He was the 20th century’s most famous storyteller renowned for classics such as James And The Giant Peach and Charlie And The Chocolate Factory. However, despite his popularity among children, Roald Dahl had a darker side to his character — and rarely seen correspondence with his publisher Tom Maschler has surfaced which confirms his reputation … Read more
Roald Dahl’s family apologises for his antisemitism 37 years after he referred to a ‘trait in Jewish character that provokes animosity’ Roald Dahl said ‘there is a trait in the Jewish character’ that provokes ‘animosity’ Dahl’s estate has signed lucrative deals with broadcasters to adapt his works His family described his views as ‘incomprehensible to … Read more
To Olivia FIRST LOOK: Hugh Bonneville and Keeley Hawes transform into Roald Dahl and his actress wife Patricia Neal in new biopic about the children’s author’s life and marriage By Niomi Harris For Mailonline Published: 13:25 GMT, 12 November 2020 | Updated: 13:25 GMT, 12 November 2020 Hugh Bonneville and Keeley Hawes channel Roald Dahl … Read more
Backlash against The Witches: Disabled people including Paralympians criticize remake of Roald Dahl classic over its use of split hands On October 22, HBO Max released The Witches – the second adaptation of Dahl’s famous novel after the hit 1990 film Stars Anne Hathaway as the evil Grand High Witch who is revealed to have … Read more
Anne Hathaway gave her 18.5 million Instagram followers a new taste of her Roald Dahl’s The Witches on Wednesday. The 37-year-old Academy Award winner shared a short video stuffed with behind-the-scenes footage from the upcoming fantasy–comedy. The clip gave the fullest picture to date of the spooky character design for the witches and her character’s … Read more
Roald Dahl’s The Witches trailer is released with Anne Hathaway starring as the menacing Grand High Witch By Heidi Parker For Dailymail.com Published: 16:16 BST, 2 October 2020 | Updated: 16:17 BST, 2 October 2020 Roald Dahl’s The Witches trailer was released on Thursday. The highly anticipated film stars Anne Hathaway, Octavia Spencer, Stanley Tucci, … Read more
Sophie Dahl says she’s ‘scared’ of social media because it is full of ‘shouting’ and there’s ‘no room’ for discussion and admits she’s struggled with the weight of her grandfather’s legacy Sophie Dahl, 42, said she was intimated by her grand-father Roald Dahl’s legacy Author said would not get out of bed if took on … Read more
They envisaged a wedding of splendour in Jordan this spring, with scores of friends in attendance, only to delay their nuptials until October as the pandemic played havoc with their plans. But now, in a twist which could have been scripted by his grandfather — king of the unexpected, Roald Dahl — journalist Ned Donovan … Read more
There was no point in pretending that he had the slightest chance of winning the pool now – not unless the goddam ship started to go backwards. They’d have to put her in reverse and go full speed astern and keep right on going if he was to have any chance of winning it now. … Read more
In Saturday’s instalment of Roald Dahl’s classic story, dentist’s wife Mrs Bixby received a magnificently luxurious mink coat from her lover as a farewell gift. Unable to explain away such an expensive garment to the dull dentist, she came up with a brilliantly clever plan to fool her husband AND keep what was rightfully hers … Read more