The latest in our series of writers picking their most meaningful comfort watches is a tribute to the inspiring power of the 1996 Roald Dahl adaptation
When I think about what makes me feel good, it i…
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Revealed: Roald Dahl's grandson and his Big Foodtastic wedding Gifts ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
There was a time when society wedding gift lists were filled with Georgian silver and fine china - but Roald Dahl's grandson Ned Donovan and US TikToker Megan Tomlin opted for modern luxuries.
23 days ago
Tale of the unexpected! Roald Dahl's grandson divorces princess... and marries US TikToker ○
EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Ned Donovan has divorced the youngest daughter of the late King Hussein and Queen Noor of Jordan and married American TikToker Megan Tomlin.
43 days ago
La Cabina/El Televisor review – horror and anxiety on the air and down the line in Franco’s Spain ⊖
José Luis López Vázquez’s phone box nightmare is short and sharp but Narciso Ibáñez Serrador’s TV fever dream overplays its hand
Two macabre Spanish TV plays from the 1970s are being released as a dou…
62 days ago
‘I am very serious about being silly’: children’s illustrators on the art of storytelling ○
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
From The Twits to The Gruffalo and an angry bear in search of his hat… Quentin Blake, Cressida Cowell, Axel Sheffler, Lauren Child and more reveal how they bring children’s books to life
Spread across…
77 days ago
How Roald Dahl sparked a love for Stephen King in author Jane Flett ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Jane Flett answers our burning questions, what is she reading, what book would she take to a desert island, what gave her the reading bug, and what left her cold?
3 months ago
What links PT Barnum’s elephant with a book of Job beast? The Saturday quiz ⊖
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From the Arconia and a nine-dart finish to madder, weld and woad, test your knowledge with the Saturday quiz
1 What unique structure carries the Bridgewater canal over the Manchester ship canal?
2 Mela…
5 months ago
Nussaibah Younis: ‘The Bell Jar helped me through my own mental illness’ ○
The author on taking solace in Joan Didion, discovering Donna Tartt and being cheered up by David Sedaris
My earliest reading memory
The first books I became obsessed with were Enid Blyton’s boarding…
Susan Choi: ‘For so long I associated Dickens with unbearable Christmas TV specials’ ⊕
The Booker-shortlisted novelist on the seismic effect of Sigrid Nunez, and wanting to write like Virginia Woolf
My earliest reading memory
Asking my mom if she could stop reading my bedtime book to m…
8 months ago
Sainsbury's brings back Roald Dahl's beloved BFG in adorable Christmas advert ⊕⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
This year, the Big Friendly Giant is joined by a new sidekick, Annie, a real Sainsbury's colleague, embarking on a mission to save Christmas for Brits together.