I've had a couple people reach out to alert me to this news: Roald Dahl's original sketches to be auctioned. These are drawings that Dahl himself made prior to publication of his memoir Boy - Tales of Childhood. Apparently Quentin Blake was booked up, so Ian Craig from the publishing house Jonathan| Roald Dahl Fans
In case you haven't spotted them in bookstores yet, the Roald Dahl Story Company has officially endorsed new books that are "inspired" by Roald Dahl characters. There are two of them so far: Charlie and the Christmas Factory and The Twits Next Door. I guess when a writer is gone and there's no ne| Roald Dahl Fans
I was really tickled a few weeks back to receive an email from Oliver Houston, a playwright living in the UK who is working on a new piece that will reference Dahl’s failed play “Your Loving Wife” (aka “The Honeys”). Oliver has been researching the play but couldn’t confirm which theatre it played in Bournemouth. … Continue reading "Lots of new information about “Your Loving Wife”"| Roald Dahl Fans
Apologies to anyone who had issues with the trivia quizzes lately! Something broke and I had to get some help to fix it. Thankfully it’s all resolved now, so you should be able to resume putting your Dahl knowledge to the test!| Roald Dahl Fans
In case you’ve been living under a rock, there have been a lot of news stories written about Roald Dahl in recent weeks, specifically about the decision by his publishers to rewrite some of the text in line with modern sensibilities. A lot of people somehow seemed to think Netflix was to blame. After a … Continue reading "The Roald Dahl rewrite kerfuffle"| Roald Dahl Fans
I get so many comments from people who have purchased one of Lagoon Games’s Dahl board/card games that haven’t come with instructions. Unfortunately I don’t own any of the games myself so I’m unable to help. However, the manufacturer has a website where you can download the instruction sheets for a few of the games. … Continue reading "Missing instructions for your Lagoon Game?"| Roald Dahl Fans
In December 2020, the British Medical Journal published a very special scientific paper: “Toxicological analysis of George’s marvellous medicine: literature review“. Graham Johnson, a consultant in emergency and paediatric medicine, and Patrick Davies, a consultant in paediatric intensive care, reviewed each of the 34 ingredients in George’s marvelous medicine against a poison control database to … Continue reading "Don’t try this at home!"| Roald Dahl Fans
If you’re in the UK, there’s a new movie airing on Sky One on Christmas Eve called Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse. This movie is based on the “true story” of when six-year-old Roald Dahl met his favourite author, the 80-year-old Beatrix Potter. Two of the most famous children’s books authors meeting … Continue reading "Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse"| Roald Dahl Fans
Many folks alerted me to the recent apology posted on the official Roald Dahl website and seemed surprised to learn about this aspect of the author. It’s never really been a secret, and I suspect it’s probably the reason he was never offered the knighthood he wanted. (Similarly, The Guardian reported the Royal Mint cancelled … Continue reading "Dahl family apology for anti-Semitic comments"| Roald Dahl Fans
Great news, Dahl fans! The UK’s Unicorn Theatre, together with The Guardian, have released a brand new theatrical reading of one of Roald Dahl’s best-loved books about a most despicable couple, The Twits, the clever Muggle-Wump and the magnificent Roly-Poly Bird. This unabridged reading, filmed in the Unicorn theatre, is gleeful, gunge-filled digital storytelling aimed … Continue reading "Roald Dahl’s “The Twits” Online"| Roald Dahl Fans