Author Roald Dahl, whose books have been adapted into classic movies, despised arguably the most beloved performance of them ...

Roald Dahl's career as a children's author is well known, and his phizz-whizzing heroes and demonic villains continue to delight and enchant new generations of readers. But Dahl also had a lesser ...

Roald Dahl is one of our absolute favourite authors; from The BFG, to Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, to Matilda, he brought us a plethora of bold and brilliant literary heroes during his ...

A series of revisions to Roald Dahl’s books to make them more palatable for today’s readers has become the latest skirmish in the culture wars. The alterations to the stories were made by the ...

Roald Dahl’s books were considered so unpalatable to the children of today they were rewritten to take out anything that might cause the merest hint of offence. Now, even a series of celebrity ...

Famous writer, actor, comedian and explorer, Sir Michael Palin reads an extract from Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory'. This clip can be used to demonstrate how we are able to use ...

Royal Shakespeare Company’s co-artistic director has shared his excitement at staging Roald Dahl’s “really inspirational” children’s novel The BFG as part of their upcoming programme.

It will be presented at the CFT from Monday, March 16-Sunday, April 12 2026 in a co-production between Chichester Festival Theatre, the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Roald Dahl Story Company.