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The 7 best Roald Dahl adaptations – Matilda only at number 3

Posted: October 23, 2025 at 10:18 pm   /   Movies

What is your favourite Roald Dahl adaptation? Daily Express :: Films Feed

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The Twits Netflix release date, cast and plot for animated musical Roald Dahl film

Posted: October 6, 2025 at 10:18 pm   /   Movies

The Twits is a film adaptation of the Roald Dahl children’s novel and it is set to be released on Netflix soon Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Wonka review: Timothée Chalamet’s mixed bag of sweets lacks Roald Dahl pure imagination

Posted: December 5, 2023 at 9:18 pm   /   Movies

Wonka review. Timothée Chalamet’s Roald Dahl prequel is more a mixed bag of sweets than a chocolate piece of pure imagination, but it’s still worth a bite. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Wonka movie first reactions slam Timothée Chalamet Roald Dahl prequel: ‘It’s a mess’

Posted: November 22, 2023 at 9:18 am   /   Movies

Wonka the movie first reactions have landed slamming Timothée Chalamet’s Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Roald Dahl prequel. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Roald Dahl condemned for ‘undeniable racism’ by his own museum

Posted: July 19, 2023 at 10:18 pm   /   Top Stories

The author of many much-loved children’s books made some abhorrent antisemitic statements Daily Express :: News Feed

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Timothée Chalamet branded ‘woefully miscast’ as Wonka trailer teases Roald Dahl prequel

Posted: July 11, 2023 at 10:19 pm   /   Movies

The highly anticipated musical serves as an origin story for Roald Dahl’s iconic chocolatier, first portrayed by Gene Wilder in the 1971 classic. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Writers pay tribute to ‘brilliant’ Roald Dahl as they slam ‘woke rewriting’ of his books

Posted: February 23, 2023 at 9:23 pm   /   Books

EXCLUSIVE: Amid a backlash against the airbrushing of the iconic children’s books, and fears other favourites may be similarly vulnerable, six writers share their love of the Charlie And The Chocolate Factory creator’s grotesque, wicked and wonderfully entertaining baddies. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical review: A dizzying spectacle

Posted: November 24, 2022 at 9:19 pm   /   Movies

If you thought Danny DeVito’s Hollywood take on Roald Dahl’s Matilda was too cutesy, this musical could be for you. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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Biography reveals how Roald Dahl’s lifelong belief in magic helped him survive loss

Posted: August 2, 2022 at 10:23 am   /   Books

SENT away to boarding school after the death of his father, and often caned, Roald Dahl remembered his schooldays as a ‘black tunnel at the end of which there glimmered a small bright light’. And that little glow of happiness was chocolate. Daily Express :: Books Feed

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To Olivia review: Roald Dahl and Patricia Neal biopic skips over the important stuff

Posted: February 18, 2021 at 9:18 pm   /   Movies

TO OLIVIA is the latest Sky Original movie to arrive, but sadly misses the mark in following the grief of a family in turmoil. Daily Express :: Films Feed

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