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Roald Dahl favourite takes centre stage in first Christmas 2024 advert
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Roald Dahl favourite takes centre stage in first Christmas 2024 advert

The Independent  

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Wonka film review: ‘Relentlessly wacky and over the top’
1 year ago

Wonka film review: ‘Relentlessly wacky and over the top’

BBC  

Wonka film review: ‘Relentlessly wacky and over the top’ Warner Bros Timothee Chalamet in Wonka Timothée Chalamet stars in a new prequel from the makers of Paddington 2 that explores Willy Wonka's early years. Not many of us have ever wondered about the backstory of Willy Wonka, the wizard-like confectioner from Roald Dahl's classic 1964 children's novel, Charlie and the …

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The Witches review: This essential Roald Dahl musical warms your heart and chills your bones all at once
1 year, 1 month ago

The Witches review: This essential Roald Dahl musical warms your heart and chills your bones all at once

The Independent  

“We’re not women, we’re hell,” chant the titular witches in the National Theatre’s spine-tingling new musical, red flames flickering behind them as they send intricate harmonies rising into the smoke-filled air. These witches aren’t horrifying because they’re wig-wearing older women, they’re horrifying because they look just like everybody else – their grotesque hatred of children hidden in plain sight. open …

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Quentin Blake: If sensitive people had their way The Twits would not exist
1 year, 5 months ago

Quentin Blake: If sensitive people had their way The Twits would not exist

The Independent  

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CBI files ‘closure report’ into 2015 Finnish national’s death
1 year, 8 months ago

CBI files ‘closure report’ into 2015 Finnish national’s death

Hindustan Times  

The Central Bureau of Investigation has filed a ‘closure report’ into the death of Finnish national Felix Dahl who was found dead along a lonely stretch of road at Canacona in South Goa. Finnish national Felix Dahl, 22, was found dead in Goa at Canacona in South Goa in 2015 Dahl was found dead with multiple skull fractures and brain …

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Queen Consort attacks censorship of authors as Roald Dahl row rages
1 year, 10 months ago

Queen Consort attacks censorship of authors as Roald Dahl row rages

The Independent  

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Salman Rushdie condemns ‘absurd censorship’ after Roald Dahl’s books rewritten
1 year, 10 months ago

Salman Rushdie condemns ‘absurd censorship’ after Roald Dahl’s books rewritten

The Independent  

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Roald Dahl rewritten: the hundreds of changes made to suit a new ‘sensitive’ generation
1 year, 10 months ago

Roald Dahl rewritten: the hundreds of changes made to suit a new ‘sensitive’ generation

The Telegraph  

“Words matter,” begins the discreet notice, which sits at the bottom of the copyright page of Puffin’s latest editions of Roald Dahl’s books. “We want to ensure Roald Dahl’s wonderful stories and characters continue to be enjoyed by all children today,” said a spokesperson for the Roald Dahl Story Company. “It was led by Puffin and Roald Dahl Story Company …

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To Olivia review: A portrait of grief that struggles to reconcile the two sides of Roald Dahl
3 years, 10 months ago

To Olivia review: A portrait of grief that struggles to reconcile the two sides of Roald Dahl

The Independent  

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Roald & Beatrix – The Tail of the Curious Mouse review: Festive nostalgia marred by Dahl’s real-life antisemitism
4 years ago

Roald & Beatrix – The Tail of the Curious Mouse review: Festive nostalgia marred by Dahl’s real-life antisemitism

The Independent  

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Roald Dahl's Family Apologises for Beloved Author's Anti-Semitic Remarks, 30 Years after His Death
4 years ago

Roald Dahl's Family Apologises for Beloved Author's Anti-Semitic Remarks, 30 Years after His Death

News 18  

The family of Roald Dahl, late author of children’s classics such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, has apologised for anti-Semitic remarks he made, saying the comments were “incomprehensible to us”. “Those prejudiced remarks are incomprehensible to us and stand in marked contrast to the man we knew and to the values at the heart of Roald Dahl’s stories, which …

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Roald Dahl's family apologises for late children author's anti-Semitic remarks
4 years ago

Roald Dahl's family apologises for late children author's anti-Semitic remarks

ABC  

The family of Roald Dahl, the late author of children's classics such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, has apologised for anti-Semitic remarks he made, saying the comments were "incomprehensible to us". Key points: The family said Dahl's prejudiced remarks show the "lasting impact of words" An advocacy group for British Jews said the apology was a long time coming …

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Family of children’s author Roald Dahl apologise for his anti-Semitic remarks
4 years ago

Family of children’s author Roald Dahl apologise for his anti-Semitic remarks

Hindustan Times  

The family of Roald Dahl, late author of children’s classics such as “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”, has apologised for anti-Semitic remarks he made, saying the comments were “incomprehensible to us”. Roald Dahl, who died in 1990 aged 74, remains popular with young readers around the world and several of his books have been turned into movies and stage shows …

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The Witches Makes Family-Friendly Changes to Roald Dahl’s Grimly Funny Book
54 years, 11 months ago

The Witches Makes Family-Friendly Changes to Roald Dahl’s Grimly Funny Book

Slate  

It’s been almost 40 years since Roald Dahl wrote The Witches and 30 years since the cult adaptation starring Anjelica Huston was made. Formula 86 Delayed-Action Mouse-Maker In both book and movie, the boy watches Bruno turn into a mouse after the Grand High Witch uses her Delayed Mouse-Maker Formula on him and is then discovered and turned into a …

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