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The brown carpet and supermarket lemonade sum up a national tendency to over-promise and under-deliver
Nathan Brooker and Madison Darbyshire join to discuss new film ‘Wonka’ and why we keep making adaptations of Roald Dahl’s books
Plus: festive romcom ‘Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)’ and historical spectacle ‘The Mongol Khan’
The question of who should tweak works, and when, baffles fans and authors alike
Yes, sensibilities evolve — but outmoded or offensive beliefs can be flagged up in ways short of expunging them altogether
Imprint owned by Penguin Random House says readers ‘will be free to choose which version they prefer’
Newcomer Alisha Weir makes a bold impression in a flamboyant but cluttered adaptation of the stage show
It’s a good job his stories earned a fortune because, as a new biography reveals, the author had very expensive tastes
This BBC documentary finds the 89-year-old reflecting on his career and bringing scenes to life on canvas
The streaming giant hopes to create a ‘unique universe’ around the children’s stories to shore up its subscription base
Streaming service bags its largest content deal to date in battle for subscribers
Keeley Hawes co-stars in a portrait of family life and unknowable sorrow
Dawn French plays Beatrix Potter in Sky One’s delightful film inspired by the author’s meeting with a young Roald Dahl
The story imagines a city where sweets are forbidden under a prohibition act
Lyric Hammersmith stages a family musical that cleverly expands Roald Dahl’s original
Spielberg’s computer-generated Roald Dahl adaptation has the woozy texture of a dream
Deal between author’s estate and British chocolatier creates novel confectionery take
Creator of a world of mischief, mayhem and joy, he’s an illustrator adored by children and adults alike. And at 81 he’s producing his ‘most satisfying’ work yet
From a table fashioned from baguettes to a chair made out of tofu, designers are looking to experiment with food products
‘I wanted to be an archaeologist – I was a very geeky child,’ says the author and former model
Worst of all, the name “Brussels” evokes, other than sprouts, the tyranny of the EU
Artistic people are more conscious of their imagination, so tend to make their homes an extension of their artistic minds
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