Celebrating Roald Dahl: Matilda from Page to Screen
Now is a more crucial time than ever to celebrate Roald Dahl. Not only is his literature written with a wonderfully wicked turn-of-phrase, but his themes effortlessly stand the test…
James Bond and the Dangers of Literary Censorship
We live in an era of literary rewriting. Following the news that Roald Dahl’s works are being rewritten to remove offensive language (which we covered in The Student), James Bond…
We Should Not Censor Roald Dahl
Puffin, the renowned publishing house, has announced that the works of Roald Dahl are being rewritten to remove offensive language for future generations. This project is in partnership with Inclusive…
Book of the Week: ‘Switch Bitch’ by Roald Dahl
CW: sexual assault, discussions of misogyny Few authors in British culture have as wide a fanbase as Roald Dahl. He is one of the most beloved authors of all time,…
Cult Column: Fantastic Mr. Fox
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Over a decade ago, Wes Anderson made a stop motion adaption of the beloved children’s book Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl, as his sixth feature film. Eleven…
Newest adaptation of The Witches loses the magic
My initial reaction to seeing that Robert Zemeckis, director of Back to the Future and Forrest Gump, had made a remake of The Witches ultimately was: why? To preface this…
What’s with all the Willy Wonka wonderment?
The sudden popularity of the 2005 adaptation shows growing awareness of the film’s unsettling undertones. There have been two adaptations of Roald Dahl’s classic story, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.…