sitcom in February 1977.