Robbie Stamp (born 1960) was the

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, a position that came about partly because of his friendship with author

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, whose works inspired the site. Stamp was also the

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of the movie version of ''

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''. Stamp was a producer of

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when he met Adams. Under his tenure at The Digital Village, the

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project was launched, along with the computer game

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. He is currently Chairman of Bioss International Ltd.

Bibliography

*Young, Martin & Stamp, Robbie 1989, Trojan horses : extraordinary stories of deception operations in the Second World War, Bodley Head, London *Kennett, Sue & Stamp, Robbie & Groman, Jeff & Naden, David 1989, The day war broke out, Marshall Cavendish, ondon*Prins, Gwyn & Stamp, Robbie & International Film Bureau & Millbank Films 1991, Top guns & toxic whales : the environment & global security, Earthscan Publications ; Post Mills, VT : Chelsea Green Pub. Co, London *Stamp, Robbie & Simpson, Paul, 1963- & Adams, Douglas, 1952-. Hitch-hiker's guide to the galaxy 2005, The making of The hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy : the filming of the Douglas Adams classic, Boxtree, London

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Transcript of webchat with Robbie Stamp on April 12, 2005
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