Roald Dahl
1916 - 1990Born in Wales to Norwegian immigrant parents, Dahl served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. He became a flying ace and intelligence officer, rising to the rank of acting wing commander. He rose to prominence as a writer in the 1940s with works for both children and adults, and he became one of the world's best-selling authors. He has been referred to as "one of the greatest storytellers for children of the 20th century". His awards for contribution to literature include the 1983 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement, and the British Book Awards' Children's Author of the Year in 1990. In 2008, The Times placed Dahl 16th on its list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".
Dahl's short stories are known for their unexpected endings, and his children's books for their unsentimental, macabre, often darkly comic mood, featuring villainous adult enemies of the child characters. His books champion the kindhearted, and feature an underlying warm sentiment. Dahl's works for children include James and the Giant Peach, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, The Witches, Fantastic Mr Fox, The BFG, The Twits and George's Marvellous Medicine. His adult works include Tales of the Unexpected.
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Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory'
J.M. Kenny
Mel Stuart, David L. Wolper
Retrospective documentary on the making of the cult classic "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory."
Pure Imagination: The Story of 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory'
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
Andrew Thompson
Robert Lindsay, Quentin Blake
Fighter pilot, inventor, spy - the life of Roald Dahl is often stranger than fiction. Through a vast collection of his letters, writings and archive, the story is told largely in his own words with contributions from his last wife Liccy, daughter Lucy and biographer Donald Sturrock.
The Marvellous World of Roald Dahl
Tales of the Unexpected: Edward the Conqueror
Rodney Bennett
Roald Dahl, Wendy Hiller
Elderly marrieds Edward and Louisa discover a stray cat in their garden. It reacts so positively to Louisa's classical piano playing that she is convinced the cat is the reincarnation of Franz Liszt. Edward grows tired of her obsession and decides to get rid of the cat.
Tales of the Unexpected: Edward the Conqueror
Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady
Roald Dahl, Siobhán McKenna
Billy's new landlady is kind and friendly, but he can't help feeling uneasy about the place, particularly as the last two guests signed in over two years ago and no one has stayed there since.
Tales of the Unexpected: The Landlady
Blikkfang Norge, fem norske kunstnere
Unni Straume
Roald Dahl, Frans Widerberg
In this documentary, the author Roald Dahl presents the five monumental Norwegian artists Frans Widerberg, Arne Nordheim, Stein Mehren, Cecilie Løveid and Sverre Fehn.
Way North, Five Norwegian Artists
