Roald Dahl in His Own Words: In Their Own Words

A unique audio portrait of the much-loved novelist Roald Dahl

Roald Dahl was the author of some of the best-loved children s novels, including "James and the Giant Peach," "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," and "Fantastic Mr. Fox." For adults he wrote short stories, including "Tales of the Unexpected," and several volumes of autobiography. He died in 1990. He discusses his life and achievement in this collection of BBC Radio and TV interviews:

"The World of Books," BBC Radio, July 3, 1972, featuring B. S. Johnson

"Parkinson," BBC TV, October 28, 1978, featuring Michael Parkinson

"Desert Island Discs," BBC Radio, October 27, 1979, featuring Roy Plomley

"Pebble Mill at One," BBC TV, October 18, 1982

"Bookmark," BBC TV, December 19, 1985

"A Dose of Dahl s Magic Medicine," BBC Radio, September 28, 1986, featuring Peter Nicholls

"Pebble Mill at One," BBC TV, April 21, 1988, featuring Sally Jones and Gill Hornby

"Saturday Matters with Sue Lawley, "BBC TV, September 9, 1989, featuring Sue Lawley and Tessa Dahl"