Poetry Cafe 165: Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl

Playlist (texts read and music played)

1. R. Dahl: ‘St.Ives’
2. R. Dahl: ‘Hot and Cold’
3. R. Dahl: ‘Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf’
4. R. Dahl: ‘James and the Giant Peach’
5. ‘Eating the Peach’ (film musical)
6. Extracts from ‘Matilda’ (then and now)
7. ‘Revolting Children’ (film musical)
8. Statements by Puffin Books
9. ‘School Song’ (film musical)
10. Extracts from ‘The Witches’ (then and now)
11. Naughty: ‘Jack and Jill’
12. Brian Cox, Frank Furedi, John Boyne on Dahl
13. Salman Rushdie on Dahl
14. Extract from ‘1984’ (George Orwell)
15. Article in The Daily Telegraph, Feb 22, 2023
16. Kate Clanchy: ‘Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me’ (2019)
17. PM Rishi Sunak on Dahl
18. Matthew Dennison: ‘Teller of the Unexpected’ (on Dahl)
19. Article in Die Presse, Feb 26, 2023
20. Article in Der Standard, March 4, 2023
21. Monty Python:  ‚Always Look on the Bright Side…‘ (2x)